Skip to main content

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens



I had planned a trip this time down here to Sarasota and the Marie SeIby Botanical Gardens.   Mike surprised me greatly by suggesting we make the trip together.  I was very happy to have his company for this outing.
We started in the conservatory, a room filled with orchidsDSCN2066

DSCN2068and humidity.

DSCN2069
The camera lens was very quickly fogged up, as were my glasses.  Beautiful, nevertheless!

DSCN2070
The gardens are relatively small in scope.  They said an average visit took two hours.  This represents a third of the bonsai exhibition.


DSCN2071
The fern collection
 
 
DSCN2072
DSCN2073
DSCN2076
DSCN2077
Epiphyte gardens over our heads
 
DSCN2078
I loved the posts with bits of poetry and watercolor like illustration.

Two hours and Mike was done.  I could have stayed much longer and will visit again sometime.

Comments

  1. What beautiful exhibits! Glad you enjoyed -- AND shared!
    Peace,
    Muff

    ReplyDelete
  2. So glad you shared these! They are just beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  3. That Mike is a good man. Is he ready to come fix my washing machine?

    ReplyDelete
  4. This is very nice way to spend the day. This is a beautiful Botanical Garden.
    Glad you shared your awesome pictures with us and your day.
    Love
    Maggie

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I appreciate readers' comments so much. You don't even always have to agree with me.

Popular posts from this blog

Updates

 On September 29, I had the closing on my condo. Everything that was not going to the buyers was out and packed in the ABF moving truck which had by the been taken over to the storage units. Don thought it would take him until Wednesday to finish packing the truck with the help of his son. It took him until late Thursday with Chris' help and mine. Kevin was supposed to help load as well but he was in a mountain bike accident and wrecked his shoulder the week before. That added driving him to doctor appointments to my to do list and dong some shopping for him plus jobs around the house that might need two functioning upper limbs.  We stayed with Kevin on Friday night after the closing and then had a suite in an extended stay place for the coming week. This was the worst possible time to have to get a room because the prices balloon during leaf peeping season if you can even find a room at all. But it was close to the storage units where we were working and it was dog friendly. We ju

Wedding

 Don and I drove to South Carolina to attend the wedding of my step-grandson, Will. Will Will and Katie The wedding took place on Dataw Island, a beautiful outdoor ceremony followed by a reception in the country club. We stayed in a tiny cottage in the historic center of Beaufort, rented from Vrbo. Since the wedding was at 5 p.m., we had time to explore the area a bit. I really like the low country scenery and historical charm. Sitting quietly in the curtained gazebo I was visited by multiple cardinals. They came to visit the feeder, not me, but I can always pretend! How I will always remember Will!

Rest In Peace

 In a summer that has been so wet, Sunday was a reprieve. The humidity dropped and the sun came out. It was a day that could have been special ordered by the family of a friend's husband. It was the day they had arranged his celebration of life ceremony set on the shore of Lake Champlain. I was not looking forward to the gathering, even couched as a celebration. This is a family fraught with relationship tensions. It turned out to be a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony. A Catholic priest gave a brief but meaningful homily and two Air Force members played "Taps" and presented the American flag to my friend. I am not a Christian, but I do know about Christ Consciousness. That priest's word's filled me with such a sense of peace and love. I hope it did the same for the family members and neighbors who attended.