.While in Florida to see Eckerdboy and Mom we tried to do a couple of events, mostly with him, to get some feel for Fl and act like tourists that we haven't had the chance to do for several trips. We took Eckerdboy to a farmers market in St. Pete and a little "art arbor" at a local nature preserve. The farmers market was lots of food, some farmers, music and some craft. We had brunch and some time to talk. The art arbor was pretty local craft with mostly "hippy" stuff: Tie dye, jewelry, one potter, ect. Monday Eckerdboy had to go to class....really? So the rest of us went to Sarasota and saw the end of the chalk festival. Several blocks of a street are blocked off for a couple of weeks and let chalk artists go wild. Sarasota is known for Ringling Brothers circus's home base and this years theme for chalk was the circus. 
Most of the 3D pictures had a place to stand so that you see it from the point of view of the artist.
And if you stand at the point of view, the picture has a 3D quality an looks normal, but if you don't ...
... this same picture looks distorted.
Some artist were still working even though it was supposed to be done the day before.
The high wire was where people could walk and be part of the picture.
Sometimes I just don't get it....
This is a wall from a building painted at last years chalk festival that went vertical.
Loved the color!
What a face!
Hmmmmm
Ok... this is cool.... look at this pic and the girl with the red nose...
...now look at this...NO, Not THOSE... The girl with the red NOSE at the top... see how far she is above the circle!
Another type of circus.
Creativity!
This was unique. In the center is a cylinder shaped mirror. If you look at the mirror...
... you see the circus.
Nice colors.
One of the few with an overt message. Girls can do science!
This is just awesome!
I don't know, maybe it is the curious people at the circus.
Then there are the curious people at the chalk festival. Here is the performer.
Here are the neighbors in a parking lot.
The expected and ...
... the unexpected.
