Okay, so here's how the trip to the Botanical Gardens went. The first thing we did was explore the center plaza. There were glass pieces in the fountain that were different colors and shaped like Hershey's Kisses. There was another piece that had glass carvings in a boat floating in the water. They were both made by a Mexican artist (I can't remember his name, though). After the Plaza, we walked over towards the Chinese Garden. It was circular with a little pond in the middle of it. We stopped to look at the banana tree that had huge leaves. Then we headed to the Japanese Gardens. The thing about the Japanese Gardens that everyone liked best was the pond with Japanese Koi fish. People were feeding the fish, but the ducks kept on eating the food! I liked one of the fish with orange and black speckles the best. I called it Kiva.
On our way to the maze, we got lost several times. I suggested that the path was a maze just to find the maze! Eventually, we found it. Me and Cara were the last ones out of the maze all because we didn't know that the way we were supposed to come out was the way we came in! It was really frustrating! Everyone was waiting on the observatory for us.
My feet were getting extremely sore from walking when we stopped at a picnic table for lunch. I forgot to bring money to buy lunch, as usual. I couldn't stop thinking about pie!
My three favorite flowers were the Butterfly Weed, the Grape Hyacinth, and the Rose of Sharon. The Butterfly Weed was in a small garden called Audrey's Garden and was small and blue violet colored. The Grape Hyacinth was in that very same garden and had red and yellow swirled petals and a black center. The Rose of Sharon was just at the edge of the Chinese Garden and was rounded in shape and was mostly light pink with a magenta center. That one was my absolute favorite because it reminded me of a bush we have in our front yard.
I learned two things from this trip. One: Watching plants is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be, and Two:
ALWAYS (And I mean always, always, always) remember the night before a trip to PACK MONEY!
Ciao for Now,
-Jess