tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6268639913178996186..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Chicago Botanic Garden ReflectionsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8192560658009224082022-06-14T21:56:01.552-05:002022-06-14T21:56:01.552-05:00Congratulations. I guarantee you that you will not...Congratulations. I guarantee you that you will not regret it. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70292569328585559002022-06-14T20:37:01.954-05:002022-06-14T20:37:01.954-05:00UPDATE: We joined up last Saturday. Our visit to t...UPDATE: We joined up last Saturday. Our visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden is scheduled for Friday, June 17th. I hope and pray it is not 100 degrees again. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48983605429985634922022-02-12T11:14:33.380-06:002022-02-12T11:14:33.380-06:00Sorry for the long delay...just saw this....and ye...Sorry for the long delay...just saw this....and yes, that IS a possibility. One little catch, though. The Holden Arboretum is east of Cleveland, out in Lake County, and not in the city. It's in Kirtland, OH, which is roughly thirty miles from where I live. But our Botanical Garden is less than thirty minutes away, on the other side of town. So it might be worthwhile to pay the eighty bucks for all three venues. Thanks for the heads-up. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12833834883544421922021-12-30T18:31:15.117-06:002021-12-30T18:31:15.117-06:00Just an idea, Grizz, but you could join the Holden...Just an idea, Grizz, but you could join the Holden Arboretum in Cleveland for $80, go there and to the Cleveland Botanical Garden throughout the year and be admitted to the Chicago Botanic Garden (and hundreds of other places nationwide) for free through the Reciprocal Admissions Program... Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75012477223823947262021-12-29T20:08:51.396-06:002021-12-29T20:08:51.396-06:00Thinking about making another trip to Chicago next...Thinking about making another trip to Chicago next spring or summer, and just learned that in 2022 it will cost an out-of-state couple (like us) $60 to enter the Botanic Gardens and park there, or twice as much as it does now (free admission, but $30 per car). That seems a bit pricey to me, even somewhat steep. By comparison, the average National Monument or National Park fee is $10 per person or $20 per vehicle. <br /><br />Oh, there will be free days, of course, but apparently no more senior discounts. And most of the free days will be in the warmer months, and during all of June. Great. I can forsee getting there before dawn, on a weekday morning in May or June. Then watching the sunrise, while waiting hours until the gates open, in much the same fashion we get vaccinated now.<br /><br />Some locals are pissed. One said she'll stick to the parks, and another said he'll just stay home and hang out in his backyard weed patch. Do they need the extra revenue for any new projects, or to pay for expansion? Naaah. Looks like a plain and simple money grab--they're doing it because they can.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54151188396629306902021-12-29T15:44:05.308-06:002021-12-29T15:44:05.308-06:00I guess as a transplanted Buckeye, I've sought...I guess as a transplanted Buckeye, I've sought out interesting things in the metro area, perhaps more than a local who might take things for granted. Though I've lived on the north side for decades, I don't have the inborn disdain for the south side that many seem to (which is not to suggest that you do), and have done a fair amount of roaming there. How about Palmisano Park -- have you been there? Another delightful spot. And you'd have loved the Columbian Exposition, as I did! ;)<br /><br />Just want to note that I replied to your gracious holiday greetings on the Dec. 23 post, in case you didn't see that.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84471084408182695272021-12-29T07:51:44.775-06:002021-12-29T07:51:44.775-06:00as you know jakash , I am not sorry . that you are...as you know jakash , I am not sorry . that you are nor that I am. <br />a transplanted life long north sider there are many things I didn't know about the south side of chicago and many I still dont. I must of missed the world Colombian exposition! lolFMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58033758094799567282021-12-29T00:00:00.791-06:002021-12-29T00:00:00.791-06:00Sorry to be a prick, but a version of that garden ...Sorry to be a prick, but a version of that garden has been there since the World's Columbian Exposition. Enhanced in the '30s and several other times. Some people knew! Be sure to check out the area in the Spring for the cherry blossoms, FME. The park district planted 160 cherry trees around the basin behind the MSI, starting in 2013. Wonderful to see, but the blossoms only peak for a short time.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43147148354086722342021-12-28T18:59:41.872-06:002021-12-28T18:59:41.872-06:00Wandering around my new neighborhood yesterday, wa...Wandering around my new neighborhood yesterday, walking across from where they're building the Obama center. circled the lagoon and what did I find ? But the entrance to a Chinese garden. <br /><br />Nowhere near as nice as the one at the botanic gardens, but when it comes upon you like that as a complete surprise. It's wonderful.<br /><br />Also saw a sculpture public art by none other than Yoko Ono something to do with being a sister city to Osaka. Japan brought it here. A beautiful take on the lotus flower. No Snoopy and a blender here.<br /><br />Like so many things I've discovered out south who knew?FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48514181550794527792021-12-28T16:32:01.409-06:002021-12-28T16:32:01.409-06:00My takeaway is the adorable relationship you have ...My takeaway is the adorable relationship you have with your wife. It shines through again and again in your posts.Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-775931806801117882021-12-28T13:47:20.776-06:002021-12-28T13:47:20.776-06:00Even in the winter, images of the Botanic Gardens ...Even in the winter, images of the Botanic Gardens are lovely. And they are so lush and beautiful in the other seasons, as well. They were pretty nice when I frequented the place in the Eighties, but they appear to have thrived in the ensuing years. Several decades of growth and blooming will do that.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89713673319547251612021-12-28T12:02:00.002-06:002021-12-28T12:02:00.002-06:00Christmas Day was also a good time to visit the Bo...Christmas Day was also a good time to visit the Botanic Garden, crowd-wise, with the bonus of it being a sunny day. The winter sun on the bare trees made for some lovely views, and the reflections that your fine photos highlight were excellent. We ventured over to the new area that you referred to in your last BG post. Swell now, and will only get more interesting, of course. Such a clever use of a limited, not-obviously-utilizable space. I was admiring the lovely benches that you mentioned when I noticed some cracks in the wood of one of the slats. Almost took a picture to send you, but decided that would be a bit much! The bonus was seeing either a red-headed or red-bellied woodpecker in McDonald Woods. Ace birder, I'm not, but the red head seemed appropriate for Christmas...Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24905734470536878102021-12-28T09:57:57.249-06:002021-12-28T09:57:57.249-06:00Bingo!
Bingo!<br />Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-91205355412885340442021-12-28T07:36:03.699-06:002021-12-28T07:36:03.699-06:00never promised a rose garden? never promised a rose garden? FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.com