Drawing in Lodi Gardens I

So today I went for a walk and drawing tour of Lodi Gardens. The only sad thing was that I couldn't find the group that I was supposed to draw with!!

I instead took up a shady spot and started sketching nearby. It took 40 minutes to depict an old monument in pencil. I think I'll put it in black ink and it'll look much better.

There was a person giving a talk to a group of people in the gardens. He was talking about what the point of life was. He asked. One person replied, that the point of life was to be happy. But then he asked, what does make you happy? Does money make you happy? Because a person may have a lot of money, but if his child has passed away, he won't be so happy. What about your job? Does that make you happy? What about your possessions? Do they make you happy?

It was interesting - but then I had to shift away because the sun was getting into my eyes. I think if one goes there early morning, you'll find more shade in places.

Can you imagine doing something like this on a day when it's going to soon become 38 degrees!!