Rose garden, fountain and green house
Bordering the Great Lawn
Sometimes (rarely) you don't have to tweak a photo before you display it. This is one of them.
You can't see too many, but there were bees all over these flowers.
These are grown in cages.
There is no way to really capture the impact of a mass planting like this.
Preparing for the Christmas light show. It's displayed from the day after Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. Don't go Thanksgiving weekend or wait until New Year unless you really like crowds.
Great Balls Of… Flowers!
The Bellingrath Museum Home
Fowl River
The swans will be lit and glide across the lake.
Look at the size of that bamboo
A little different perspective. I got the idea from my granddaughter who thinks it's okay to take photos that aren't perfectly aligned. She's right.
The fairest flower in the garden this day.
The Boehm Porcelain Gallery
I take no credit for this photo. The last time we went Vickie took a similar one. So when I saw it this trip, I "borrowed" her vision.
Thanks Vickie. I wouldn't have even noticed if you hadn't photographed it first.
This is a bit busy for my taste but still interesting.
This is probably my favorite water lily photo to date. Lots of interesting things here.
Flowing water…
… & frozen (in time). I'm learning that shutter speed makes all the difference.
The outdoor cafe. I've never gotten a photo when it was open. I think I was waiting for the right moment.
