Following Aunt Jo-Ann's urging, we revisited the Botanic Gardens today. We were pleasantly surprised. The grounds have become even more beautiful!
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Here's us at the Main Gate. We love the details!
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And the lush tropical foliage!
We caught many interesting sights!
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A lovely pair of swans.
Can you spot the terrapin behind?
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This huge turtle was as curious about us as we were about him.
He swam right up to the surface and poked his head up to take a closer look at us.
We also saw a cute little black chick but Missy was too slow and didn't manage to take a picture.
Later in the evening, we sat down to a nice jazz performance by the Thomson Jazz Club. It was really cool! We took a video clip and would have loved to share the music with you except silly Missy forgot to turn on the volume!
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We didn't take too many pictures today as the garden was much too crowded. But the grounds were absolutely lovely and we would love to come back soon.
Special commendation by Missy: Waverly's leash broke halfway through our fun today so we had to leave her to off-leash. I was a tad anxious due to the crowds and was very conscious of her being off-leash with the 'Dogs must be leashed' signs all around us. But little Waverly was so good! Although never formally obedience-trained, she stayed close throughout. Her lovely temperament endeared her to many who stopped in their tracks to take photos of Daisy and her. I'm so proud of my little girl!