Brooklyn Botanical Garden

[brigdh]

I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden today! Shamefully, I had never been there before. It's an absolutely lovely plant collection/garden/display/formal grounds/research center/etc, divided into areas like "Shakespeare's Garden" (plants mentioned in Shakespeare), The Fragrant Garden (plants that smell good or have funny textures), and a Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden (that's pretty self-explanatory). So, of course, I took photographs!


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A Weeping Willow tree.



A dragonfly at the Lily Pool.



Okay, I know everyone takes pictures of the lotuses. But they're so pretty! It's hard to resist.



A goldfish in the Lily Pool.



I couldn't quite get the right shade of this flower with my camera. It should be an insanely vivid neon, like a hallucinogenic sunset.



The koi in the Japanese pond going crazy. I didn't see anyone feeding them, but there was quite a frenzy going on.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

The goldfish in the lily pool photo is AMAZING.

Also: KOI FRENZY!

[catiechu.livejournal.com]

If you're ever in SoCal, we will find some way to get to the Huntington Gardens. :)

KOI FRENZY!

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

My guess is they're eating insects of some sort.(I'm assuming they act like carp.)

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

You're a wonderful photographer. Great dragonfly.
Thank you for sharing this.

[sykii.livejournal.com]

These are lovely. Those lotuses are irresistible, aren't they?
That goldfish is swimming through a cloud!

[ladyofthelog.livejournal.com]

These are lovely! Koi are fun.

Re: KOI FRENZY!

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Same here.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Lotuses do photograph well, but I still think you did an excellent job. Lovely pictures all!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Totally! I love gardens.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Totally are.

And hee! Flying goldfish.

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Thank you!