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We went to a wonderful art festival yesterday that celebrated the Peace River in Arcadia, Florida. And while we saw many really nice paintings what caught my eye was the vendors set up outside with the community vendors. One was promoting their wildlife farm where you could see alligators. This little guy was their ambassador.

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There was also a vendor who featured skunks! That’s right, you heard me-skunks! And it was a rescue group that was looking to rehome the little stinkers as pets. Anyone want me to bring one back for you?

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Last week I took some ladies to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see the current exhibit, Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse:  Visions of Arcadia.   You can read more about it here.  The popular theme of “Arcadia” was interesting to see in the many forms of what the artists saw as contentment.  All so very different.

This photo, from the catalog of the show, features comparisons of different artist’s versions of the same subject matter.  In this instance, The Three Graces.

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