Nature Journal 3


          This past weekend, I went to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. It was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be, and I ended up having quite a bit of fun. I had never been before and I have always wanted to go, but until this assignment I never had enough reason to visit. I went with my friend Spencer because he loves the gardens and I thought he would be beneficial if I needed any pictures taken.
            The first room you enter at the Botanical Gardens is the greenhouse place where they have plant species form the tropical parts of the world. The had gigantic palms and small flowers and various fruits and berry plants. The one I remember the most was the banana tree because the bananas were a pink color and it was the most surprising thing to me because I have seen bananas my entire life and it had never occurred to me that they could me anything besides yellow or green, much less pink. The next section of the gardens contains a beautiful bouquet of flowers each one a new color and scent. It was like stepping into a scene from Alice in Wonderland. After the flowers, there is a sort of nice wooded area and then you get to my personal favorite part: the Japanese gardens. Everything is so tranquil there. There is lots of shade and large connecting pools with giant koi fish in them. The fish come right up to you as you walk by expecting food, staring at you with their mouths agape. You can walk across the stepping stones in the water and just take in all the serenity. In those gardens, the line between myself and nature disappeared, and we simply were one. I had become part of the garden and it was beautiful.
 









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