Showing posts with label Olbrich Gardens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olbrich Gardens. Show all posts

Friday, February 09, 2007

Owen's Day Off

Middle school got today off, so Owen and I got to have fun without The Little Emperor in tow. We went on our never-ending quest for a Wii, striking out at 5 stores, which was completely predictable. Had a nice lunch and then off to Olbrich Gardens to see the glass art in the conservatory.

As we entered the hot steamy conservatory, I realized that I was going to have a fog problem with my camera, and I did. Eventually, the camera warmed up enough for me to get some pictures, but I had to keep wiping the lens and the viewfinder.

Here's Owen standing under a yellow light.

He'll be 12 on Valentine's Day and he's turning into such a nice, reasonable young man, except where his little brother is concerned.

A pitcher plant, looking oh so inviting...


Some of the glass fish...



Two of the resident birds



And of course, some of the tropical plants...




All in all, a nice mother-son outing.