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Monday, April 25, 2016

BOTANICAL GARDENS APRIL 2016

What a beautiful day in  Missouri!!  Bright sunshine .. high temps .. and a wonderful breeze!!!  A great day to go to the Botanical Gardens!!! 


Hmmmmm .. we thought Monday would be a good day to go because it wouldn't be so crowded .. Boy were we wrong!!!  All the parking lots were pretty full!!  However, we did find a spot .. waaaaayyyyy over there!!!


At least there aren't people standing in line waiting for their turn to get in ..  that has happened before !!!


The beauty begins with this fountain at Spoehrer Plaza!!































We are behind  the waterfall in these pictures!!!

















Whoops .. my thumb got in the way .. LOL!!!




I have never heard of Apple Gourds!!!




Different kinds of Lettuce!!!








There's my thumb again .. LOL!!













The  fish are so big they are creepy .. LOL!!!





Peonies..











A much needed break on a bench .. time for a selfie .. LOL!! How do you like the sweatband????  Sexy, huh???  LOL LOL LOL!!!  90 degrees .. great breezes blowing .. Thank Goodness ..  but the sweat was still getting in my eyes .. had to borrow Ken's hankie .. LOL!!





A closeup of the little round things on the Crabapple Tree .. wondering if those tiny things are the begging of the Crabapples .. I guess they must be!!! 








Awesome Azaleas everywhere!!!  We have decided we need to plant some Azaleas!!! 





Henry Shaw .. he's the guy who started all this!!!


Tower Grove .. the home of Henry Shaw ...
  we have taken the Christmas tour of  the house each year and I was hoping it would be open for view but alack and alas .. it wasn't!!!









This mausoleum is in the front yard of  his home .. The Tower House .. notice that you  can see the house itself reflected in the glass as you're looking in!!  The stone portrayal of him is even turned facing his home!!!   That really touched my heart for some reason .. seems so appropriate!!! 



















The main reason we came into the Linnean House was to check out Ken's favorite Cumquat Tree ..


Only ONE Cumquat!!!!











And here we are back at the Spoehrer Plaza ..







Our last view of the beauty inside the garden walls ..  Awesome beauty all around!!!


Okay .. okay .. I'm ready to go .. LOL LOL LOL!!!


 Fun  events coming up posted on  the front wall of the building .. LOTS of good things coming up!!!

My first picture of the day was taken at 11:29 and the last picture  taken just before we left was taken at 1:46 .. so a little over 2 hours and almost 3 miles  racked up on my pedometer and this  little adventure  is  finished .. what an Awesome and enjoyable adventure it was !!! I hope YOU enjoyed it too!!!

But WAIT ..  the adventure isn't over after all .. we haven't had lunch yet!!!  How about one of Culvers delicious Butter Burgers .. Fries to share ..  AND  2 dips of their "Today's Flavor" Ice Cream .. Chocolate Strawberry to share .. Yuuuummmmmm!!!





 Thank You Ken for a  terrific afternoon  and for sharing your Ice Cream with me .. you are such a great husband .. even if you did eat the last bite of the Ice Cream .. LOL!!!  LOVE YOU!!!! 

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Blogging is one of my favorite things to do .. in fact .. I have FOUR blogs .. LOL!! "MY BIT OF MORNING BLATHER" .. is just that .. a bunch of blather!! My way of keeping up with friends and family. "BERTHA'S BED AND BREAKFAST" .. this is an ongoing project about my ancestry. RAGGEDY ANNIE'S GRANNY .. is about fun things Ken and I have done and travels we have made!!! KEN AND LIZ'S BIG ADVENTURE .. is about our latest adventure .. selling our home and buying another home!! If you want to check any of them out let me know and I will send you a link!!