It was about noon when I finished writing to you yesterday about my decision to let go of the things that were troubling me and turn back to Love's embrace. I was pretty tired after all of that, so I decided to give myself a treat. I hopped on my bike and cruised the four miles to Brookgreen Gardens in search of two things once again: a bowl of their famous she-crab soup and a long-shot quest to see if they have a replica of the Joan of Arc that stands on Riverside Drive in NYC, which I had just posted a picture of in that morning's blog.
When I arrived, I stopped in the Visitor's Center to ask, and the helpful volunteer pulled out a large volume of the 1500 or so works that they have on display and in storage. Her eyebrows shot up when she found an entry for the Joan of Arc, and she directed me down garden paths to their storage building behind the cafe.
I saw The Offering on my way, which is one of the few religious statues on the property. It is stunning...
And then I made it into the gallery-slash-storage room and this is what I saw...
Yes, among the incredible mishmash of sculpture, were Anna Hyatt Huntington's two most famous works!! (Albeit in small scale. ) They stood out so clearly among the rest of the American sculpture for their realism, fine detail, and heroic qualities of the nobility of man...and woman!
Thrilled with my "catch of the day," I decided to go and find the second item on my agenda...and I had fifteen minutes to make it there before the Pavilion Restaurant closed at 2:30.
On the way, I couldn't help but linger over the winter daphne, so lemony and fragrant!
And then into the restaurant with ten minutes to spare. The caesar salad and she-crab soup were just the thing I needed to cap off the day.
And the flowers were blooming..
And as I returned to my bike, I glimpsed the Don Quixote from behind and waved all my troubles goodbye!
JOY!
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