Waters Edge

Some of the flowers and water areas found inside the Como Park Conservator in the great city of St Paul.

Touch

Silly Lily

My wife told me that lily's are one of her favorite flowers, so this one is for you dear.

95th Anniversary

On November 7, 1915, the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory opened it's doors, 95 years later, it's still the major draw to the Como Park Zoo. The conservatory displays five seasonal flowers shows annually in addition to the permanent botanical collections of palms, ferns, economic plants, orchids, bromeliads and select tropical plant species.

Como Conservatory

We are at the point of the spring season where everything in the Twin Cities will bloom at once. This in turn will send allergy sufferers to medication and combat the pollen. The photo is an outside view of the Como Conservatory in St Paul. The tax payer/local business funded Conservatory is a crowd favorite with hundreds of plants from around the world growing in an ideal area.

She Said Yes!

If you stopped by the blog yesterday, my photo of the day was a marriage proposal in progress. It was unplanned, I'm not sure who the couple is, but I was in the right place at the right time to capture their special day. As you can tell, she happily agreed to the proposal and the couple is now engaged to be married. Congratulations and I wish you well on your next adventure in life together. If by chance you should see these photos, I will send you the originals if you're interested.

Will You Marry Me?

When I first entered this wing of the Conservatory at Como Park, the image I wanted to capture, I've seen many times before. When I realized I was also taking a photo of a marriage proposal, that made this familiar view a bit more unique. It should be noted that this gentleman is doing the traditional proposal, he has dropped to one knee to ask the big question to his future bride to be if she accepts.

Return tomorrow for the dramatic conclusion to this story....

Playing With Fishy

One of the ponds in the Conservatory at Como Park. Where there is water, you'll often find kids playing in it. Today was no exception.