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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Have a great weekend Jo!
Vanilla, thank you and to you as well.
Prairie, we think alike, that's what I liked so much about that photo.
betchai, isn't it though? Thank you :)
Thanks Carmen, you got some great bird shots. I took so many of Manfred I don't know which ones to use. He'll be debuting on Wednesday :)
EG, thanks so much for visiting and commenting.
Martha, thank you, I loved that as well. Have a great weekend.
Squirrel, it adds that special something to the photos, thank you.
RS, I saw that and thank you so much. I shared YOU, your recent post with my FB peeps as well.
Ratty, Glad you like them, thank you.
is that 3rd picture agapanthus? your neighbourhood is way ahead of London, season-wise
ruthi, yes, they are so refreshing, thank you.
lettuce, thank you, I'm not sure what that is but yes here we have blooms all year long.
Self, I think you are right, they are. Thanks :)
Mumsy, Yeah, they do sort of. Thanks so much Mumsy.