Scarelette, Blaze, and Chesnut (not pictured) run through the open field just a little way down the pathway leading to their parents who watch from a pond in the center of the arboretum. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Estella the dragonfly sculpture is the first piece of Forest Forms seen when visitors approach the entrance of Lockerly Arboretum. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Carl the peacock perches on a limb peering at passersby. Carl is one of Melito’s favorite sculptures because of the importance of the peacock to author Flannery O’Connor and her home in Milledgeville. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Lockerly Arboretum has become decorated with its first-ever art exhibit for the holiday season. Forest Forms, by Huelani Mei, comprises 18 sculptures depicting flora and fauna, ranging from five feet to 20 feet tall.“An exhibit like this is rare for the size of our community. Most of these shows go to larger places like the botanical gardens or state gardens,” said Lockerly Arboretum...
