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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They are just beautiful.
marvelous pix
RS, they look like it huh :) Beautiful orchids
Mumsy, thank you, I loved the different variations
Thank you, Chuck. I might actually go buy one today.
Rainfield, LOL, she did huh?
Bang, very well said, thanks.
Dave, that's what I saw and loved all of them, thank you.
Carmen, That's a great idea. I tried doing it at the Safeway florist but the security guard kept giving me the eye so I left :)
Jean, how wonderful that must have been. I grew up with orchids so not only do I love them but they bring me some wonderful memories.
Priyanka, thank you so much.
Ann, I'm always weary of taking shots in stores etc... but they were very gracious.
Rosebelle, There really are many species, thanks for stopping by.
xoxo