Monday, October 04, 2004
Lanterns in the rain
If you haven't been, or even if you have, may I suggest that you get down to the Botanical Gardens and see the Magic Lanterns at the Chinese Garden there.
We went on Saturday, got completely soaked in a torrential downpour, and still felt awed by the beauty of this incredible garden at night with its glowing pavillions and lanterns floating and swaying in the breeze (or gale-force winds in our case). We intend to go back on a nicer day with my eldest child, who was away at Brownie camp this weekend and missed the lanterns.
How we missed that little girl! Camp was a great adventure for her, but she was exhausted when she returned. A good night's sleep has helped, but it will probably take her 3 or 4 days to recover completely. She's a person who really needs her sleep and she's quite a bear when she doesn't get it. Honestly, I don't know where she gets that from.
If you haven't been, or even if you have, may I suggest that you get down to the Botanical Gardens and see the Magic Lanterns at the Chinese Garden there.
We went on Saturday, got completely soaked in a torrential downpour, and still felt awed by the beauty of this incredible garden at night with its glowing pavillions and lanterns floating and swaying in the breeze (or gale-force winds in our case). We intend to go back on a nicer day with my eldest child, who was away at Brownie camp this weekend and missed the lanterns.
How we missed that little girl! Camp was a great adventure for her, but she was exhausted when she returned. A good night's sleep has helped, but it will probably take her 3 or 4 days to recover completely. She's a person who really needs her sleep and she's quite a bear when she doesn't get it. Honestly, I don't know where she gets that from.
# posted by becca : 6:02 AM
