Bringing out my artistic side at Artsplosure

Well - - all my travels and this blogging has worn me out!  Also keeping up with the Raleigh Bear, Garner Bear, and the Cary Bear on twitter... those guy/gals have nothing better to do than talk about what they like to eat!

This evening I am resting comfortably after a wonderful day at Agape Center for Environmental Education.  They do tons of programming for youth, but today I took part in an adult program.  But more about that later.....

This past Saturday I visited Moore Square in downtown Raleigh with my new friend and EENC member, Bianca.  WOW- what an event!!  The whole square and streets were filled with artistic vendors that had come from far and near for the 2011 Artsploure.   There were jewelry designers, painters and potters. I didn’t see anything made out of turtle shell, thank goodness!  Even the garbage cans were artistic!!  Maybe we need prettier trash cans so people will use them.  Less litter would certainly make my travels easier.

 “Respect the CAN-vas,” a partnership between Wake County and Artspace. 
My friend Bianca gives me a better view

I spent a few hours hanging out at the City of Raleigh information tent, which was really cool!  Downtown Raleigh has this awesome public transportation system called the R-Line.  It is a FREE bus route, and the buses are hybrids... and turtle friendly!  They hit all the hot spots in downtown Raleigh, including the Convention Center, which will come in very handy for NAAEE conference goers.   

It was a great day for people watching as Moore Square Park was filled with babies, children and adults enjoying live music.  Some of the food vendors even had some great veggies for me to munch on... though I was hoping for a nice fried earthworm on a stick!

That’s all for now.  Gotta rest up for my journey west where I will be joining some more EENC members on a campout!  I can't wait!

Hanging out in the City of Raleigh information tent.  I met lots of folks here... and many of them admired my shell.  Glad I took the time to buff it with some Turtle Wax!