Birthday trip

I finally uploaded all of my pictures so I have no excuse to put off posting any more.

Last week Monday was my birthday. I love the flowers at the Frederick Meijer Garden, though I only usually go in March when the butterfly show is going. But there are still lots of orchids and now there are outside flowers, too.

So, here are some pictures from the day. If you want to see the whole set you may go here

It always starts in the desert house.


Then there was this cool flower.


I love the pitcher plants.


Of course, here are the orchids. Remember, you can click on any of these pictures, choose All Sizes, and see them in the larger version.










Then I went outside.





Then, on the way out I decided I needed to photograph this one. There's a guy named Dale Chihuly who makes beautiful glass art. There was a full exhibition there a few years ago. I'm assuming this is a permanent piece now. This one's really worth a peak at the large size.