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Birthday Month Visit 7/14/2014 With Carri And Greg (Page Two)

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We have walked for two hours so it is time to refuel at the Rose Team Room.  Perhaps some champagne?

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Filler up!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The fearsome foursome!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
"I will behave.... Sort of!"

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Carri gots the tickels again!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Our waiter knew us.... When we showed up he ran into the back room!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Delicious groceries

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
OK... Move'm out... Next destination... Japanese gardens

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The bridge is in excellent condition

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Don't be Koi

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Green everywhere

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The restoration of the house sure shows

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Greg and Sue do a wisteria examination

Did You Know? - Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria or Wysteria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants, especially in China and Japan.

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Tradition always places a sitting lion at the entrance to the gardens!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Greg strolls the gardens... Getting ideas for his garden?

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The bamboo sure provides protection

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
An amazing plant

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Camera setting: fast lens
f: 4 at 1/200th of a second

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Camera setting: Slow lens
f: 11 at 1/32nd of a second

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Simply beautiful, peaceful, and restful

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The sitting lion

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Another few months and they will be bright yellow

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
"Where are we going next??"

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The Zen Garden

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Hey guys... A Bonzi Fox!

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Greg looks for a signal?

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Tiny figs anyone??

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The fruit looks full sized

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
A story is forthcoming

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The garden is still expanding

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
"What... We have to walk some more?"

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
"This is just plain pretty"

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
OK... We are ready to go

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Into the jaws of the famous bamboo plant

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
It's dark in here

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The new buildings look great

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Someone is about to crack a joke.... Standby

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The guilty party

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
There she goes

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The seat needs seat belts

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Full 100% giggle underway

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
"Stop it... Stop it... I can't take anymore"

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Sue takes it all in Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
More buildings

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The front side of water

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The back side of water

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The photographers are busy

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
A new rest room... We gotta try it

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
So peaceful

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The lake was calm

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
The blossoms were magnificent

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Amazing colors

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
It was hotter and more humid inside... We did not stay long

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
We did rest however

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
So pretty

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
You could stare at them for hours

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014
Zot... We be gone

Birthday month visit to the Huntington July 2014

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