a lovely day for a walk

[lizziebelle]

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Originally uploaded by LizzieBelle.

My friends Pam & Greg came over for a walk down in Stanley Park this afternoon. They were wowed by all the trees, flowers, and other cool stuff there. It's really an amazing space, and Greg used to be in the tree biz so he knew the names of most of them. Every time I go there, I discover something new; this time, it was dinosaur tracks! They were behind bars, so they weren't very photogenic. I took lots of other pix, though-- follow the link to see them all!

All sorts of different things were in bloom this time, like the rhododendrons and columbine. That exotic purple jack-in-the-pulpit turns out to be Japanese. The water wheel at the mill was running, and the door was open so you could see that it's a replica of a sawmill.

Pam was musing that it was a lovely place to have a wedding. Then a huge SUV stretch limo pulled up, disgorging a wedding party into the rose garden! The bride was a vision in a pale lavender princess gown, complete with tiara. I'm glad for them that it didn't rain. We felt a couple of drops at one point, but the sun made an appearance and all was well.

It was a lot of fun to share the park with friends, especially Pagan friends who appreciate the beauty of the trees and the grounds. It was a really fun afternoon. :)

Comments

[singingnettle.livejournal.com]

Oh, so that's where you live...pretty!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm lucky to have such a wonderful space just down the street. :)

[sea-dark-wine.livejournal.com]

Bee-yoo-ti-ful!
I did an image search on Google for "yellow lady slipper" and got some images that look a lot like yours -- so maybe that's what it is.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

My first thought was that they were lady slippers, but I wasn't sure if they come in yellow or not. Cool!

[firespirit1.livejournal.com]

They sure look like Ladyslippers, which if I'm not mistaken are a protected plant. The park near your house sounds absolutely heavenly.

As an aside, I typed too fast and had a typo--havenly. It probably is that too!

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure they're protected, too. I've only ever seen them in pink; I'll have to do some research. They were one of the few plants there that didn't have a plaque.

Some time when you're in the neighborhood, I'll have to take you there!

[sea-dark-wine.livejournal.com]

I wonder how those yellow ones got there. justjanus and I just spent some time down in Canton at an Audubon reservation, and there were lots of the pink ones on the trails.

Speaking of wild plants and interesting varieties of them, did you know there are mulleins that come in colors other than yellow? I saw some in a garden shop yesterday -- way cool! I don't know whether they occur naturally or if somebody figured out how to make them that way.

[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

Is that the Audubon place on Washington Street? My mom goes there. They have art shows & teas. The place they lived in Canton when they first moved here had lots of the pink ladyslippers. :)