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On her first Thursday, a garden party was planned for students to celebrate 90 years of the program. Marina also began to feel sick. By the time I awoke and opened Facebook, I had several messages from her. She couldn't find tissues. What should she take? She had a runny nose, headache, and sore throat. She had already been to the pharmacy (chemist) and she couldn't find what she needed. I think she needed me, because she never actually asked someone in the chemist shop where she could find tissues and such. I gave her instructions and told her to ASK FOR HELP.
The garden party was twenties themed. Had they told her this before she left, she might have put together a better costume. As it was, she used what she had packed, picked up a peacock feather clip, and researched twenties hairdos. Here are today's ten:
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| Marina at the garden party at the Botanic Garden. |
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| Having grown up visiting the New York Botanical Garden, she found the greenhouse rather small. |
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| They had a jazz band. |
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| A fountain in the center of the park, where she waited for a tour of the gardens. |
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| She liked the shadow effects. |
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| Marina knows I like to see the local wildlife. She had many pictures of the bumblebees and explained how they looked different from the ones we are used to. |
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| A close-up of the fountain. |
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| A beautiful quote on a bench. |
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| A house built by a student who was instrumental in buying extra land for the garden. |
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| The laboratories where studies are done on everything related to plants. |
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More Botanic Garden photos in Part 5!
2 comments:
Oh no! I hope Marina wasn't sick for very long? As I know, nothing spoils a trip like a cold. Love, Linda
I love Marina's photos. The one of the shadows is great. What a gorgeous fountain - I could lose myself in dreaming sitting next to it. Love, Mom
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