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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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JJ
Thanks for visiting my blog, you are always welcome.
Have a nice week, dear!
My Flowers
Thanks, Icy. I like the exotic look of the orange one.
Thank you JJ, that is a beautiful flower. Your Mum has good taste :)
Thank you so much, Ruthi.
Eileen, thank you for visiting and commenting.
Carver, thanks for visiting, very much appreciated.
Marilyn, I loved those columbines and thanks for stopping over and commenting.
Leora, That is a favorite of mine as well. Thank you.
Prairie, I took that shot in the native California plants area of the gardens so it could very well be. I forgot to jot down the name. Thanks.
Thank you so much, fishing guy.
KaHolly, I so agree with you that seeing them through a macro lens opens up a whole new world. Thanks so much for coming by and I'll see you again soon.
maiaT, thank you so much for your kind words.
Rosemaria, thank YOU and nice seeing you here. I will see you again very soon.
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Gill in Canada
Lovely collection of blooms!
eden, thanks so much for your kind words. Very much appreciated.
Carmen, These were actually all taken at the Botanical Gardens. Most of the ones around the legion of honor that I took came out blurry. I think it was too windy.
Thanks so much Gill for stopping by and commenting.
Ebie, Cool, I didn't know it was called the fried egg. Thanks for the heads up :)
Thank you so much, Iowa :)
Anne-Marie
Thanks for dropping by...
lina, Isn't it though, I love that one too, Thanks so much for visiting.
xoxo
Jingle, Thank you :)