The main exhibit was the newly-installed tropical forests of Thailand. Hello, Rogue Librarian! (You should go check out HIS photos - they're the real deal!)
While the two older boys were busy with the treasure hunt...
the intrepid explporer set off...
he wanted to go for a swim...
but watching the workmen install a new heating system was fascinating also...
Serpentine, Shel, serpentine!
For some time, The Baby and I wandered the paths haphazardly....
but finally, he grew a wee bit tuckered out and we sat on a bench in the main courtyard, he fortified with his sippy cup of milk, and we people-watched.
I don't generally like tropical plants; they all look a little too HUNGRY for my tastes.
Like this banana plant: "Feed me, Seymour!"
Dudes! A chocolate tree! Bliss!
This photo is blurry because clearly I have not had enough coffee...despite the presence of this tree...
This waterchain, used in lieu of a downspout, put me so in mind of Blackbird that I photographed it for her to model hers on.
And now, today, we are off to break in the new (to them) ice skates, I may get my hair trimmed this afternoon, and tonight, I get to hang out with Gina and The Boy, neither of whom I have seen in what feels like eons.
The leisurely Christmas vacation continues apace.
5 comments:
wait.
when did I say I wanted a waterchain?
because I DO TOTALLY want one...
Lucky you. The conservatory looks gorgeous. You all sound full of energy and enthusiasm. I'm extremely jealous that you're going ice skating as well. I have a houseful of sick children and husband, but as soon as they're well I'm escaping!
Wait, that's the BABY? Walking around with the hair and the shoes like a regular person? Didn't you just give birth to him yesterday?!
Criminy. Where have I been?
When did Terzo get that big? Wasn't he just born? I love the pictures of the conservatory.
Tropical plants DO look predatory, don't they? I've never known why I find them faintly distrubing until I read this.
Son #1's new high school (HAVE I MENTIONED HOW FREAKED OUT I AM THAT I HAV A HIGH SCHOOL-AGED CHILD?) has those water chains everywhere instead of downpipes. I love them.
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