BP and I made a nice Saturday of The Getty Center. Even though there's no shortage of great art there, my favorite parts are the gardens, especially the Central Garden designed by artist Robert Irwin and the cactus garden pictured above. Nice view of the ocean, too.
Left: Succulent arrangements galore. Inspiration for my own. Center: The center of the Central Garden features an azalea maze, which appears to float in the water feature. Wonder if ducks get lost The Shining-style? Here you see the surrounding flower garden in the fore. Right: Aloe plants that are a tiny bit larger than my own (in the cactus garden).
Above: A thorny-leafed fellow I intend to identify. (Later: Not having much luck.) Below, a beautiful, mysterious flowering vine. (Later: It's Delechampia dioscoreifolia, called "purple wings" or "Costa Rican butterfly vine.")
You know my interest in snails. This is climbing Snail Vine (Vigna caracalla). Nice, huh?
Finally, a pleasure to see Maryland's State Flower, the Black-Eyed Susan, flourishing here.
thanx for taking us to the Getty Center--what a treat and to the Montrose Farmers Mkt as well. Your couples pix is a winner too.
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