Determined not to miss this fellow's work

Why didn't we wander down the path to the Willowman's home at the Floriade?  We obviously launched off without listening to our leader's recommendations and missed what was quite possibly The Highlight of Floriade. But as with most of what's wonderful in the world these days, someone made a video and posted it on YouTube.  Even if you don't speak his language, you'll appreciate the enthusiasm with which he works and shares his interactive art project with the children who visit him at Floriade.

Here are more photos of this Land Artist and his work: http://www.thewillowman.com/Will_Beckers.html

Pretty phenomenal stuff.

Finally, Floriade

OK, this is totally out of sync with our trip sequence but it fit into my life today.

Organized every ten years in the Netherlands, this International Exhibition runs from April to October. You'll find over 150 acres of exhibits, cultural programs, gardening displays/products, innovative gardens and gardening ideas from all over the world.

Highlights for us included:

• A field of things that looked a lot like "butterflies"
• A forest of buttercups or luminous daffodils 
• A crocheted tree trunk and branches

OK, I wouldn't say that what I photographed provides comprehensive coverage of Floriade. I think we were more intent on seeing the entire show, which required a lot of walking/why didn't we take that aerial tram/gondola?  And we lost each other a few times which meant less photos/more time spent searching. Finally, for the first time in Holland/Belgium, we had a lot of sunshine/heat which slowed our pace.  In any case, here are the few pictures I culled from the lot.

Why didn't we wander down the path to the Willowman's home?  We still didn't know!  Tomorrow, links to his exceptional life and work.  WOW.