Sunday, June 27, 2010

Galena, Galena

Pretty little town. And I like the way the name rolls off the tongue.



Very touristy place, and picturesque in a small-town, all-american sort of way,



only about 90 minutes from Spring Green and our annual B&B getaway. Usually most of the time is spent at the Shakespeare theatre there, but the program was thin this year, so we skipped it and had time for a day trip.

There is a boatload of shopping in this little town, and one enterprising store had made a fan of trailing men everywhere:



Aww, yeah. TV, lounge chairs, and free beer in the fridge. Hey, just text me when you're done, hun.



But really, many of the shops were fascinating. One was filled with yard ornaments made of lacquered copper. Wild looking!



Back in Spring Green, though, it was Art Fair weekend, and they had their own juried show on main street.





Not only oils on canvas, but copper sculpted into art with a blowtorch.



Also very small town-y, with the 5th grade class (no need to say what school.. there is only one) selling refreshments to fund a class trip.



Nothing like fine art in farm country, baby. Makes a guy feel both erudite and homespun simultaneously. And that's saying something.

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