Looking for some inspiration | Butterfly Conservatory

I have been struggling with the idea of picking up the camera lately, so I thought I would head to the butterfly conservatory which has always served me well in the inspiration department. Turned out to be a not so great day. Not many butterflies flying. Not many creatures wandering. Not much luck with the camera in my hand, so it seems... But here are a couple of the photos from the day, anyway. Nothing perfect, that's for sure, just evidence that I even bothered to pick up the camera! =)

More dust removal | Longwood Gardens

A few more photos from Longwood Gardens. Probably one more to go, on a quick glance...

Blowing the dust off | Longwood Gardens

Spent the afternoon at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA on Friday. Beautiful, sunny, windy day... I didn't shoot much outdoors, but it was still good to blow the dust off of the old camera...

Everyone loves a flower | NYBG

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, 

but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.

Helen Keller

A Little Slice of Paradise | Orchid Show, NYBG

I took the day to visit the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx on Saturday. After swearing at my Garmin a LOT, avoiding triple parked cars on the Bronx streets, sitting in line for quite a while to even get into the parking lot of the Botanical Garden, I ventured into the greenhouse... to find it packed! I've never seen so many people there on one of my visits! I did my best to maneuver a bit and get some photos. And I was exhausted when I left... with a four hour drive ahead of me. Anyway... here are a few of the pictures from the day... just starting to go through them...