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(Trying to keep going with the things I planned to.)
Part three of the pictures from the Botanic Gardens last Tuesday. Last Tuesday was better than this week's.
Tiny ducklings are so damn cute.
These were very striking, with the contrast between the upper and lower petals, plus the bright orange pollen!
I remembered these irises from last year. They're so vibrant!
We took a break and headed to the Garden's restaurant, "The Hive." Their food is quite good, so it's always nice to get to go there. Mildly spendy, but well worth it for what you get. Their sweet potato fries are the best.
On the path up to the restaurant: mother duck in the middle of her little island, ducklings scattered around the edges. (Though she was not a fan of other ducklings; there was a second cohort of ducklings that were unattended by their parent, and she was pretty vicious about chasing them away.)
A towhee hanging out at one of the tables.
The ducklings came through on a scavenging sweep. They had no qualms about running under our feet.
It started raining a bit, but while it looked like it might last a while, it actually broke up quite quickly.
After lunch, it was on to the iris garden:
Happy Pride from these Persian jewels. :)
Ruffly! These ones smelled very sweet, if I remember.
This was one of my favorites. I love the stripes!
Another that was just a very different color from the rest.
Over by the cuttings garden:
A very striking two-toned lupine!
Ma'am! Attend to your children!! (I'm fairly sure this was the deadbeat neglecting her duckling children, who were frantically swimming around and peeping. Alex was distressed that they were distressed, but she seemed to be heading back in their direction.)
And in the Victorian garden:
I liked the caged succulents!
I love ferns, plus bonus columbines.
Then over to the Shofu-En Japanese garden.
(The informative sign reads: "A Lantern For Peace: This 250-year-old stone lantern was donated in 1964 by Denver's sister city, Takayama, Japan. The Sister Cities program and "friendship gardens" across the United States are symbols of cooperation and cultural exchange.")
And of course, my much-loved koi.
More koi!
Just one more gardens picture post to go.
Part three of the pictures from the Botanic Gardens last Tuesday. Last Tuesday was better than this week's.
Tiny ducklings are so damn cute.
These were very striking, with the contrast between the upper and lower petals, plus the bright orange pollen!
I remembered these irises from last year. They're so vibrant!
Fourteen more pictures:
We took a break and headed to the Garden's restaurant, "The Hive." Their food is quite good, so it's always nice to get to go there. Mildly spendy, but well worth it for what you get. Their sweet potato fries are the best.
On the path up to the restaurant: mother duck in the middle of her little island, ducklings scattered around the edges. (Though she was not a fan of other ducklings; there was a second cohort of ducklings that were unattended by their parent, and she was pretty vicious about chasing them away.)
A towhee hanging out at one of the tables.
The ducklings came through on a scavenging sweep. They had no qualms about running under our feet.
It started raining a bit, but while it looked like it might last a while, it actually broke up quite quickly.
After lunch, it was on to the iris garden:
Happy Pride from these Persian jewels. :)
Ruffly! These ones smelled very sweet, if I remember.
This was one of my favorites. I love the stripes!
Another that was just a very different color from the rest.
Over by the cuttings garden:
A very striking two-toned lupine!
Ma'am! Attend to your children!! (I'm fairly sure this was the deadbeat neglecting her duckling children, who were frantically swimming around and peeping. Alex was distressed that they were distressed, but she seemed to be heading back in their direction.)
And in the Victorian garden:
I liked the caged succulents!
I love ferns, plus bonus columbines.
Then over to the Shofu-En Japanese garden.
(The informative sign reads: "A Lantern For Peace: This 250-year-old stone lantern was donated in 1964 by Denver's sister city, Takayama, Japan. The Sister Cities program and "friendship gardens" across the United States are symbols of cooperation and cultural exchange.")
And of course, my much-loved koi.
More koi!
Just one more gardens picture post to go.
