Lantern Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden – Made another night visit to the Lantern Festival at the Botanical Garden yesterday. Wasn’t sure if the weather was going to hold since it was cloudy during the late afternoon and there was rain south of the city. The weather cleared and the displays were really beautiful. This display is called Qilin. According to the Botanical Garden’s brochure, “Qilins are rare creatures composed of different animal forms, some real and some mythical. The look […]
Daily Archives: July 27, 2012
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Flower, Missouri Botanical Garden, posted 2012-07-27
Missouri Botanical Garden – Seems hard to believe that this photo of one of the many irises at the Botanical Garden was taken almost three months ago. At that time blooming flowers were abundant and while the water droplets here are from the sprinkler system drought was not on anyone’s mind. I visited the Garden last night for a second, and probably final nighttime visit to the Lantern Festival. While there are still a few plants with blooms, the heat […]
