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 |
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 |
Last, the Orchid Room...
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| Orchid in full bloom |
Exiting...
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| Winding walkway |
