Things do change over time, don't they? The Zilker Garden Festival was a bit of a disappointment. Kind of a huge one, actually. I remember an enormous wonderland of plants, garden lectures, product demos, local experts to chat with - with some food and music and arts-n-crafts thrown in for spice. Yesterday at the festival, there were maybe six nursery booths, the rest was normal festival-vendor fare: clothing, jewelry, random housewares and pottery...pretty much anything but garden-related things. Disappointed but undaunted, I set off (with the friends I had dragged along with me, promising the wall-to-wall plant-shopping extravaganza I remembered) into the botanical gardens, hoping for a serene stroll to remedy the disappointment and frustration I was feeling, only to find that most of it had been taken over by the childrens' activities areas. So much for that, then. Oh, well.
It'll be a couple more weeks until the botanical gardens are in full bloom, but I did find these cute little guys bopping around happily in the breeze:
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| Anemone coronaria |
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| another anemone about to open |
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this one blew out of the frame as I took this picture...
revealing a forgotten shovel. Whoops! |
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| A big double daffodil |
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And a single one, with an anemone behind it
making it look like a two-colored flower |
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| All the little violets! They're so cute. |
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This is not a flower. But it's still pretty cool.
It was as big as my hand! |
Meanwhile, I still have a LOT to do in the garden. The festival kind of derailed some plans I had for the weekend, but I'll catch up this week. If I can get my butt in gear the next few days (I'm extremely, unbelievably tired today for some reason) I should have an actual update on how it's going for you. Here's hoping.
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Dog tax:
Shelly resting her face against my foot. Silly old bear. |
