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Old Chinese proverb - If you want to be happy all your life, plant a garden.
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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Thanks, Diane
Mumsy, that's what I like about them, they are so cheery.
Chuck, they really are and they are all over out here. I just love them.
Shark, they could be and yes they are very pretty
Doan, I completely agree :)
OutonthePrairie, what a wonderful and touching story, thank you so much. You've made me smile like the flower :)
Rainfield, It's like a burst of sunshine
dawn, oh I'd love to see your shots, you take amazing photos.
Jennifer, no truer words... Thanks.
dddiva, Yes, I like that, balls of sunshine, well said.
Ann, they really are for being weeds.
Thanks so much, Mel :)
Love your third eye solution.
Happy weekends in advance.
I do drop by on Monday but can't comment.
I am glad now I can do so again:)
Betchai, thank, yes I see that beauty too.
Ratty, I do too, it gives the lawns color and character.
Thank you so much, Vernz.
Vanilla, yeah, the petals are poetic :)
Tabib, Thank you.
jakill, lol! Thanks.
Sadia, so well said, I like that, spreading smiles :)
xoxo