There’s a place in Minneapolis, Minnesota called the Sculpture Garden. I knew that it would be under construction in the very near future and thus temporarily closed, so when my parents came to visit, I figured we should take the opportunity to go check it out.

The most famous of the sculptures is the spoon and cherry. Pictures of the cherry spoon are commonly seen when searching for pictures of Minneapolis because of the city skyline that can be seen in the background. It was fun to see the other people taking pictures with the spoon. Many took the I’m-holding-the-spoon approach (guilty), while others got a bit more creative with it and picked up the cherry by its stem or took a bite out of the cherry.

We walked into the greenhouse because, well, we were there already and we didn’t really have a plan so why not? I’m glad we did. The sun was just starting to set so the light bouncing off the glass was perfect.

We then continued to walk around outside and look at the other sculptures, or what was left of them. There were a few that were already taken down for construction or possibly other reasons but those that remained were cool.

Between the sun, the symmetry, the autumn leaves and colors, the sculptures and design, the chilly weather, and my parents visiting, it was a perfect day.