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The two RV Gypsies
at the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
(a place full of oddities)

July 21, 2021

USA map showing location of North Carolind

The Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park connects art, nature and people to encourage creative experiences and human interactions. There are picnic tables, a wooded trail, and places to relax. The park is free and open daily, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., including holidays, from dawn to dusk. There is free parking in the museum lot.

Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine sign Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine

Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine was the favorite piece here for the two RV Gypsies. They regretted that there was no wind on this day,

Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine
Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine Viollis Simpson's Wind Machine
 

Below: Real bees - keep your distance.

bee hives Bee sign
 
sign -Large Spindle Piece by Henry Moore
Large Spindle Piece by Henry Moore Large Spindle Piece by Henry Moore
 
sign - Mark di Suvero's No Fuss piece of art
Mark di Suvero's No Fuss piece of art
 
sign = Daniel Johnston -Installation i-183
Mark di Suvero's No Fuss piece of art

Going by the name of this piece of art, the two RV Gypsies guess that there are 183 columns. They estimated 200, so they were pretty close.

Mark di Suvero's No Fuss piece of art Mark di Suvero's No Fuss piece of art
 

The piece of art shown below was leaning slightly.

sign - Martha Jackson-Jarvas Crossroads Martha Jackson-Jarvas Crossroads
 
sign= Wind Sculpture II by Yinka Shonibare
Wind Sculpture II by Yinka Shonibare
 

Below: Somehow, the two RV Gypsies did not get close enough to this piece of art to learn more about it.

art
 
sign
Lee Duquette takes a break
sign about the art
 
sign - Sculpt C

The two RV Gypsies thought the pig-shaped slide for the kids was fun, attractive, and unique.

pig-shaped slide pig-shaped slide

So of course, Karen Duquette just had to slide down the itsy bitsy slide (which was very HOT from the sunshine) just because she could.

Karen Duquette on the pig-shaped slidelaughing clipart dude hot signKaren Duquette on the pig-shaped slide
Karen Duquette on the pig-shaped slide Karen Duquette on the pig-shaped slide
 
flower flowers and a very small butterfly
sunflower and bee sunflowers and a bee
sunflower sunflower and other flowers

Below: Art at the entrance / exit

art at the exit

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