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| Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois has a wonderful display of Lego Creations from now until November 1. We decided to go over to see it. I could not image what this would be like. Thinking they would all be on display in one are, boy was I wrong. They had them in several areas around Meadow Lake and in the Children's Garden. The wheelbarrow is 70 x 34 x 33 inches, and has 29,900 pieces and 205 hours to build. |
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| In the Children's Garden, are several ponds that kids can wade in, along with the bull frogs. They were so still and quiet. |
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| I thought they (bull fogs) were part of displays in the gardens. They are very real, and a surprise for me to see. I had never seen a real bull frog. |
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| This one is Grandfather and Granddaughter Gardening. It does look like they are working in the garden. The Grandfather has 35,646 pieces and the Granddaughter 11,294. Amazing. |
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| How about this birdbath with the cardinals and squirrel handing on it? |
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| I had seen pictures of the hummingbird and flower, and wanted to make sure I found this one to see. Look at the suspension of the hummingbird. |
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| This one was suspended from the ceiling of the Administration Building. It is the Corn Spider. It only took 135 hours to build. |
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| For real life Andy and I got to see a hummingbird moth. They are a bit smaller then a real hummingbird, but their wings flutter just like the bird. |
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| We were in awe of the deer. The buck has 46,563 pieces. |
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| A bit of a close up, so you can see the detail. |
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| I love the Monarch and the milkweed. Who knew you could do this with Lego's. |
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| Look at the vibrancy of the Peacock. This is the most intensive display. There were 68.827 pieces and took 625 hours to build it. |
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| How about the attention to detail. This is the backside of the peacock. |
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| The Roseate Skimmer Dragonfly is 8 feet long. |
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| Got to love the pansy and bee. |
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| Real waterlily! |
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| Flowers at the entrance to the arboretum. The colors are beautiful. This Lego Display was created by Sean Kenney. In the bio from the arboretum, it ways he "is a renowned, award-winning artist, and "professional kid", who uses Lego pieces to design and create contemporary sculpture for high-profile clients, major corporations, and venues around the globe. He is the world's first Lego Certified Professional." I can say with certainty, we were all impressed. Maybe you too can have a "Lego" building kind of day. Mary |