Girls Day On The Town!

After our last Girl's Day, my sister-in-law, Marie and I planned to attend the Victoria Master Gardeners Association Fall Plant Sale together. My niece, Hannah, came along this time. We call her Bug! She was thrilled to get to ride in the wagon with her Mom's plants.

After we paid for and loaded our plants, we decided to wander through the VEG (Victoria Educational Gardens) which is designed and maintained by the master gardeners. It is truly beautiful and inspirational. One of Bug's favorite places is the purple house that is used for childrens' tours and educational presentations. I took the photo of Bug looking out the window, and then she is closing the window shutters.

While in the purple house, we noticed a Monarch butterfly that had recently emerged from its chrysalis.

I let it crawl onto my hand so we could examine it more closely. Bug was so excited. She has that disgusted look on her face because it just pooped! Having a butterfly poop on me was a first!

We continued on to explore more of the gardens!

We saw these gorgeous water lilies in the fountain.

This Oxeye daisy plant was full of spectacular blooms!

The clusters of deep purple berries on this bush were a sight to behold. The small sign stated that this was a Jamaican Allspice. The leaves had a spicey scent. I would love to add this to my garden!

At the far end of the garden we found this armadillo in a predicament! I don't think the gardeners appreciated his nightly visits--and digging!

The newest pond has several waterfalls and more waterlilies! Bug was more impressed with the huge Koi and this tiny garter snake that wanted some sun!

We had a great time. The weather was pretty warm, but there was a nice breeze blowing.

We took our plants to a shady place at my house so we could continue with our day. We ate lunch at Johnny Carino's. Yummy Paninis and Italian Creme sodas for the big girls and a pizza and root beer for the Bug!

Coming Soon--Shopping!

Ya'll Come Back Now!

Lorilee