Starry, Starry Night

Alex has a set of books illustrated with prints of paintings by famous artists. Two of his favorites are 'A Picnic with Monet' and 'In the Garden with Van Gogh'. The Monet book contains the following line describing Monet's 'White Water Lilies', a painting of a thin bridge spanning a pond loaded with lilies:

'Cross a magical bridge to a place beyond'.

We were talking about the Van Gogh book before we headed out on our errands today. I played the song 'Vincent' for him on YouTube. That song begins with the lyrics 'Starry, starry night', referring to Van Gogh's famous painting, 'Starry Night over the Rhone'.

Our plant shopping didn't turn out as planned. It wound up being a trip to the Rye Corporate Center; a place with little rolling hills and a brook and even a stone bridge over the brook. When Alex saw the stone bridge, he declared it to be 'The Magical Bridge' from his Monet book. The park also contains willow trees like one can see in the paintings as well as many romantic looking trees hanging over the stony brook.

When we were leaving, I asked Alex what we should name this park. He thought about it for a few minutes and said, 'Starry, Starry Night'. I suppose it all reminded Alex of both of his favorite art books. It is a very dreamy and artistic looking place.

Friday, May 14