Chihuly

Went to members night at the Chihuly exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden. The predicted severe thunderstorms never materialized, but a really hot hazy humid summer evening. I was a little disappointed when the advertised "hors d'oeuvres" were no where to be found and I had pretty much planned that to be my dinner. Turned out the garden cafe was open with the regular menu, which doesn't include anything that I'd call hors d'oeuvres. A silly complaint, I know, but if they had simply stated that the cafe would be open, I'd have been OK with that.

Not the most kid-friendly exhibit. My 7-year olds are at the age where this kind of eye candy just isn't that appealing. A little younger or a lot older would work. Then they complained because we had to leave the children's garden (where the frogs are!) when the sky started dropping rain. We were a long way from the conservatory (and our car) without umbrellas, and it looked like the thunderstorms were actually about to begin.

Still, a nice exhibit. We got there too early in a way. We reached our limits at about 7:30, just as it was getting darker outside and the glass was lit up to a quite nice effect, especially the neon sculpture at the rear entrance to the conservatory. Here's an earlier detail shot that doesn't do much to capture the piece, but again, by the time the neon light really impressed we were headed to our car.