This past weekend we took a recommendation from two good friends and went to explore Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA. The trip is worth it just for the ridiculous mansions you pass on the way there, but the garden art installations and peaceful woodland setting make this one of our new favorite spots. It helped that on the day we visited, Oct 30, there were very few people there -- my guess was that most people were busy with Halloween activities. The little town of Saratoga seemed to be having a mid-afternoon trick-or-treat session for all the kids, with almost all of the shopkeepers on Main St handing out candy.
We strolled through the woods briefly and then explored the grounds, stopping periodically on a shady bench to soak up the gorgeous fall day. We'll be back soon for a picnic on the lawn (or maybe a concert at the amphitheater?), most definitely.
Plastic flower installation + Matt
Wishing Tree, by Yoko Ono
(Some of the wishes were very sweet, some were hilarious -- one of the most memorable was a child who could barely write wishing for a MacBook Air. Ah, Silicon Valley)
Birdhouse tree
We stopped to sit on one of these benches for a while. We were the only ones in this section, and it was very quiet. We watched the light and shadows on the persimmon trees.
Persimmons are rather beautiful fruits, aren't they?
Fall leaves! This was the view looking up from our bench.
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