Beauty and grace... facets of the everyday
Too much. Too much work, too much of the 24/7 news cycle, too much feeling weary (& maybe a little wary, as well). A day away from the office, just a day away and the quick jaunt I made to Baltimore's Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens restored me in ways I hadn't anticipated. The Conservatory marked its 125th anniversary in 2013. And as I read, the Victorian's were avid collectors of all things botanic & beautiful. What a notion for today's go-go world. Here are photos of my trip. Enjoy!
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The Conservatory exterior. In March in the Mid-Atlantic not much is yet in bloom outside.
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Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens |
Visitors entrance. I especially like the vivid colors.
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Visitor's entrance |
Tulips being delivered for planting.
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Tulips on the delivery vehicle |
Tulips, so close and -- yet --so beautiful.
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Tulips up close |
Welcome, for sure!
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Welcome flag |
The following are shots of the Tropical Room:
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Tropical in red & yellow |
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Tropical fern |
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Green bananas, anyone? |
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Greens and water droplets |
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Green and red tropical leaves |
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Strirated greens |
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Fuzzy pink tropical? |
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Non-paying Conservatory visitor? |
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Architecture |
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White Lily |
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Looming palm fronds
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Moving on to the Desert Room...
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Cacti |
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Cactus, up close |
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A succulent |
Theme for the floral displays -- a take-off from Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are
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Display theme |
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Run, don't walk to the Rawlings! |
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Hang in, there! |
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Sendak illustration |
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Sendak photo
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Last, the Orchid Room...
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Orchid in full bloom |
Exiting...
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Winding walkway |
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