Fish Ladder Flooded - 4/17/13

The water is rising and the fish ladder viewing area is no longer navigable, by humans.

All we can do is stand and watch...

The RiverWalk is now impassable and there was only one cool creature nearby.

 He was quite unperturbed about the situation.

 Five Feet High and Rising - Johnny Cash

A Sweet Morning at Meijer Gardens - 9/15/12

School is back on, ArtPrize has not begun, and the weather was comfortable in the 70s.  All this lead to a perfect time to re-visit Meijer Gardens. Small bonus - it was also the Herb and Gourd Festival. 

I thought there would be more to it but it was just in one room and cute enough. Quickly moving on, I visited these plants that give new meaning to the word "carnivore."

The Boardwalk offers great views of the marsh along with attendant wildlife. This image looks like an post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Get your ducks in a row - 

Bold fellow 

Fred's final resting place

Thanks a lot, Andre

Way too many dogs were everywhere as Paws with a Cause had an outing here today.

Just some favorites...

Many of the sculptures I love, and to many others I'm indifferent. But they finally installed a sculpture that I absolutely detest, Jim Dine's "Large Parrot Screams Color." It does not fit into this park at all and I hope it's on temporary loan. ArtPrize could probably use it.

After several hours of walking the park, I had my fill and headed out.

Here are two previous postings from visits to Meijer Gardens:

Chaos and Stillness - Meijer Gardens, 3/30/10

Chihuly Exhibit - Meijer Gardens, 5/12/10

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And really? Not 15 or 20? :)