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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 for stopping by the flower pot.
barb
Ann, thanks, I liked that one too but don't know what it is. Have a great weekend at your crafts fair.
Icy, thanks so much my friend :)
Carol, they really are regal and just so pretty in white garb.
ruthi, thank you so much :)
Reeni, thank you and to you as well.
barb, you are welcome, I enjoyed it and thank you
Have a great weekend!
maiaT, thanks so much. My camera died on me so I'm awaiting a new one this coming week. I just hope I can still take some good macros with it. We'll see.
The gardener, you are too kind, thanks so much and you have a wonderful weekend as well.
Cher, you are too sweet and I thank you so much :)
betchai, thank you and have a great weekend.
Naturefootstep, thanks, I like unique shots.
leavesinbloom, thank you so much.
Self, thanks, I literally take hundreds of shots when I go to the garden. I can't stop myself :)
Carolina, the first one is actually a matilija poppy bud which their petals look like paper. It's one of my favorite shots. Thank you.
xoxo
MrsM