Hidden Magic Circle

The kids and I had a wonderful outing the other day.  We found out that at Kit Carson Park in Escondido there is the coolest (at least in my opinion) sculpture garden.  It is called Queen Califia's Magic Circle Garden.  It is the only sculpture garden in north america, and was created by artist Niki de Saint Phalle.

Isn't that so cool?  It is covered in tiny tiles and stones.  It is one big gigantic mosaic.  I am in awe at the amount of work that was put into this garden.  This is the center piece of the garden and underneath has a spot that you can sit.  And inside of it is a golden egg that Jr. loved.

It also has these really cool totems.

Anyhow, the kids had fun.  Even though we have been to this park, who knows how many times, we have never come across this sculpture garden.  It is hidden in the back of the park, and is fenced.  We never made it to the back of the park.  We always went to either the girl scout hut, or the playground.  How we missed this for all these years I'll never know.  The sad thing is, that it apparently keeps getting vandalised.  Why someone would want to screw up something so cool is beyond me, but it takes all kinds and not everyone is appreciative of the hard work that went into this.  It made us smile.

Kisses to you all!