You want to know something funny? Or at least I think it’s funny. I’m just as overwhelmed looking at my photos as I was when visiting Huntington Gardens. Is that normal?
Have a look see–and tell me what you think.
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Another lush landscapy vista.
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A little spiky this. A little spiky that.
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Fancy to the left of you. Fancy to the right.
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A breathtaking candelabra.
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And this.
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Ho hum, more splendor.
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I missed the name of this beauty. Anyone?
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I don’t think the Garden of Eden was like this. No fig leaves–at least in this section.
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Here’s a happy Prickly Pear. Doesn’t this look like a fun party?
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Hah. When I first looked at the above photo, I thought, too bad about that telephone pole.
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Head slap. Talk about stranger in a strange land. So disorienting.
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So much to explore. If I lived anywhere near, I’d snap up a membership. I recall thinking at the time, reasonably priced, considering the wonder of it all.
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Of course, cropping changes everything. I submit for your musings.
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Some of the plants didn’t have plaques, but there were tags. I just couldn’t bring myself to reach in there and read this one. Danger, Will Robinson.
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I wish I could grow Barrel Cactus. They are so much fun to gaze upon, no?
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I was surprised by the amount of shade. Not Pacific Northwest style shade, but still shade, of a sort. Kinda.
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It’s true. Such beauty exists. I’ll get back to you, because there’s lots more.
Cheers