Fort Worth - it!

Day 2 of the DFW trip took us over to Fort Worth. In the area of architecture, this city is a contender! First stop was the Fort Worth Water Garden, another Philip Johnson treasure. The park was closed for several years and recently renovated and re-opened. Set in the center of downtown there are 3 pools, a stage and a mountain all made of concrete. The large pool pumps 19,000 gallons of water a minute and probably isn't the most environmentally friendly thing, but it sure is amazing. We watched a woman in 6" stilettos try to navigate the stairs, she ditched the heels and finally made it down.

Next we headed over to the Fort Worth Modern. Wow! This place is now on our top five favorite museums. The building is spectacular and the show by William Kentridge blew us away. If you have the chance to see either, don't hesitate.

With our minds numb from all the wonderful input we headed over to the Kimball. If we had another day it would have been best to save this place. It deserves much more than we were able to give it. The building completed in 1972 looks like a modern master piece that could have been completed in the last year and the contents are top notch. With our minds filled we headed home. The excitement continued on the drive back. We saw a funnel cloud and had to pull off the road during a heavy down pour.

T has embarked on the interior portion of his job today and the countdown has started as A heads back to school tomorrow.

Have a great week!

The adventure of J.R. & Sue Ellen

We decided to head north to Dallas & Fort Worth for the weekend to see something new. T had spent a little time in Dallas, but it was A's first time stopping for longer than a quick meal. We have heard some stories from friends that Dallas was very different than Austin in many ways, so we did our best to prepare ourselves and set out. The first stop was the Nasher Sculpture Center. A knows a few people that worked on the design of the building so it was nice to see their hard work in person. The Nasher's were generous people who started collecting sculpture with the profits from their shopping mall in north Dallas around the 50's. The collection is bold and diversified and set perfectly in the building and the gardens.

Next we headed to the grassy knoll. There is something to be said to see the place where JFK was assassinated. There are two x marks on the road where the bullets fired and you can look up to the window on the 6th floor to where Lee Harvey Oswald was. The angle does seem precarious and the conspiracy theories do seem valid. The memorial by Philip Johnson and the square are amazing a true tribute.