Wednesday, February 19, 2020

A Chilly Day at the Desert Botanical Garden


I'm loving being able to get out and about after so much time spent on what felt like house arrest. Denis and I have been to the Wildlife World Zoo, and although I already knew we'd be back, I've learned that the zoo now has pygmy hippopotamuses, so I think the visit will be much sooner than originally thought.

But enough of the zoo. If you've been reading my blog, you know that I love the Desert Botanical Garden. Now... if I can get to the zoo, you know that means the Desert Botanical Garden is next. What Denis and I didn't anticipate was the weather front that came through the Phoenix area on the day we visited. It was overcast and cold. What Phoenicians mean by cold weather can be entirely different from what other folks think is cold, but take a look at this--

Icicles! In Phoenix!

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Those are icicles. I was so glad when the clouds starting moving out and the sun came out during the last half of our visit!

The Desert Botanical Garden is currently host to a new art exhibit. Here's their promo about it:

"Desert Botanical Garden’s newest art exhibition is traveling straight from Milan to bring Wild Rising by Cracking Art—an installation of more than 1,000 animal sculptures made from colorful and recyclable plastic. On display now on the Garden’s desert trails."

You'll see several photos of the exhibition starting right...now!

Frogs at the entrance

Meerkats & Chihuly glass

For those who are tired of winter.

Agaves and a b-i-g snail.

The emu bushes are starting to blossom.

I loved this little blooming Bonzai with its tire swing!

The lavender is blooming, too.

Crocodile tears on the way to the Webster Auditorium.

A pair of Gambel's quail at the Patio Café.

I love this squirrel's dappled fur. It likes eating at the Patio Café, too.

A young roadrunner even came up to me for a visit at the Patio Café. I love how it hasn't lost all its baby fuzz.


I have more photos that I want to share, but I'll save them for another post. I don't want you folks on "vacation slides" overload!


11 comments:

  1. I visited there a few years ago. Our weather though....super super hot!

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    1. The cold was an (almost) nice change; I'm used to the super hot weather. I'm fortunate to live here so I can visit any time I choose.

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  2. Oh, that is chilly, Cathy! Still, I'm so glad you got the chance to go; I know how much you love that place, and I hope to visit it, too, at some point. And you got some beautiful 'photos, too. Such bright blues and reds and yellows, and....! Thanks for sharing.

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    1. You're welcome! And if you're ever in town, let me know. I'll undoubtedly have a free pass you can use, and I'd love to show you one of my favorite places!

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  3. Gambel's quails! Don't know why they appealed so much with all the other great photos, but those little dumpling quails are so cute!

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    1. They're one of my favorite critters, and I love their little bobbing topknots!

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  4. Icicles, wow!! And I love those meerkats with the Chihuly glass. His work turns up in interesting places.

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    1. I really enjoyed the time the Garden had a Chihuly exhibit throughout the place.

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  5. Beautiful photos. So glad you were able to visit and take photos. It must have felt like Liberation Day.

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    1. I love that term! From now on, whenever I get to do something non-chore or non-medical, I'm going to call it a Liberation Day. Thanks, Kathy!

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