On the day that was not 45.8 degrees in Melbourne, we headed to the McClelland Sculpture Garden. I got the idea from Suse who had mentioned it in this post. I can't believe I've lived nearly all my life in Melbourne and have never been. It is a fantastic place to go with kids. We spent 4 hours there, including a picnic lunch, and didn't see it all. We had to leave eventually as the kids were tiring and Lily was refusing to walk any further.
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At every turn there was something to surprise or confound or delight. The kids said more than once 'it just keeps getting better and better'. They were particularly taken with a working traffic light stranded on a bitumen island in the middle of the bush. The red man laughing at the pig is enormous, as is the sea urchin of recycled bike tyres. The yarn tree provided a place to rest and ponder just when we needed it. It is lovely to watch kids around sculpture; they respond so naturally, without analysis or artifice. The day was hot and cold and wet and sunny. Typical Melbourne day.
This place looks AMAZING!
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