astounding nature

Round two at the Irving Centre, we have come out of the forested perimeter back into the formal garden; really more of a lawn.

The little lily pond is an obvious focal point that we stop to appreciate.

Note the line of benches all around the grounds.

 

The pretty white water lilies

 

and pink

 

I was quite taken with the pink, for I usually only see white water lilies in the wild.

 

Royalty of the water plants

 

I love to wander through the greenhouses which are set up for study

yet accessible to the public

 

I was beginning to get that Costa Rica feeling again

 

especially with these small, joyful, almost comical lily-like flowers

 

and then there are the carnivores of the plant world

 

Fascinating up close

 

and closer still we see...lunch!

 

Today I close with a little texture/pattern project to share with you

pencil on buff, recycled paper

 

thank you for visiting!

let's keep our sights set on the miraculous