We actually had lovely weather for our visit to Brookside Gardens. I had not been there before and was blown away by the place. We had about seven people come to paint, and the real difficulty was choosing a subject out of so many gorgeous possibilities. The sunny weather also brought out a lot of non-painting visitors, several of whom stopped by our easels to ask questions - we never turn down a chance to educate the public about the magic of pastel! It also brought out a family of Canada geese – Mom, Dad, and three goslings. (They did not ask any questions, however.) I’m still doing triage on my painting from Brookside: if the patient survives, I will post it.