Laowai

Today I took the girls to the Chicago Botanic Garden. On hot days like this I really notice all the fountains at the garden. Seems like around every bend there is another water feature that the girls are drawn to. It really makes me appreciate the hardscaping and all the different styles of fountains. Plus the gardeners were watering a lot so there were sprinklers to run in.

Every time we go to the garden I drool over this sculpture. I’d tuck it into my bag and steal it if it wasn’t fastened to the brick wall.

We went to the model train garden. There are little trains snaking all around mini replicas of famous American buildings. It was particularly cool today because we got a preview of our upcoming trip to Yellowstone. See the tiny Old Faithful Inn below. And there is a matching Old Faithful that erupts with water every minute. Fun! 

Big dahlias. Big smiles.

The girls love these two fountains. They are just so cool – the water falls in a pristine clear stream. And the sound is really nice too. It’s fun to stick your hand in and break the perfect plane of water.