Land of Chalk Drawings

Today was Cleveland's annual Chalk Festival. It was our first year to go, and it was much bigger than we expected. There were several featured artists, making large chalk drawings, each one spectacular in either its realism or use of color. For a small fee, you could purchase a box of pastels to add your own chalk drawing to the mix. The sidewalks were covered with hundreds of drawings, and we found it necessary to walk in the grass to admire them without smudging them.
While taking pictures of our favorite drawings, we ran into neighborhood friends, and then we saw more neighborhood friends. This gave Oo two girls to play with, which made the festival suddenly more fun and interesting for her.
After we all enjoyed a leisurely chat and some lunch on the lawn, it was time to mosey about and look at the other drawings, but not before Oo had a chance to add a chalk drawing of her own. Her friends shared their chalk with her, and Oo experimented with layers upon layers of color. It was a departure from her usual smiley faces she chalks onto our driveway at home. Perhaps she saw something today that inspired her.