More Utah Beach Museum - Looking In Looking Out

 Utah Beach tells its story through both individuals and items.  It also speaks through location.  All the windows look out onto the beach.  There is a part of a room devoted to the author of "The Little Prince," who died earlier in WWII.  The light, the space, the sterility of it all is a sharp contrast to what actually happened on the beach seventy years ago, but it matches the look of the beach now.

Filling In

I have just been filling in the bits and pieces of flower and background and feathers.  It doesn't look much different from last time; merely more substantial.

Still On The Hill

Yay, the hill is almost done!  I still have a lot of work to do on this, as both sheep need to be filled in with French knots.

Monuments And Museum

 There are several monuments outside the museum.  This one honors one of the divisions of the US Army that assaulted Utah beach.  Inside the museum, it shows what Nazi occupation was like in the area and in general in Europe before going on to show the events of D Day at Utah beach.  I was fascinated by the miniature tank drone.  I'd never seen one before.

Remember that this June is the 70th anniversary of D Day.  If you have not gone to the Norman beaches to see for yourself, you should.

Back To Normandy - Utah Beach

 Andreas finally gave me some of his photos from our trip to France last summer, so it's time to show them to you.  These are all from Utah beach and its approach.  The trails are named for D-Day dead, and the flags still flutter high.  I thought it was neat that there was a statue of a Danish seaman showing how many different navies took part.  Bucolic Norman countryside surrounds the area with bits of history peeking out.

Slowed Down

Still on the last building before the middle town hall.  Almost all the lighter colored stuff done.

Making An Anchor Point

It's been getting a bit hard to tell where I am in this, so I decided to make an anchor point out of something large and bright.  Enter the little orange headband.  Hopefully, it will help.