Prepare to feast on GREEN! My father and I went to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. I put a taste of all we saw in Pinterest, but for the blog, you get the flood. I made some short movies too, but those I will use later. Bwahahahaha!
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Statues in front of the main building

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Main building area

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The gardens!

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This was the day I found out my dad is a Squirrel Whisperer! o.O

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Loved these little waterfalls. With the water restrictions several water bits were off, but the ones that were on were gorgeous.

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There were a lot of butterflies, but they did tend to be camera shy for some reason. (Or my timing was the pits. :P)

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Big open field to let the kids run wild! Hee!

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Magnolias! Which I keep confusing with Gardenias, which are the true flower that is my hubby’s favorite. (Wife fail!)

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Loved all the arches placed in a straight line. Gives you that endless hallway effect. 🙂

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Far side of the rose garden area. We’d missed a lot of blooms, but there were still plenty floweting

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These were such a strange color.

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Not Cannibus. Though many jokes occurred because of these. Heh heh.

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Loved the vibrant red!

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Outside the Japanese Garden area.

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The cactus zone was in a corner. Nice little spot. Even weirder cacti in the greenhouse beside it.

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These looked so funky. Loved them!

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Texas Skies! You knew I’d sneak some of that in. Heh heh

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This one screamed Fly to me. ‘Help meeeee. Heeeelp meeeee.” (Vague reference anyone?) 😛

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Japanese Garden gift shop.

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With the water on, I bet this looks awesome!

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This place so awesomely tranquil.

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Texas skies!!!!!

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Japanese Rock Garden

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Aren’t these funky?

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The main water area had a ton of koi.

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Funky drinking fountain. Made me think of the cacti with funky eyes and arms the Japanese use in games.

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Bwahahahahaha!  And I did take some pics out. But this should keep your eyes full for a while. 😛