The first weekend in June Leslie and I picked David up and went for an "educational" outing. I chose to go to the gardens at Thanksgiving Point. This was my second time in the gardens and I have to say that they are pretty beautiful. I love gardens and I love plants. Thanks to my friend Pesto's influence I've started taking more notice of them and can now name most of the plants I come across. It was fun for me, but I'm sure it was a little tedious for Leslie and David, as I dragged them everywhere and talked about and quizzed them about every plant we saw.
There are several parts to the garden including a coy pond, rose garden, Italian garden, scent garden with herbs, waterfall area, children's garden etc. I got a little sunburned, but it was a nice day and I really enjoyed it.
Here are a few photos I took:
Part of the Italian Gardens, with a cascading water fountain.
Us in the "secret garden"
Chives in the Scent Garden
The Columbine were so beautiful!
At the Noah's Ark Fountain in the Children's Garden
The Bear Cave in the Children's Garden.
Pond in the Children's Garden
The Waterfalls 
Japanese Maples (Of Course:)
3 comments:
You take the bestest pictures ever! Why are you so cool? (I don't know Claude Frog, I just am) I would REALLY like to go see those gardens some day. And your little garden is quite cute. ;)
Oh, thank you for sharing these loverly photos. You know I've wanted and tried to see these gardens...maybe someday. For now I'll have to be jealous. I agree, it's fun when you know the names. The cascading waterbowls are amazing. It looks like there is a dip and so I'm wondering how the water travels all the way down? Did David take the cute snapshot of the 3 of you? The chives are so bright and exuberant. The columbine close-ups are beautiful...Dad said so first. I thought Noah's ark was supposed to be water-tight, not leaky. Don't see water lilies too often in a desert. And the waterfalls...I was "overwhelmed" they appear to be huge! Wow! And the maple has such translucent cranberry-colored leaves, good angle for lighting. Your little herbs are charming. Has Maki taken interest in the "nips" yet?
Autumn! I love your photography, you are so talented! I want to print all the nature shots you got and decorate my house with them. I think you should go pro! You amaze me!
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