My goal this year was to complete 52 photowalks. Although I have eight more to post, I'll not make 52. Realistically, averaging one every two weeks seems in retrospect to be much more doable, and that I will reach. The advantage of the intention was that I consciously set out to create a collection of photos for various events instead of just snapping photos for the memory books.
Today's photowalk was my most recent one. When we were in Wisconsin a week ago we went to the Racine Zoo for their Chinese Lantern Festival. None of us expected the extravaganza we discovered. It was cold, but magical. All the photos were taken with my iPhone and are in the order I took them that night as we walked through the zoo. You're seeing a little more than half of the lanterns that were displayed.
The sign said these were pigeons. Certainly the most beautiful pigeons I've ever seen!
Both kids loved the displays.
There had been a lot of rain, and I loved the reflection in this very large puddle.
This might be my favorite of all the exhibits. I have a video as well showing how the colors of the peacock's tail change. It was truly gorgeous.
Another of the peacocks in the display.
The pagoda was huge. In the background of this photo and in many others you can see the "dripping" lights that were strung from the trees. They blinked on and off and
created a magical effect.
My favorite photo from the night.
And finally, my favorite "people picture" of the night:
