Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

Trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

This post combines my love for nature, knitting, and dolls.

I volunteer as a Discovery Garden Docent in the Botanical Garden this fall. It was great experience and I very much enjoyed coming to the garden in the early morning every week. It was interesting to learn new things about plants and work with toddlers. A few days ago was my last day of volunteering, so I decided to take one of my dolls and take some pictures to capture the beautiful season.

I took Anthony again with me simply because he was already dressed up for autumn, and I think his sweater that I knitted a while ago correlates well with the colorful weather outside.
I also took our Sasha's family dog, Charlie, with me. Charlie is an American Girl Samantha's retired dog, Jip.

I hope you enjoy the pictures from the garden as much as we enjoyed our journey.


This is one of the three entrances to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, on Flatbush Avenue.


So our autumn trip begun...


The leaves have already started changing colors. The day was warm, the weather beautiful, and the view was astonishing. 



Regardless of the season, some plants are in full bloom.


Anthony found some tree hollows and was curious about them.











This is a Witch Hazel Tree. So pretty...





Resting and enjoying the beautiful view.



We went to The Aquatic House and were captivated by the beautiful collection of tropical and subtropical plants from around the world and the collection of orchids. Unfortunately, I could not take pictures because my camera was not adjusted for the wet environment and got immediately fogged up. It was almost impossible to take pictures. So we enjoyed the collection without taking pictures.



It was not foggy in The Tropical Pavilion, and we were fascinated by the tall trees and enormous leaves. The pavilion is about 65 feet (to accommodate its tallest trees).


We saw Papaya and Banana trees with their fruits. 











Then we went also to the Warm Temperature Pavilion. 



Heamanthus is one of my favorite plants, but I've never seen heamanthus seeds before. 


It was blooming just a week or so ago...




Bonsai trees are also changing the colors of their leaves...





We continued our walking outside again and we saw an artist painting in the beautiful weather.


A flock of sparrows grazed in the grass. As we approached they hid in the closest bush and then came back again. 


We approached the evergreen area and found a huge pinecone.


And more pinecones...


The smell was so strong that remind us of Christmas and then we found out why. It was a Hay-Scented Fern.



The falling leaves covered the lake the way ice covers water in winter time. It was beautiful.



This was my working place where the children came and explore the nature.





Enjoying measuring.... 




The nestlike viewing platform. 




Making a nest from collected twigs.


Then we went to the garden's shop and saw this unusual Christmas tree...


The Christmas tree is made of air plants.


More colorful pictures from the garden...









Today, I only showed you some parts of the garden. It is impossible to take pictures of everything we liked on our way. Hopefully, I will walk in the garden some other day in a different season and show you the beautiful nature created by people in the big city. 
















8 comments:

  1. I've been to the BBG but never in the Fall. Thank you for showing many pictures - my favorite is one of Anthony looking out at the stream - I like the way you took the shot over his shoulder, so we see what he sees!

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    1. Thank you Janet! I've also been to the BBG many times before, but usually in the spring and summer - never in the fall. I also plan to go there in winter. I want to see the garden when it snows. Hopefully, we'll have snow in the coming winter.

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  2. What a very beautiful garden, looks like Anthony and his dog Charlie had a fantastic time exploring everything. Thank you for sharing this beautiful place with us. It looks like somewhere Henry would love to explore as well. :-)

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    1. Thank you, Serenata for the nice comment! We had a great time. And Henry is a very experienced explorer. :)

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  3. Thank you for the "visit" to the BBG. It must have been lovely to go there each week and watch the garden change. Your pictures were lovely, and I really enjoyed them.

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  4. Thank you, Julie, for visiting my blog and for the nice comment! Yes, it was a joy of walking in the garden every week, especially in the morning.

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  5. That unusual air plant Christmas tree is fascinating, such a great idea. It looks like Anthony had a very enjoyable visit to the garden.

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    1. Thank you for visiting and for your nice comment! Yes, it was very a nice day, and we enjoyed our trip very much. I love the garden and plan to go there during the winter. (I hope it will snow this winter).:)

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