A Little Time at Matthei Botanical Gardens

I didn't really feel like doing much today but I wanted to have something for a post, so I decided to head over to the Botanical Gardens.  It has been a while since I've been there, so it was kind of cool.

 I'm not going to attempt to name the flowers in this post.  So just come along for the ride.  I guess it's pretty nice to have a conservatory so close because on dreary days, it is a nice place to catch flowers.

 Although today was not all that dreary but still.  It was kind of nice to do something fairly close for a change.

 I do like it when I catch a flower with waterdrops on it.

 Another kind of cool looking flower.

 They don't have a huge selection of bonsai trees but it is still cool to see something so little.  It's hard to believe that this is over 40 years old.

 I don't remember how old this one is.

 This tree is as old as I am.

 One thing I like about conservatories is how they do Christmas.  I'll have to say this is a pretty neat looking tree of poinsettias.

 I kind of like this flower.

 They have a really good desert section.

 One of the cacti.

 A Christmas tree.  I think they were using these to demonstrate green ways to decorate a tree.

 Another type of cactus.

I guess this would represent the stereotypical cactus.

 I really like this one.  I like the spirals on it.

 I'm not sure what kind of plant this is.

 They have a small koi pond.

 Except the Koi aren't terribly cooperative.

 For this picture, I set the camera on manual and underexposed it a bit to give you an idea of how it looked there.

One more set of flowers.

I won't spend as much time away this time as I went and got myself a membership.