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!!!
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!!!!
Beautiful! Looks like an awesome day
ReplyDeleteIt was an awesome day .. the Botanical Gardens are always beautiful!!!
DeleteBTW .. Thanks for commenting .. always happy to know someone has checked things out .. LOL!!
DeleteHi Liz and Ken !! Beautiful pics !! It reminded me of the pics I took when I went to the Botanical Gardens with you both !! --Liz, when you got Hot, why didn't you take off your long sleeve shirt??? (LOL)
ReplyDeleteChuckling .. I had on a sleeveless shirt .. one of those wife beater things and I don't usually wear those in public without something over them because I look like crap in them!!! Besides that .. the long sleeve shirt was soaking up the sweat on the rest of my body .. LOL!!!
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