I took the day off Friday, and Ed and I went to the Atlanta Botanical Garden where we have a membership. This is only our second visit.
I found this beauty before we entered the garden.
Same with this…
…and this.
Now we’re in the courtyard just inside the gardens.
In the garden proper now, we found this frog.
This is a Chihuly, I think. He had an exhibit here a few years ago, and this may be a “leftover.”
He loves me; he loves me not.
COOL lily pads!
A flower among the lily pads.
These next three were taken in the orchid house…
This was in the desert exhibit.
This one IS a Chihuly.
The sculptures in the next photos are from the Sculpture in Motion exhibit.
Another autumn display shot on our way out.
We had a nice day. I was POOPED by the time we left, much to Ed’s dismay. He would have run around town for hours more if I’d given him a chance. We’re not recreationally compatible, sadly. Oh well… he loves me anyway. 🙂
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Oh my gosh, these are all just incredibly perfect! I couldn’t begin to pick a favorite because they are all my favorites. I love the crisp clarity of all of these. I feel like I could reach out and touch the textures. You just keep getting better and better at this picture takin’ thing. 😉
Maggie’s Mind’s last blog post..Weekly Winners Sunday 10/5/08
All wonderful. At least you and your husband like the same things. My husband and I would have enjoyed this, but our kids would say, blech, boring. Loved the frog especially, and I enjoyed the glistening sculpture.
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I’ve never seen anything like the first flower- how interesting!
The frog picture is just wonderful 🙂
Gorgeous photos! I love the frog.
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WOW – I adore the glass flowers!
What a beautiful place! My son is really into frogs right now so the frog is my favorite. Awesome shots!
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Those are stunning! The first one is just gorgeous, each picture is just more amazing than the next. I can’t decide which is my favorite.
i love them all!
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great shots!!! looks like a great place to visit!!!
janelle’s last blog post..Weekly Winners
I’m not picking a favorite. I can’t. They are all so awesome!
In the years I lived in Atlanta, I never actually went inside the Botanical Garden. Now I’m totally kicking myself for that.
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What a gorgeous collection of very beautiful pictures !!!
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WOW. Absolutely, absolutely fantastic photos.
I imagine that it’s easy to go a little crazy there! I Know I would.
I’m counting down, btw! How about you?
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I took 734 photos in 7 hours we were gone, most at the botanical garden. I’ve been experimenting more with aperture, so I’m taking more exposures of the same subject than I might be. This is not to say I’ve not taken 734 photos MANY times before, but… I feel like I’m learning all over again in some ways. 🙂
I am SO counting down. Ed is still sad that I’m going to be gone a couple of days (he wuvs me so much), and we’ve not yet worked out exactly when I’ll be driving up… but I know I will be there Friday, if that’s still o.k. with you. 🙂
WHOO HOO! 🙂
Oh my what beautiful pictures. they are so pretty, all of them.
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Oh wow, wow and WOW. These are all fantastic!
Very pretty. Love the framing on the blue Chihuly.
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LOVE the frog picture! I’m not normally a huge fan of frogs (they creep me out), but I love them in pictures where they can’t jump at me.
Great shots!
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Oh, wow, those are some really beautiful pictures. I love going to botanical gardens. Maybe I should plan a little outing for myself.
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Great pictures! I love the daisy one…and that chilhuly one is so cool…I’ve never seen a plant like that before!
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As always amazing! I want to kiss the frog:))
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These are all AMAZINGINGLY STUNNING 🙂 I’m w/Maggie, I couldn’t even begin to pick a fave~they’re all too good 😉 GREAT winners 🙂
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awesome pictures. i love the ones of the lily pads.
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My favorite shots are the second one and the Daisy. But I LOVED seeing the sculptures. Thanks for sharing your trip ot the gardens with us! Beautiful!
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Awesome pictures this week. I love the flower pictures.
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Great set. Too hard to pick a favorite this week.
Vicky (Secret Mom Thoughts)’s last blog post..Weekly Winners
Too too many breathtaking photos here to even try to pick one favorite! Amazingly wonderful!! 🙂
These are so outstanding. I love them.
I saw a Chihuly exhibit a few years ago where the pieces were in with the plants at a conservatory. Amazing stuff.
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Ah, I LOVE your shots! Your “eye” is fabulous. 🙂
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I don’t really know what to say here. Every single picture is a work of art! 🙂
Have a great week.
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Absolutely wonderful. Every single one of them.
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:Sigh: I love your pictures!
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Gorgeous photos! A couple of times I’ve made plans to take my daughter to a local garden, but it’s always fallen through. Maybe next spring (she’ll be out of town until December).
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They sure are all fantastic. That first flower is so unique, I have never seen anything like it. I have always been a Fall person and third one with the dark mums and the orange, is fantastic. Nice job.
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OOoohhh…too cool! This is the best and neatest photo series ever, super uber. 🙂
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Beautiful! I love the Botanical Gardens!
Hi there,
I stumbled upon your site, then realized you must be a contributor to Blissfully Domestic! Very cool…I am the Home and Garden Channel Editor….
Gorgeous photos!