Trip to Allerton Park, July 2011

Jul. 19th, 2011 10:21 am
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Lily flowers in pond at Allerton ParkAlgae on the lily pond aerator at Allerton ParkTed becomes sensitive about his weight as the lily pad sinksTed's attempts to protect the sphinx's honor were well-intentioned but led to an embarassing situationPock-marked caryatid face at AllertonPock-marked caryatid at Allerton Park
Green Man relief on the mansion at Allerton ParkStatue looking kinda sexy at Allerton ParkOne of Richard Koehl's Sea Maiden statuesTwo Sea Maidens by Richard Kuohl on pillars at the formal gardensWhere in the world is Theodore SallisTed is--given the right conditions--great at hide and seek
Nadja next to the sheep-lion-dragon statuesTed thinks he may be related these grapes by marriageStone fish statue in the parterre gardenNadja shades her camera with her hat to get a good shotTed wanted him to play Born on the Bayou but settled for The Beautiful Nandu RiverSunken garden
Sunken garden with shachi fish on the entranceEven a Man-Thing likes to swingTed starts to relax a bitTed cries out to the heavens over his mistaken belief that a mole cricket holocaust has occurredBuddha statue in the Buddha pavilionNadja takes an awkward position to get a great shot

Nadja and I went to Robert Allerton Park a few weekends ago. Being geeks, we brought some of our toys.

Over 90 degrees, no clouds, no breeze, but we had a hell of a lot of fun. :D

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