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Save The San Francisco Botanical Gardens
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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Doan, I love those as well, I couldn't help myself.
The flowers are bright and colourful.
Martha, yes we have quite a variety of species out here.
Ruthi, Thank you, I do too.
betchai, Yes I am and thank so much my friend.
Carmen, thanks, I checked him out and those spiders are amazing
Diane, we certainly are, thank you.
RS, wow, I wish they were in a magazine, thanks for the kind words :)
Teresa, how sweet, a poem in pictures, I love that. Thank you.
Kass, I'm working on it :)
Icy, Thanks so much :)
Shark, I love the succulent too, thanks.
I have included you in a game on my post tomorrow. Please join! :)
Ancient, I think it is some sort of aloe but as I mentioned to Ann, I'll check the name when I go back this week.
Kim, We will be having the rain late tonight and tomorrow. Thanks.
Thanks so much, Karen.
Vanilla, thank you and I will check it out tomorrow.
Thank you Ian.
Fish, I wish there were a way to convey the wonderful scents from these flowers :)
Traveler, Thanks so much for visiting and commenting.