Japanese Garden

Frozen Pond Stone

I’m a huge fan of pond stones, both in real life and in Animal Crossing, where I’ve collected every variety that is available in New Horizons. I especially like this pond stone in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden, which I’ve photographed before. It was really cool to see it frozen over at our visit to the Garden a few weeks ago…the ice gives it a whole new look for winter!

Icy Waterfall

Visiting the Missouri Botanical Garden is always fun, even in the winter. You might think it’s not the best time of year to wander around a garden, but you get to see all kinds of cool things that just aren’t possible in the warmer months, like this waterfall fringed by ice in the Japanese Garden. I love that even though the waterfall was running freely, that didn’t stop the ice from building up around the edges!

Spring in the Japanese Garden

Yesterday morning, we took a walk around the Missouri Botanical Garden. It does’t matter how many times we visit the Japanese Garden in the spring…I’m always stunned by its beauty!

Spring in the Japanese Garden

I love every part of the Missouri Botanical Garden, but there is something extra special about the Japanese Garden. It is beautiful in every season, because it was so well-planned, but seeing all of the colors in the spring…I will never grow tired of it!

The Top Five–Photos of 2019

Time to take a look back at my five favorite photos from 2019! Notable this year is that a lot of my pictures were taken (or cropped) in “square” mode, since I’m using Instagram more than ever.

First, a picture from early in the year, when we enjoyed a snowy day in the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden:

Another winter picture, this time of two snow leopards at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago:

A spring photo featuring cherry blossoms in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Japanese Garden:

The Red Arrows in flight!

Fall at Forest Park’s Pagoda Circle:

And an honorable mention…a photo taken at the holiday flower and train show at the Missouri Botanical Garden just a few days ago!

Obviously, I have my favorite places to take pictures, but I like that I’m constantly finding new ways to highlight them!

Another Look at Spring in the Japanese Garden

I know I already shared some pictures of our evening stroll through the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden earlier in the week, but it was such a lovely experience, I just had to share a few more!