More Things We Love About Lexington

In the years we have lived in Lexington, one of cool things that we have seen is the increased activity related to public art throughout the city.  One of the powerful art installations that was only up for a little while invited citizens to stop and take a picture so that you would be framed by the message.  John was able to get Callie and Reese to pose with him while the piece was still on the exterior wall of the Lyric Theater.  The message is clear, mighty, and certainly relevant in today's society.

On a lighter note, we were sent a Flat Stanley from Kate Perrone in Manhattan Beach, California, which meant we had to show him all the highlights of our fine city.  We hit all the usual spots, but made a point of showing him our favorite fountain which is located in Triangle Park.  It was a long weekend, but Stanley traveled well and didn't complain about any of the stops.  And because of it we actually got the girls interested in a variety of places, including Mary Todd Lincoln's house and Henry Clay's house, both of which we hope to tour in the near future.

The second weekend of every May is also the time for Mayfest in Gratz Park.  This has become a must-do weekend activity because it includes pony rides, arts and crafts booths, fair food, and good music.  This time around it also included face painting and hanging out with the Johnsons.  Of course it would have been good if we had remembered that Callie had pictures for her soccer team right after this.  John insisted that we purchase the normal photo package and now we are the proud owners of a magnet, team photo, and numerous wallet size pictures of our soccer-playing butterfly.  As you can only imagine, Callie was in seventh heaven and Sarah wanted nothing to do with it.

We like nothing more than doing our civic duty in the Bowes household, and we made sure to vote in the special primary elections held in Lexington in early May. This photo was taken to prove to our friend Seth that both of us had voted on that day. The sad truth is that there was a debacle at our precinct in the previous election when Sarah went to vote, so this time around she had to make sure her voice was heard.