Wednesday, April 13, 2011

A visual treat

I've been meaning to post pictures from our trip to the zoo on Monday.  There's a fantastic little zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, called The Como Zoo.  It's free admission, although donations are strongly encouraged.  It's a great little zoo, with a good variety of animals, including lots of monkeys.  The monkeys make my children happy!  Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the animals this time around.  That doesn't mean I didn't get some great pictures though.  You see, my favorite part of this zoo is the conservatory.  It's gorgeous!  There's green stuff everywhere, which is a treat for the eyes in the middle of winter when everything is gray.  All of the pictures I took this time were in one specific room in the conservatory.  It's THE. BEST. PART. OF. THE. ZOO!  You'll see why:












Total picture overload, but it's so worth it, isn't it?  The flowers are gorgeous, there's sun everywhere, there are koi swimming in the water.  It's just a beautiful place and gives such a lift to your spirits.  Good thing it's open year-round and we have a nice little oasis to visit in the middle of winter!

4 comments:

  1. it looks warm too which is always nice in the winter! How fun.

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  2. Wonderful pix Cindy. It looks like a great day was had by all. The tulips are breathtaking.

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  3. That is just beautiful!!! I wish we had something like that here in the desert. No such luck, though.

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  4. Oh, to see spring flowers in spring!! What a novel concept!! I find myself sometimes lingering the flower section of the grocery store to smell the hyacinths. We won't see any daffodils poking their heads out for at least another month..*sigh* At least the sun's out!!

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