Oh boy! Some of my favorite summer flowers are water lilies. And apparently I suggested(and Sarah too, oops forgot to mention this) this theme for Denzil’s weekly challenge. I don’t remember that but yay! At my local conservatory, the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park to be exact, there are ponds with Victoria Water Lilies. … More Nature Photo Challenge – Water Plants
This week Denzil’s challenge is ferns. My local conservatory has an entire room full of ferns and I did find a handful of photos to share. I do have ferns in my yard but I can’t seem to find any photos of them, search though I did. And they’re no longer nice-looking or I would … More Nature Photo Challenge – Ferns
It’s one of my favorite things to do during winter! We haven’t been to the conservatory since before everything shut down in early 2020. And naturally, things are different now. Advance reservations are required. Oh wait, now I remember that we made reservations at one point in the last almost 3 years. But something came … More A winter visit to the conservatory
Every year the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory located in Como Park, St. Paul, has an orchid show during St. Paul’s winter carnival, typically the third weekend in January. I try to make it every year even though it’s very popular which means it’s very crowded. I thought I was being smart by getting there just a … More Winter Carnival Orchid Show
And I’m still here! Thank you to all my wonderful followers and all the “likes” over the years. I appreciate it very much. Similar to past years’ posts about my blogoversary, below are some of my favorite posts as well as the most popular posts as defined by the number of likes they received. Similar … More My 4th blogoversary!!
I don’t always see the annual St. Paul Winter Carnival Orchid Show every year. But I do try to visit the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory once each winter to get a breath of the tropics and to escape winter even if just for an hour. It is truly heaven on earth inside the conservatory! If you’re … More Orchid show! and WPC – Vibrant
Each winter we try to make at least one trip to our beloved conservatory that is just down the street a piece. It’s the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, formerly known as the Como Conservatory and it’s located in Como Park in St. Paul, MN. If you’d like to checkout my posts from the last two years’ … More Winter visit to the conservatory 2015
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