Flowers and a Show

Many of you spoke up recently and suggested I branch out a little more with my posts, so consider this my first official "branching out" post.

 

Jerry and I drove to Richmond, VA a few weeks ago to see Iron and Wine perform at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. We decided to take advantage of this unique experience and make a day of it, taking in the gardens and even eating a late lunch at one of the venue's restaurants. We arrived around noon and as soon as we walked into the doors, we passed by this guy, who was leisurely strolling around the gardens in his flip flops:



Sam Beam aka Iron and Wine

 

I couldn't believe I FINALLY got to meet one of my favorite musicians. He was so nice and down to earth. Also, it was really weird how accessible he was. We kept bumping into him all day in the gardens and chatting. Jerry got to confess to him that we mowed our grass, which was inspired by this article that I had read to Jerry on the trip up there. We also asked Mr. Beam how it was to play at such a variety of venues, since he had been in a big city venue in Philidelphia the night before. He answered is his soft, laid back voice, "Variety is the spice of life, man." So fucking cool!  Oh, and speaking of fucking cool, he looked right at me and waved when he was on stage later that night.

 

Here's some photos Jerry took of me strolling through the gardens looking very boobalicious. This outfit should look familiar. It was very comfortable, but it was hot that day and my legs couldn't get much air, hence the hiking up of the dress. 

Jerry wasn't the only one taking photos that day. I've recently been trying my hand (and eye) behind the camera. Jerry's been trying to teach me the ropes, but I'm a slow learner. The gardens provided the perfect opportunity for me to practice with the camera, but I still needed Jerry to help me adjust the settings to where I wanted them. I was happy with my shots, but I could definitely tell the difference in quality between Jerry's shots and mine.

 

 Jerry's Best Shots

Notice I captured the bug in mid flight on this one. Dumb luck.

 

 

 After we had our fun in the gardens, it was time to line up for the concert. As luck would have it, severe thunderstorms came rolling through the area around that time. The folks running the show were nice enough to let us all wait it out inside. This was the scene for a couple of hours.

 

 

Bonnie's Best Shots