A Day At the Circus Museum...

Brynwood Needleworks - Ringling Museum and Mansion

The weather was perfect, as we headed to Sarasota for a day at the Ringling Circus Museum and John & Mable Ringling Mansion (Ca'd'Zan). Located on Sarasota Bay, the entire complex was kissed with cooling breezes on a southwest Florida spring day.

Brynwood Needleworks - Waterside at the Ringling Mansion

After touring the mansion, Handsome, Son #1, Daughter-in-Love and Grandson posed on the waterside staircase for me.

Brynwood Needleworks - Wall Detail

John Ringing is a man after my own heart. This panel was repeated the length of an open wall that enclosed an outdoor patio. sigh

Brynwood Needleworks - Needlepoint Chair in Mansion

Inside the mansion were a pair of these needlepointed chairs. Oh, my. The colors, the detail, the workmanship...

Brynwood Needleworks - Detail of Needlepoint Chair in Mansion

the squirrels!!! Change out the gold wood treatment, and I'd put these in our living room in a heartbeat! I quite simply, loved them!

Brynwood Needleworks - Circus Performance Costume

When we were in the various circus museum buildings, filled with all the memorabilia, I took many, many photographs of costumes. They were incredible, whether they were for people or for the performing animals.

I took so many photos, there's no way to share all of them with you here. Perhaps I'll put them into a Flickr album so that you can see more of them, but I'll save that for another time.

Brynwood Needleworks - Sweethearts in the Banyan Trees

 

If you're ever in the area, The Ringling Museum and mansion are a side trip well worth the time and money. I can tell you that we had a great time with family, and would recommend it to everyone.