San Antonio Botanical Garden - January 2015
It's been about a year and a half since I last visited the Botanical Garden of San Antonio, and there were more things to discover this time around. The Gardens occasionally swap out their floral exhibits, so there were different plants for me to photograph this year.
The Cacti
Some of these desert dwellers were endangered, and many could easily fit in the palm of your hand, which I advise against:
The Succulents
The succulents decorated the the Garden pathways with vivid colors, while some managed to stab my knee as I knelt in for a better shot (the last picture with the pointy black tips):
The Plants
Easily overlooked were the common plants that blended in with their natural colors, among them were orangish lichen, the Ball Moss that clings onto Texan trees, hundreds of acorns that littered the fields, vines that climbed the walls, numerous lily pads, and trees that reached for the sky:
The Flowers
Most of flowers were drought tolerant, so they continue to bloom bright when the water was scarce:
The Grotto
The Garden also had a designated area called the Grotto, which was climate controlled and had enough moisture to house ferns:
The Critters
There were many birds that occupied the Garden, most of which eluded my camera, and a little frog that was taking so easy that I was able to stick my camera close enough in its face:
I used my compact OLYMPUS SZ-10 and NOKIA LUMIA 520 smartphone during this visit, so I managed to capture some distant subjects in addition to closer ones.
