Nature Connects at Glen Burnie

Winchester, VA

There is a temporary exhibit of Lego sculptures in the gardens next to the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. I’ll share a few highlights, but first, I happened to see goldfinches there. One flew away but the other paused while I hurriedly snapped a cell phone picture.

This is a sculpture of a whooping crane made of thousands of Legos. We don’t have whooping cranes in Virginia, but I am fond of them because I wrote a report on them when I was a child, and I remember being fascinated by them and concerned because they were endangered.

Children were enjoying the exhibit. They are interested in animals, and many of them play with Legos.

There was a sign for each animal explaining how many Legos were used in the sculpture and giving facts about the subject. The dodo bird was driven to extinction by humans in the late 1600’s. The other animals in the exhibit are facing challenges caused by humans.

More Details are on the Museum website.