All of these photos were taken by me on Monday during my visit to the Botanical Gardens. I planned on this just being a Wordless Wednesday post with photos until I visited the Gardens website and found that due to budget cuts etc... the gardens will fall to demise unless they begin charging an entrance fee. There have been mumblings and rumors about this over the past year with a lively debate. Now you all know that I am there on a regular basis. If it has to permanently close I WILL NOT be a happy camper. The gardens have always been free unlike all the other venues in that area to include the DeYoung Museum, The Academy of Sciences of which you almost have to be a millionaire to afford their entrance fees, The Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers. My position is that the Botanical Gardens should begin implementing fees. Why not? Everyone else charges fees to maintain their venues. If you buy a membership to the gardens which is as low as $60.00 per year, round...
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Will Oaks, thanks, it is so much fun creating something new from these photos.
Klivengood, thank you, I actually like the "after" much better :)
koe, thank you, I do too.
AVC, very creative thoughts on this For me, the after photo reminds me of a giant snail underwater :)
Glynis, lol! I'll have to send you some prints :)
Salitype, thanks so much, you're sweet.
C, you caught me again, I certainly do :
Carmen, I thought the same. For me it looks like a giant underwater snail.
Ana, Thank you Ana, I love what I can do with photo software. Thanks again so much for visiting.
Are you shifting to computer design? You made a great picture. Very surreal and it evokes mystery.
Z