tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2599970066556174247..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: "The purest of human pleasures"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8249955612560562212014-12-30T09:15:56.588-06:002014-12-30T09:15:56.588-06:00Allerton Park, near Monticello, Il, is a nice way ...Allerton Park, near Monticello, Il, is a nice way to spend a day. And Robert Allerton has a unique story.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677646544612398076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20230609767194146822014-12-30T09:02:21.985-06:002014-12-30T09:02:21.985-06:00Longwood gardens is awesome. Ditto the suggestion...Longwood gardens is awesome. Ditto the suggestion. The Duke Gardes. Well I get fairly frequent snapchats from my Duke attending daughter of its beauty. At least when she gets a rare escape from an engineering lab. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55916005353463469702014-12-29T21:50:24.744-06:002014-12-29T21:50:24.744-06:00When I lived in Philadelphia & worked at [unna...When I lived in Philadelphia & worked at [unnamed], I took out membership at Longwood Gardens for a retreat. Every time I entered the gate I could feel my respiration change, slow: the beauty & variety & peace & joys for many senses were worth any drive. Visiting Bermuda, I questioned spending money to enter a "native" garden, since one could see flowers already abundantly everywhere around for free. It also was worth the money to enter a secluded eden. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47580628153345793202014-12-29T12:06:43.718-06:002014-12-29T12:06:43.718-06:00As the first commenter noted, if you enjoy strolli...As the first commenter noted, if you enjoy strolling outdoors, whatever the season, the Morton Arboretum is a fine option. Like a garden for trees, you might say. Don't know if you've been there, or not, but as a Botanic Garden member, you have reciprocal privileges there and can get in for free. (Along with loads of other Gardens / Arboreta around the country.)<br /><br />Off the top of my head, we've been to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis and the Portland Rose Garden and Japanese Gardens, all of which were swell. Closer to here, the Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford are reputedly very nice, though I've not been there. And, though you may hesitate to deign to set foot on the Colonel's old property, Neil, there's a lot to be said for wandering around Cantigny on a nice summer day. But you're probably aware of all that.<br /><br />If we lived in the leafy suburban paradise, we'd probably visit the Botanic Garden almost as often as you do. As it is, we tend to split our outings between there and the Arboretum, and they're not nearly so frequent.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22693386756368961612014-12-29T11:14:27.960-06:002014-12-29T11:14:27.960-06:00Greatly enjoyed the Montreal Botanical Gardens bot...Greatly enjoyed the Montreal Botanical Gardens both times I've been: once in the late summer, once in the early winter. Also, it's in Montreal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37062560042483575172014-12-29T09:58:55.945-06:002014-12-29T09:58:55.945-06:00The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens ...The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas is very nice. Also, it's in Las Vegas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48770856547444859042014-12-29T09:58:27.779-06:002014-12-29T09:58:27.779-06:00My husband and I love strolling through Chicago Bo...My husband and I love strolling through Chicago Botanic Garden; but it is an hour of heavy traffic for us to get there plus $20 to park so we don't make it as often as we would like. Your occasional pictures and mentions of it are welcome vicarious visits for those of us who don't have the easy access that you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56159162047645575132014-12-29T08:40:24.305-06:002014-12-29T08:40:24.305-06:00I do believe you're correct. Been home a few d...I do believe you're correct. Been home a few days, they blend together. Saturday. I'll make the change. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56438383343267214312014-12-29T08:25:19.332-06:002014-12-29T08:25:19.332-06:00Neil: disregard the above, I guess. Maybe I'...Neil: disregard the above, I guess. Maybe I've been hitting the wrong button. But I'll reiterate: I think it was warm Saturday and got colder Sunday. The kind of mistake I make a lot, but easy to correct here.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36589321798724147652014-12-29T08:23:16.893-06:002014-12-29T08:23:16.893-06:00Neil: it is me or you that's preventing me fr...Neil: it is me or you that's preventing me from commenting here?<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27605523604854333532014-12-29T08:18:23.161-06:002014-12-29T08:18:23.161-06:00The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona sh...The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona should be a stop on your itinerary. The desert plants and views of mountains will be very different from anywhere else you go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17718201373596241172014-12-29T07:50:13.431-06:002014-12-29T07:50:13.431-06:00Well, there is the Morton Arboretum right here whe...Well, there is the Morton Arboretum right here where I have a membership. I've been to the Biltmore which is also in North Carolina. Tucson has a differnt presentation in their outdoor museum. You have probably been to Giverny outside Paris. In my retiremet I find my self constantly returning to Paris. I just like to walk everywhere. This spring I will be on a barge slowly floating through canals in France looking at everyone's gardens. There is so much. Dream and plan. Barbara PalmerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com