Brooklyn, 2 days in a row

Met Grace for Sunday brunch at Coffee Shop, and then we headed to the Brooklyn Museum to see the Annie Leibovitz exhibit, which was a mix of her commercial work and her personal photos. I've seen two other exhibitions of her photographs, and I liked those better. However, her travel photos in this collection were stunning, particularly the ones from Jordan. Made me want to visit.

We were strangely fascinated by the Ron Mueck exhibit of intense, lifelike, oversize sculptures:

A work called In Bed. For a sense of scale, see the girl seated in the chair to the left.

Went to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden next. Granted, December is not the best time to visit, since most of the flora is dead. But I wanted to check out a Moth Mainstage storytelling event happening there. Oddly enough, the founder of the Moth started the events because he missed stories told on the porch of his friend's beach house on (my beloved) St. Simons. There are usually 5 storytellers + a host. Stories are all on a single theme, but because the storytellers have diverse backgrounds, the stories are quite varied. One guy happened to be the head writer for the Onion. My fave was Adam Wade, very funny and endearing. Each story lasts for 10 minutes or less, so the time goes by quickly. Was a really entertaining way to spend an afternoon.