Monday, October 31, 2016

Photo Blogging Challenge (October 2016) - Water - by Me

 
 I loved this month's theme - Water - and had fun with it.  See for yourself!
 
I attended a conference near St. Louis for work late last month.  On the second evening there, the vendor who organized the conference hosted a dinner and cocktails at the Missouri Botanical Garden.  I was in heaven!  Perfect weather, flowers, an adult beverage and my camera.  The reflecting pool above was just one of the many water features there, but one of the prettiest.
 
 We took a morning hike in a park near where we used to live.  It was a beautiful day!
 
At the beginning of October we went to an art show at a local historical property.  It's a trip we make every year.  Usually the weather is cool and rainy, but this year we were treated to sunshine and blue skies.  We had more fun wandering the grounds and taking picture than we did looking at the art being sold by the many vendors, as you can see from the view of Himself on the other side of this fountain.  I took a number of pictures of it, trying to catch the drops of water from above.

I love the water droplets on our "Roisin", a shrub rose my sister and brother-in-law gave us when we became our niece's God-parents.  Roisin is Irish for "Rosie" or "Little Rose". 
 
Across the road from where I work is a river with a number of decent sized waterfalls.  The bridge downstream provides a great spot for snapping a few photos of it.


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13 comments:

  1. I always love pictures of flowers with water on them, it's just something amazing to me and yours is no different. Plus who doesn't love waterfalls. When I ever get to Missouri I'll make sure to check out that Botanical Garden.

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    1. Thanks! The Botanical Gardens were fabulous and well worth the trip.

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  2. That pool in St. Louis is truly wonderful!
    Did you have a chance to visit the Gateway Arch while in town?
    You've got a very nice view from your office!

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    1. Thanks! No, unfortunately there wasn't much time for site-seeing. But, I think I would have been too chicken to go up in it anyways!

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  3. So pretty! The first is incredible. What a beautiful place. I would love that in my back yard :) My favorite picture is the one with Himself in the background. I love taking photos of people taking photos.

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    1. Thanks! I think I must have taken a dozen or so pictures of that reflecting pool. The light was just so perfect that evening.

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  4. A botanical garden is such a great place to capture photos for this challenge. It looks like a lovely place to be. The rose is beautiful with the drops of water on it.

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  5. I love the river picture. They are all so pretty though!

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    1. Thanks! I'm spoiled with that river just a stone's throw from my office. It makes a nice lunchtime break.

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  6. The botanical garden pool is beautiful!

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    1. Thank you! I couldn't take enough pictures of it. It really was lovely.

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  7. Lucky you to be able spend a little time up close and personal with Mother Nature on your lunch hours! Thanks for sharing you visit to the botanical garden. The reflecting pond is so beautiful. Do the coloured glass shapes light up at night?

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