Today Andy and I saw the Arboretum and the Japanese Garden:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[XanaDUer2]

1. I love our arboretum here

Great pix

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thanks so much, my dear XanaDUer2!

Thanks for your kind words!

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Beautiful! Is that Austin? I've been to that garden. Lovely!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thanks so much, my dear CurtEastPoint! We were in Fort Worth. It is a lovely garden! ♥

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. Two of my favorite places!

I absolutely love GGP

I'll be there 6/11/22 weekend myself, taking my new special lady to see it for her first time.

Thanks for the pics Peg!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thanks so much, my dear Hugh!

I hope you and your new special lady have a great time! I hope the weather is as good for you as it was for us.

And you know how I am about sharing.

[TexasTowelie]

4. Was this in Fort Worth?

When somebody mentions Japanese gardens, I think of the sunken botanical gardens in San Antonio instead. However, I'm not that familiar with Fort Worth so I realize that I might be missing out.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Yes, this is in Fort Worth, my dear TexasTowelie!

I'd say you might just be missing out! It's quite lovely.

[wendyb-NC]

5. Excellent photos

They are beautiful pictures. The Arboretum and Japanese garden are magical. Thank you, Peggy for sharing them with DU.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thanks so much for your kind remarks, my dear wendyb-NC! My pleasure to share. n/t

[SheltieLover]

6. Gorgeous, Peggy!

Ty for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear SheltieLover: Thank YOU! ♥

[blm]

7. Sweet

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks so much, my dear blm! ♥

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Just lovely!

And how nice to see you too, CaliforniaPeggy! I love the yellow irises bent in the wind.

Your colorful photos are such an upper for me. Today in NE Ohio we had rain/sleet/snow all day long. It’s nice to know it’s beautiful SOMEWHERE!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. So kind of you to like my photos and me, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I am sorry about your lousy weather. Hopefully it will soon be spring!

[Solly Mack]

14. K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thank you so much, my dear Solly Mack!♥

[MagickMuffin]

19. My favorite sites

Lovely photos 😍

It's been a while since I've been there, I believe it was before our previous Mayor Betsy price decided it would no longer be free to go to. It's such a shame not all people can go and enjoy the park.

I found out one of my friends works at the FWBG. He loves it there.

[yellowdogintexas]

21. There has always been a charge to visit the Japanese Garden

the general admission to the Botanic Garden itself just came about last year.

Tickets to the Japanese Spring Garden Festival are included in the Garden admission.. I could not find out if general park admission always includes the Japanese Garden .

At one time one could visit the Japanese garden without going through the main garden. I do not know if that is still available. There used to be a separate parking area in that end of the park

I thought there were going to be some discount days but did not see any info about that. Maybe after school is out.

[MagickMuffin]

25. That is correct, Japanese Gardens has always had a fee, however, I should have been more clear

Betsy Price is responsible for the admission just to access the whole gardens.

$12.00 per person which would be $24 for a couple to visit. I don't have those kind of resources to ever visit again. And I'm certain there are more people like me who can't afford to visit our lovely Botanical Gardens. It should have remained FREE for everyone to visit and enjoy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. Thank you, my dear MagickMuffin! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing my photos. ♥

[yellowdogintexas]

20. I love the Japanese Garden! Did you get to feed the fish?

There is a huge school of colorful koi in the garden and they will head for the shoreline if a shadow passes over the water!

I have had them take koi kibble from my fingers

The Arboretum is also lovely.

Looks like you did a big cross-town trip today!!

Are you by any chance planning to visit the Fort Worth Zoo? We have a new baby elephant named Brazos, and a beautiful new African Savannah for the elephants, rhinos, giraffes https://www.fortworthzoo.org/brazos#dismiss

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. Alas, I didn't get to feed them! I did get to see them, but that was it.

We might have time for the Zoo. Depends on how much energy I have.

Thanks for the link!

[Kali]

22. watchoo doinin Texas CaliforniaPeggy?

pretty picachures!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Hey, my dear Kali!

Andy's been giving me long-distance photo lessons on the Olympus camera I own. I thought it would be cool to have some in-person lessons.

Also, we plan on attending the 2024 solar eclipse which crosses DFW. So this visit is a dry run to see where there might be good sites to see it from.

Glad you enjoyed the photos!

[Kali]

31. ooo yeah!

I was checking sites in Mexico for the eclipse a while back. thanks for the reminder.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. The weather might be better in Mexico.

I have concerns about safety in Mexico, which is why I decided that Texas would be fine.

[duhneece]

26. Thank you for sharing nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. And thank you for enjoying them, my dear duhneece! n/t

[George McGovern]

29. Very Pretty Peggy! All the photos!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Thanks so much, my dear George! Glad you enjoyed them. ♥

[jfz9580m]

33. Beautiful photos Peggy..especially numbers 2 and 4

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. Thank you so much, my dear jfz9580m!

Can’t argue with your choices! Thanks for your kind words.

[Gato Moteado]

35. Great shots, Peggy....

...did andy take you to the dallas world aquarium (i think that's what it's called)....it's not really an aquarium anymore, but rather a large rain forest exhibit that you walk thru, with some aquarium exhibits in the lower level. there are toucans, sloths, monkeys, iguanas, etc all over the place in there.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Thanks so much, my dear Gato!

We haven't seen that exhibit, and now we probably won't. It's quite a long drive from here.

It is a shame. We've done a lot of touring and now we're short on time and energy!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

36. Great pics, Peggy, thanks for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Thanks so much, my dear Grumpy! Glad you enjoyed. ♥