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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There is such thing as super macro? Oh now I need a new camera..
Icy, I need to start doing that, taking a photo of the tag. Yeah this camera has a super macro so that you can get within a half an inch of the flower. Although Icy, your photos are like that now. They are amazing with whatever camera you are using.
Ruthi, I always forget to jot down the names but I'm going to start doing that now.
Vanilla, THank you :)
Mumsy, Thank you so much.
jakill, Thank you so much.
Ann, thanks and wow it must have been so wonderful to see those gorgeous flowers each day.
Rainfield, yes they dressed up for the occasion of my taking their photos :D
Thanks Diane, I do too :)
I believe these flowers prefer the shade, right?
Duni, Yes, they do but also do pretty well in non shaded areas.
xoxo