Blue Sky Vineyards!

BLUE SKY VINEYARDS! There is SO MUCH I could say about this place! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it! This is the very first winery I ever went to. It was during our trip to Giant City State Park for our 20th anniversary. That, is when I fell in love with wineries! And I didn't even drink wine at the time! But, the atmosphere and ambiance were unbelievable! I was totally hooked from that moment on!

It is what I expected ALL wineries to look and "feel" like! LOL! SO NOT the case! Over the last few years, I have seen some beautiful wineries, but they couldn't compare to Blue Sky. Blue Sky will always have a special place in my heart!

It was built to look like a Tuscan Villa! GORGEOUS!



The inside.







The mural is painted upstairs. They have two rooms you can stay in.





They have art by local artists. I fell in love with this little guy! (They have used pictures of some of the different art pieces on the labels of their wine bottles.)



The outside! I LOVE this pergola! I want it in my backyard!



Lots of seating.



A building for special events.



A pretty waterfall.



A lake.



And some cool windmills!





This is the back of the building. I was standing by the special events building & waterfall.







Mr. Mister is sitting up there. By the building on the left hand side. While I was taking all of these pictures he ordered more wine!



Darn! Now, who was going to drink all that? Can we get another order of that DELICIOUS bread & olive oil PLEASE?

The Secret Garden!

We walked down the hall at Rainmaker Art Studio and out the back door. This is what we saw!

It truly was a secret garden! It was magical! It took my breath away!







Which way to go first?





There were paths leading in many different directions. But, of course, we should use caution.



Easier said than done, when all I wanted to do was run around like a little kid. Everywhere I looked was a feast for the eyes. I began snapping pictures like a crazy person, so that I could hopefully incorporate some of the ideas into my own garden one day!









Dave's sculptures were tucked into all the little nooks and crannies of the garden.








There are hidden treasures everywhere!



Dave told us that he had done all the work in the garden himself! It's his passion! All I can say to that is WOW!

Let's meander on over to the bridge.



Standing on the bridge looking straight ahead.



Take a look to the right.



And now to the left.



Over the bridge, and through the woods.....



I could have stayed out there for HOURS and HOURS!







But, the bugs were getting bad, and the were HUGE!



So we decided to head back inside and take another look around. While chatting with Dave, he told us he usually only puts the sculptures that he has made and "DOESN'T" like out there! HUH? WHAT?

I absolutely LOVED this piece!