I feel it, deep down in my sketchbook

It was a pretty easy day today. We met Joe across the city at the San Pito. When we all arived, we bought access to the Boboli gardens. I have to say it was more of an estate, it took Mary and I 3 hours to traverse it to our content, though i must admit there was some sketching involved in there aswell. The garden was built starting in the 1600s and was 'redone' in the 1800's. There ar long dark paths everywhere because the hedges and trees are so old. Mary and I decided it was rather like the Secret Garden do to its creation of quiet seclusion. The entry is based on a symmetrical layout. As we climbed up the hill, we saw some old stairways that seemed to lead to no where. When we traversed the stairways, there was far from nothing there. On a 'small' patio at the top of the hill, the whole 360 degrees of the city of florence could be seen. We had a good view of the Duomo, and could actually see the rolling Tuscan Hills. With the amber homes, old cypresses, and blooming, redbuds, it was quite a sight to see. AS mary and i walked down the steps, we passed a bride and groom walking the slope to get their wedding photos done.

We each had a meeting with Joe about where are designs are headed and how our independent study is going. It took most of the afternoon.

WE then walked as a class to a couple of other gardens on the hills of florence, and finally spent the last day of class at a cafe at the gardens of michaelangelo. All we have left with Joe is a breakfast that we are making at our apartment tomorrow for the class.

We bought our tickets to Interlochen today. :) Yay Snow.