On the Saturday of Ashley's stay, we visited The Kingwood Center. It includes a massive old mansion, much of which can be toured, and acres of flower gardens and green houses.
A closeup of a flower with raindrops:
Some kind of ornamental cabbage??
Ashley and me in the cactus greenhouse. 
Looking toward the entrance:
Cactus in an awesome pot:
A decorative fire hydrant
We happened upon a wedding party, taking pictures. I zoomed in and got one from a discreet distance. :)
A lovely peacock that was roaming the grounds:
A fountain, obviously:
A lily pond:
A delightful daisy:
Stone staircases:
An apple tree growing over a wall:
Teapot and cups growing plants:
A view of part of the mansion, an arch overgrown with ivy:
A stone lion overlooks a fountain:
The jungle-like environment of the greenhouse:
One of my favourite trees:
A rather fun plant:
Very, very nice. :) Did I mention that I had a total blast?
ReplyDeleteLOOK like FUN...I LUV CONVERSE!!!!
ReplyDeleteI really like the Yelow ones. YAH, converse... :P
Awesome pics! I esp. LOVE the white daisy. We used to have them at our old house, I miss them! Thanks for cheering up my evening! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, it's beautiful there!! I love all the flowers and foliage. So pretty...
ReplyDeleteI want to go there someday ;)
It looks like you all had fun!!
Hey, what kind of camera do you have?
I have a Kodak Easyshare Z812IS. Because I name inanimate objects, I call him Charles. He has 8.1 megapixel and 12x zoom. I'm rather fond of him.
ReplyDeleteParts of that garden look like something I imagined in a story I wrote when I was younger-one with peacocks and fountains and handmaidens with silk scarves and the like.
ReplyDeleteI really, really, really like that Charlie Brown Quote. I think you should turn it into a button. Awesome Blog!