Hello,
Sarah took off a day for her birthday.
We visited the aquatic center within driving distance of their home. I did not
know quite what to expect. It was a delightful experience in spite of the heat
and humidity. The museum building was small, but packed with all sorts of
information that I could forgot with ease even though I wanted to remember
everything.
There were lotus flowers that were
beyond anything I had seen before, both in height and in size of flower. It was
great to see the seed pods forming. Some other plants were to have a plate like
flower that could be six feet across floating on the water. We saw some of that
type with flowers about one to two feet across. Perhaps we were there at the
wrong season. Taking care of this place seemed overwhelming to me. I cannot
image how they do it.
We were fortunate to see some egrets
and a blue heron. There were small turtles that signs cautioned us to not step
on. We did not see a single one even though it was on our hope to see list. Here
there was not as much for Natalie to touch, but at least we were outdoors much
of the time.
Paula
I was saddened to see bottles and cans
in the water in some places. They are also troubled by the fertilizer and weed
killer that is used in so many places in this country. Saving the earth is
posed against economic gain or a sense of local beauty without regard for the
consequences. How can such divergent goals reach compromise?
We were fortunate to see some egrets
and a blue heron. The heron is in the middle of the photo below. There were small turtles that signs cautioned us to not step
on. We did not see a single one even though it was on our hope to see list. Here
there was not as much for Natalie to touch, but at least we were outdoors much
of the time.
It was a good place to visit.
Paula
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