Brace yourselves for a lot of photos. We spent this most beautiful of beautiful spring days at Cox Arboretum. It was, quite frankly, a selfish excursion because I have been on the hunt for a magnolia tree in bloom that I could get right up close to and draw, and since I haven’t found one conveniently in my own neighborhood I thought I surely would not go wrong there. And I wasn’t.
But, the baby wasn’t as excited as I was about sitting in one place a drawing pictures. I had to unstrap him and let him explore.
Can you see the maze wanderers?
It was such a beautiful day. Things like this make me as excited as I would be at Disneyland. Not that I’ve ever been to Disneyland, I’m just saying, I get very happy when I see wild animals basking in the sun, posing for my camera.
Or, better yet, letting my kids join in the fun.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for the comment on my blog–I just love yours! The aesthetic is lovely, and I really enjoyed your topics. I’ll have to add you to my blogreader
I wanted to say that yes, we live in the Denver area, but my husband is originally from Kettering. I do enjoy the Arboretum…Josh worked there in high school and his mother still volunteers there.
If you have any questions (or are headed this way) drop me a line
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
How fun! I’ve been wanting to go down to Cox. My old house in South Carolina had a gigantic magnolia tree right in the front yard.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I miss the Cox Arboretum, such a beautiful place. Love all your photos especially those turtles. Whenever I’ve tried to approach one they would dive back into the water even before I got close. What lucky boys.