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Twice the Fun!

Two pileated woodpeckers!

Go West - To the Eiteljorg

Just next door to the Indiana State Museum is the Eiteljorg Museum.

Its a museum of American Indians & Western Art.

 There were cowboy paintings,

Bronze sculptures

Western landscapes

 

Indian artifacts 

Stagecoaches

And totem poles

There was also a temporary exhibit of guitars.

This is a harp guitar.

A duo guitar

Lap steel guitar

 There were lots of celebrity owned guitars as well.

No mistaking who this one belongs to.

Jerry Gracia's guitar in front.

There were even some pretty neat guitar cases.

All kinds of guitars from tiny Hawaiian ukuleles to cowboy guitars to a Beatles guitar.

Twang!

How to Spend a Cold Wet Day

Go downtown.

We visited the Indiana State Museum & it was quite interesting.

This sculpture is in the lobby.

The museum showcases everything Indiana,

 like this mastodon skeleton recovered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

There are representations of native animals from the past & present.

And reminders of our past

Not all of them good memories.

Included are depictions of our natural resources, like Bedford limestone,

 used in buildings such as the Pentagon, 

the Empire State Building & the Biltmore Estate.

 Famous Hoosiers were also noted.

Did you know Steve McQueen, Col. Sanders, David Letterman, Jane Pauley, 

Red Skelton, Florence Henderson, Cole Porter & Orville Redenbacher are all Hoosiers?

A popular exhibit is the Foucault Pendulum suspended in the spiral stairway.

It demonstrates the rotation of the earth.

Who knew Indiana could be so interesting?

 

Blustery, But the Signs are Out There

Although the weather is still cold, windy & wet,

ther are some signs of Spring.

The mallards are starting to pair up.

Spring's a Comin'

Or is it?

 Monday March 11th

Wednesday March 13th!

Spy Cam Surprise

I'd forgotten to take down the spy cam before our trip to Florida,

so I checked the chip today to find a pleasant surprise - the fox.

I'm surprised he's still around since coyotes are rivals and drive them away or worse.