Fantastic Saturday: Farmers' Market & Art Attack

Some of my favorite days are those where there are no solid plans other than heading out with no agenda.  Today was one of those days, and it was delightful.

We headed out in the morning to the farmers' market, one of our favorite Saturday morning activities.  The morning was sunny and a bit cool, perfect fallish weather!  Every Saturday the farmers' market has a little something different, so we never know what we will find.  Today, the juggling man was there (he often is), and there was a marimba group performing that was very fun to watch and listen to.  Of course, we love exploring all the food stands as well.  The colors and smells are a great sensory experience.  As we left, Anja said "this was the best farmers' market ever!"

Practicing juggling.

Pretty veggies!

This marimba group was very fun to listen to.

Apples at the farmers' market, must be fall!

After the farmers' market we went a few more blocks into the downtown area and saw there were artists set up all over the sidewalks, so we got out to explore.  Turns out, it is an annual event called Art Attack where artists set up outside in downtown Fredericksburg and create art out in the open for everyone to see. 
There were people painting, drawing, sculpting, and doing graphic art.  Some were creating based on their surroundings, some were working from images in their heads or photos.

  It was interesting and inspiring to watch them work, and many were chatty and talked about their work.