Botanical Garden Photos

Alec, Evan, and I went to the New England Botanic Gardens at Tower Hill last week. We try to go each summer as they often have some sort of art exhibit (or 2) that goes along with all the beautiful flowering plants. This year they had Glass in Flight-- giant metal and stained glass sculptures in all sorts of bug and bird shapes. 

The gardens stretch over an area roughly 200 acres in size so every trip is just a little bit different as we rarely try to see everything in one go. Last Tuesday, when we went, thunderstorms were predicted for the afternoon so we went in the morning while it was overcast & there was a really nice breeze which was just perfect for wandering. Most of the rain held off for the 2 hours we were there. 

We were mere steps away from the car heading into the building when I realized my camera battery was dead so I had to make do with my phone camera the whole day.  

Part of the sculptures found throughout the gardens

Alec brought his sketchbook and stopped to sketch quite frequently.

They had beautiful oil paintings by one artist displayed in a hallway inside and I loved that they were all painted throughout various months/days using this very garden as inspiration

 

Evan's photos taken with the Nikon