Sunny Sunday indeed

It has been a sunny day, temperatures pleasantly warmish (60 degrees, 15.5 C) and a slight breeze.

The NASCAR race was rained out last night and rescheduled for this afternoon, and I expected Tom to want to watch it. But he decided we would go somewhere as planned, and we wound up in Madison for Chinese food for lunch and a trip to the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. There was an exhibit I wanted to see, large installations done by Eric and Heather ChanSchatz, New York-based artists who are in the process of doing a piece based on input from visitors to the gallery. We looked around at the striking wall-sized works on display and filled out questionnaires to provide our own input. Click on the arrow to see a brief video of the installation in process.

Eric and Heather ChanSchatz: 22nd Century_Installation.mov from MMoCA on Vimeo.

There was also an exhibit of works from art students in Madison's public schools, from elementary through senior high. Quite a range of skills, of course, but it made for a delightful show, called appropriately "Young at Art." [Or "Young @ Art" for the ... young, I guess.]

 Afterwards we strolled down State Street a few blocks, sat on a bench in the sun and watched people go by -- lots of walkers, bikers, joggers, skateboarders, families with children, university students, musicians. I was struck by how diverse a community one gets around large universities, so unlike what perhaps most people in America experience.

Then we went in search of the Executive Mansion, home of Governor Scott Walker. Needless to say, it is imposing and in a very la-di-dah neighborhood.

Then we wended our way home, stopping in Sauk Prairie for Tom to pick up his French Roast coffee from a place that handles Starbucks past-expiration-date K-cups. He says he can't tell the difference and the price is right.

The cats were waiting impatiently, having been abandoned snack-less for hours while we played in Madison. I fed them and they decided to forgive us --- JUST THIS ONCE! Fortunately Peggy will take care of them when we head up to Madeline Island for a couple of days in the fall.