The day started off very unique you could say. Trying to fit the vans through the smallest exit possible had us all on the edge. Not often do you hear the phrase "You have like a half inch, you're good!" A VERY tight fit was no exaggeration! Paige was the brave one to drive the last van. Squeezing our way through, Gary led us to the Walker Sculpture Garden. The main iconic attraction of the garden was the giant cherry and spoon. It was designed by Claes Oldenberg. He designed it to be placed on top of a lake shaped into the fruit off a linden tree.
We took a little bit of a walk after the gardens that led us through Loring Park and all the way to Peavey Plaza. Throughout our urban hike, we saw the Dandelion Fountain and a lot of different features of urban landscape. They both alternated between including and excluding an abundance of vegetation. We were split up for group projects upon arrival, with different sites to wander to. Our task on hand was to critique the plaza assigned and map it out to scale. Earlier today we learned our pace-to-feet ratio, which gave us our new measuring tool. Who uses rulers anymore?
We convened in the Federal Plaza. Right away I wanted to climb that first mound I seen. I thought the plaza was fun. The little knolls, or 'drumlins', were great to climb on and lay down. The little sculpture guy's put into the landscape were intriguing to find and look at. While I like it, I also heard mixed reviews about the space. Some people really didn't like it or found the creatures to be creepy. Mixed reviews have been stuck with the space since it was established, so I expect it to always have people for and against it.
After our discussions, we were sent off to do our own thing. Most of us had one thing on our mind, SLEEP, but we had work to be done. I did go out and have Coldstone for the first time though! Yes, don't yell at me, I never had it before. Don't hate me! Good news though, I liked it a lot!
-Ryan Andersen
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