This post was written in 2007. Some information may be out of date.
Continued from Part 1.
Let me take a moment to explain the rules I follow for my posts.
I don’t record every single place I visit. Rather than a travel log of what was at the first stop, what was at the second stop and so on, taking photos is the point in itself. For example, this time there was also a herb garden packed with nothing but herbs, and a walking path along the lake, but I didn’t get any good shots there, so I left them out entirely. The main reason is that posting bad photos makes a post boring. As a travelogue, though, that might be a fail..
When it comes to the photos, my rules are a bit clearer. They go up unedited, just resized to 1000×665. With loading speed in mind I post at most 15 per page, and when there are more than 15 I split them in two, like this time. Why are the photos big, with no frames or signatures? Laziness is obviously the biggest reason, but also, when I later need to find a photo and edit it, or send it to someone, I don’t want to go through the hassle of hunting down the original. If you ask what happens when someone grabs them and passes them off as their own, well, I just hope they won’t. ^_^ If I ever become a hugely famous blogger, maybe I’ll stamp frames and signatures on them.. but that doesn’t look likely any time soon ^_^
Flower 1
So cute~
A small pond
It’s really tiny.
Dragonfly
As an office worker who hardly ever gets to be outside while the sun is up, it’s only when I get out like this now and then that I notice autumn has arrived.
Bench
Flower 2
Sundial
It wasn’t very accurate ^_^
Rose
Rose close-up
I tried to get a blur effect on purpose, but it didn’t really work out.
Flower 3
Flower 4
Flower 5
Leaving the garden, we head to the special greenhouse. It feels like a small botanical garden.
Greenhouse flower 1
Greenhouse flower 2
Greenhouse flower 3
Not bad at all for something free. If I’d paid to get in.. I might have dug up a few herb plants to get my money’s worth.. but luckily no such mishap occurred and I made it home safely. ^_^
In front of the bus stop on the way back
I didn’t actually take the bus, just snapped this in passing. The weather was great and it was a refreshing day.