Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


February 21, 2010: Botanic Garden

Sunday, Bea picked me up with Raul, Lupe and Belen. We went to the Botanic Garden - it was cloudy and on - off rain - but nothing's perfect. First we saw the vegetable bazaar

The sign introducing the see exchange

feb 21 6527 horti sign

The sort of market

feb 21 6506 organic market

Then there was this amazing green cauliflower with spiral projections

feb 21 6508 green cauliflower

Inside was a seed exchange for aspiring gardeners

feb 21 6519 seed exchange

Bea discussing seeds

feb 21 6521 bea seed

Inside the garden - pools with nice reflections

feb 21 6533 garden reflections

Then an amazing structure with a sculpture and reflections

feb 21 6534 greenhouse reflections

The sculpture

feb 21 6538 greenhouse sculpture

Then I got the bright idea to switch to my new Tamron 60 mm F/2.0 lens and take shallow depth of field images - here is an orange something

feb 21 6545 orange plant

THen the greenhouse sculpture

feb 21 6547 greenhouse sculpture

Looking at the end

feb 21 6549 sculpture end

Another view

feb 21 6553 greenhouse sculpture

Bea and Raul's kids were fantastic - and just plain fun - Lupe and Belen

feb 21 6565 lupe sister

Lupe

feb 21 6578 lupe

Belen, the comedian sister

feb 21 6585 lupe sister

Belen

feb 21 6586 lupe sister

Belen

feb 21 6588 lupe sister

Two leaves

feb 21 6605 2 leaves

A curious Lupe

feb 21 6611 curious lupe

Belen

feb 21 6623 lupe sister

A white flower

feb 21 6632 white flower

An orchid

feb 21 6635 orchid

Another white flower

feb 21 6637 white flower

A purple orchid

feb 21 6640 purple orchid

Lupe, me and Belen

feb 21 6679 lupe me sister

A tower

feb 21 6684 tower

And Belen at home

feb 21 6706 belen

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