Art in the Garden

Yesterday I took the boys to a marvellous art exhibition called "Art in the Garden" which was held in a beautiful garden in the nearby village of Fincham.  Here's a selection of some of the installations/sculptures:



Of particular relevance to us (as a family opposing local plans to build a waste incinerator) was this installation:



Everything is made of plastic that cannot currently be recycled in Norfolk ie will sit for hundreds of years in landfill.  A beautiful, colourful piece of art but a sobering lesson.  Here's the text that the artist had posted alongside it, hopefully it will be readable:



After looking around the garden, the boys also used pencils provided to make their own pictures, which will be laminated and displayed in the artist's studio.  Here's Gman with his "volcanic ash cloud" picture:



Last week we had a few days break at Center Parcs.  One of the advantages of being a home educating family is being able to visit attractions during the less busy term time :-).  The boys loved being able to ride their bikes all around without any traffic, as well as playing in the wilder parts of the woods.  They also swam, played crazy golf, went bowling and had a go at painting some pottery:



All in all, a lovely week!

We have also had yet another visit to Dersingham Bog Nature Reserve - still our favourite place for a walk - and the boys practiced their balancing skills and cheesy grins: