All the colors are so beautiful

But in order for the leaves to change they must begin to die

 Yes death in Gods eyes is beautiful

 He sent His Son to die for us

He asks us to die daily to ourselves and to sin

 He wants us to be a reflection of beauty by allowing our old man to die and others be allowed to see the change He can make in us.

Maybe today as you are looking out your window it will remind you of Jesus sacrifice and death for us and how beauty was made from His death.

 Praise Him forever let all nature show forth His glory

Ok so I have not really been living out of a suitcase but it sure feels like it somedays

Here is where I have actually been staying

The fabulous Wingate Hotel 

It has nice rooms

 But it will never be home.

 Have you ever been sick when you were away from home?

 Unfortunately I have and it is then I really miss home my own bed and blankets to crawl under and sleep until I recover A hotel no matter how nice just isn't the same

On a better note I recently went on a road trip to meet up with some friends I have not seen in #%*$ years.

Of course I took some pictures

         Kristin, Joanna, Becca, Me,Carolyn

We had a great time catching up on a long long a time.

 I met my friends husband who I like a lot.

That is him on the end in case you didn't figure it out. 

They fit very well together.

I also took a trip to another part of Flint I actually found it Flinterseting

 Flinteresting A different kind of word. makes me wonder if someone from Flint interrupts you when you talk are they Flinterjecting? Maybe I need a Flinterperter to understand. Maybe I should call the different episodes here Flintervals since I am only here as a Flinterim. And I could call my tours into the city going to the Flinterior and since it is on Xanga it is going Flinternational

Ok enough of that I could go on way too long

Anyway as I was saying I went to the Cultural Center. It was actually nice but let me describe it the way they do

" The Flint Cultural Center is Flint’s crown jewel. Nestled on a 22-acre campus, its offerings include the Flint Symphony, the Showcase Series (professional presentations ranging from comedy to ballet to Broadway musicals), the Flint Institute of Art, and Michigan’s largest planetarium. Sloan Museum illustrates Flint’s history from its beginnings as a lumber town, the birth of General Motors, to its current emergence as a corridor of technology"

I didn't make it to very many of these venues. I spent the time I did have at the Institute of Arts.

 I went there because I saw a billboard advertising old rock & roll poster art I even wore my nifty tie dye shirt celebrating the 60th anniversary of Woodstock I fit right in except I was a week early and the display wasn't even there yet. It said on the sign through November 1st but failed to state when it started GRRR

 I took some pictures anyway

I have a cheap camera that always flashes Grr not good on glass. This is an indian baby carrier that is used across snow

Intricate ivory carvings from Asia

A waterspout ( gutter) Asian

A samurai sword with changeable hand guards

One of the hand guards

An African headdress

 Not sure but might be a prelude to b.o.b. Thought a certain person would like this one lol

Another headdress

A great sculpture I loved the detail in the folds of the marble

 It was right about then that the museum police caught up with me.

I was surrounded by several large intimidating guards who tried to strong arm my camera from me

Ok it was only one old dude that told me I had to sign a paper if I wanted to take pictures He also warned me sternly that I could only take pictures of the permanent museum artifacts.( Knock knock Hello the other exhibit isn't open yet). He must have read the same billboard

The we get to the modern art

Loved the use of color here

 I always wondered what happened to that bike that got stolen

This looks cool in itself but look closer from another angle

 It is a 3d piece It depicts a mother stealing a few moments to be alone in the shower

 The wood sticks represent a prison of sorts her family look on from the window and there is a lasso from them to around her waist. I liked the thought put into this piece and how we sometimes feel like prisoners in our own situations and everyone needs some personal space.

Picture does not show the detail of the lines I used to draw this kind of stuff. How did I know I could have been in the Flint Institute of Arts

 A student hanging around. Actually a statue but from a distance I thought it was real

Look at the detail in his arm

 Looks real even close up

Almost looks like a photograph

 Jacket made out of metal looks real until you touch it

Colorful plates

This is a display that is on the wall of the theater it is several colored pieces of glass with directional lighting

It was way cooler then my cheap camera could capture

Here are some miniature metal buildings. I purposely used a flash to make the effect look harsh

Ok so my flash did it's own thing but I take the credit anyway 

Oops don't tell the museum police but I snuck this one

Outside courtyard

Wall leading to art studios

Made out of tires

Looks snakelike Maybe a Medusa headdress

3d Art in the lobby

Made out of Dentistry books for teeth

 So that was my tour I am going back for the poster art but probably will not be able to take pictures they have my face now so Mr Museum Police will be on the look out I am sure

Maybe there is some good in Flint after all