Weekend Wind-Down #49 - Fernbank Edition

(photo of a picture from the photobooth at the Fernbank Museum)

Yesterday, we decided to check out the FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY in Atlanta, Georgia. On the way there, we stopped off at the DEKALB FARMER'S MARKET for a bite to eat and to stock up on groceries. The market is in this humungous warehouse - kinda like a Sam's Club - but it's filled to the brim with all manner of produce and food products from all around the globe. Most of the staff hail from Africa, the carribean, India, and parts inbetween, and the shoppers are even more varied and exotic, adding to the very international feel. It's like the United Nations of farmer's markets, and on any given day, during any given hour, you rub elbows with the entire world. One of the more popular attractions is their eclectic international cafeteria, where you pay by the pound and eat a multi-cultural smorgasbord. Here, Missy and her mom load up on foods that were never meant to go together:



You're not allowed to take pictures in the Dekalb Farmer's Market, but I managed to sneak a few while perusing the many crowded aisles. Missy tries to choose an interesting tea while her dad checks out the big jugs of water:







By the time we get to the Fernbank, Missy is all out of breath from all the walking we did at the market:





The Kuliks do their best DUNG BEETLE impersonation:













I really dug this walking dinosaur skeleton model:


PRNTS 3035 from Raoul de la Cruz on Vimeo.

A prehistoric bird-like creature alights on Missy's finger:







Missy really liked this tiny dinosaur, the TINYSAUR:



The last thing FRED FLINTSTONE saw before his untimely death:



Missy wants to know where the penny smashing machine is:



We visited the FANTASY FOREST and were sorely disappointed:





Missy tried her hand at being a weather reporter...forecast for all you ALLEN CLAPP fans - "100% chance of rain":


PRNTS 3068 from Raoul de la Cruz on Vimeo.

It was more museum than Missy and her mom could stand, so they sat down...and spaced out while Missy's dad messed around in the interactive playroom:



FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Having my wonderful parents visit me!
RAOUL - Dinner at Transmet with Missy's parents was nice...and tasty!
RITA - Getting here!
JOHN - Finally visiting down here since July 4th of last year.

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Last-minute deadlines at work.
RAOUL - Putting in over 12 hours at work on Friday...ugh.
RITA - Trip being delayed.
JOHN - When Missy's alternator light came back on after spending $100 on a new battery.

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "is he a homo?"
RAOUL - "Is he a homo?"
RITA - "What's for dinner?"
JOHN - "No idling"

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - I'll say the pizza was good and then the soup we had.
RAOUL - Pizza and potatoes at Transmet...again!
RITA - I liked that pizza...
JOHN - My cave-aged blue cheese from Dekalb Market.

FAVORITE KIND OF DINOSAUR?
MISSY - Diplodocus and Plesiasaurus.
RAOUL - Triceratops. and Hugasaurus.
RITA - Brontosaurus.
JOHN - That really big one in the entrance.

ONE THING ON YOUR TO-DO LIST FOR THIS COMING WEEK?
MISSY - Visit Thyme After Thyme.
RAOUL - Haul the garden bags from the backyard up to the front.
RITA - Yard clean-up.
JOHN - Holy shit, I got 100,000 placemats to run!

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - April March, The Decemberists, Alessi's Ark.
RAOUL - Architecture In Helsinki, Galaxie 500, Dean & Britta, She & Him, M Ward, Yo La Tengo, Little Wings, Air, Phil Spector "Back To Mono" boxset.
RITA - George Thorogood
JOHN - The Mamas And Papas.