"Bless this Garden"

 

A store along Main Street decorates a small plot in front of the store with gnomes, lambs and flowers.

Books on the Common

 

I have mentioned Books on the Common several times.  It is Ridgefield's independent store.  But I don't think I have mentioned the beautiful planters that lead one's eyes inside.

Japanese Pagoda Tree

At the edge of Ridgefield's downtown, a pretty tree has burst into bloom.  

An app describes it as a Japanese Pagoda Tree.  Who am I to disagree?

Stickered

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Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church

Stained glass windows in Saint Stephen's.

Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Amy Walker Schott

Ridgefield Library shows the works of local artists on the lower level.  

The current exhibition is from Amy Walker Schott.  I think her work is dazzling.

Schott specializes in mixed media and multidimensional creations. 

Drawing on her graphic design background, Amy began collecting vintage found objects to incorporate into her pieces. 

By combining these antique materials with wire, she crafts distinctive images within her multidimensional shadow boxes. 

Wow!

Sweets

 What does it say about me if I search my photo archives for "sweet" and get 274 results?

This was at a 2022 art exhibition in Hartford at the Wadsworth Atheneum.  "Patisserie: French Series" by Wisconsin artist Shayna Leib was a mouth-watering series of realistic glass desserts.

A donut maker had a booth a few years ago at a fair in Croton Falls, New York.

And I remember this table well, at a holiday party at Hartford's Town and County Club.

The August 1 theme for City Daily Photo is "sweets."  Have a look here.