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Bring on the Fried Veggies!

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We are halfway through March. Although we are still buried in snow, there has been a softening in the air, and as Clif noted, last night the temperature didn’t get below freezing. As far as we can recall, the nights have not been this warm since late fall. So spring is coming, even though we have yet to see her pretty face.

In keeping with planning lots of events for this challenging month, Clif and I headed to The Red Barn for an anniversary celebration—forty-two years! We ordered their crisp, perfectly fried vegetables along with fries and, of course, a whoopie pie for dessert.

More than a little stuffed, on to Waterville we went, to the Colby College Museum of Art. There was a print exhibit, and this wonderful Japanese print caught my eye.  It’s by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) , and how I love this style. My photo doesn’t begin to do justice to this lovely print.

We also saw a strangely compelling short film called Flooded McDonald’s, where, as the title suggests, a “life-size replica of the interior of a McDonald’s” is gradually flooded.  Built in a pool by the artist collective SUPERFLEX,  this McDonald’s was created with such exquisite detail that it looked like the real thing. Clif and I sat and watched as the waters rose slowly in the deserted restaurant. French fries and burgers floated among paper, cups, trays, and straws. Ronald McDonald fell like an old Soviet statue of Lenin, and it bobbed around for a bit before finally sinking to the bottom. Sounds strange, I know, but this video brought forth all kinds of emotions about our consumer culture, trash, and rising waters due to climate change.

Click here if you would like to see the trailer for Flooded McDonald’s.

We are so lucky to have an art museum of this caliber within driving distance of where we live in rural central Maine.

On a more practical level, here is Snow-Gauge Clif to make his weekly appearance until the snow is gone.

In the front yard, I took a long shot so that readers could behold the glory of our driveway.

The backyard looks a little better.  For now.

As you can see, spring is still a month or so away.

32 thoughts on “Bring on the Fried Veggies!”

  2. Sounds like a fun anniversary celebration. That movie looks eerie. Watching the water lap up an overtake the table really did put me in mind of climate change.

  7. A great way to celebrate your special day. The Clark in Williamstown had a Japanese print exhibit a couple years ago that I loved so much that I went through it twice. A truly lovely form of art.

  11. Happy anniversary .. a great milestone.. lovely to have somewhere nice to celebrate. The snow looks a little lower this week?

  13. Happy Anniversary, and those fried veggies looked wonderful. I don’t know of anywhere near us at home that offers them, but if I did I’d be frequenting them. 🙂 Looks like you can’t get the patio furniture out quite yet, but soon, hopefully soon. 🙂

  15. what a nice celebration-and congratulations!! How wonderful to have one another. I can not imagine all of that snow-though it is beautiful! . . so is the whoopie pie! haha!

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