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Thought I would share some more shots from the Garden. Instead of posting several images here, I thought just providing the link would be less bandwidth hungry. Comments, suggestions are always welcomed.

so many beautiful flowers... i am particularly drawn to the symmetry & structure of 12:17, sculptural pool & the line & lead-in of 12:00, cactus greenhouse... thanks randy! :]

That ladybug and plant,then the turtles appeal to me. Good work.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

cynlee - Thanks for checking the photos out. The shot at the cactus greenhouse was a spectacle to see me shot. I am a very short, but very large fellow. I was wearing my camera backpack (which is green). I was laying stomach down on the ground to get this shot, in the background I thought I heard some little kid ask his parents what type of fat turtle that was crawling on the ground!! lol! Doug - I love ladybugs, the turtle shot would have been better if I had my longer zoom on, as it were, I was trying to get closer why carrying my tripod, and it slipped. Once it hit the ground the turtles all dove into the pond. Got to work on my stealth technique (as much as a 290lb old fat man can) LOL

just imagining that randy :D hehe

Stunning shots Randy. My favorites are the water lilies, the turtles in oriental pond, and that red brick walk in the desert section! :)

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they're all really good...my absolute favourite is the ladybug photo, its excellent!

TwoPynts - Thanks for looking. Lilies were very nice, lovely reflecting pond there. lak - Thanks for checking the photos out. Just gotta love those ladybugs.