Laun working, girls exploring

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

It was beautiful and I guess during June to September are the most colorful months, man I’d love to come back! I carried Sydney in the ergo and she was great and napped while I walked in stunning scenery for a couple hours.

Welcome to the jungle, there were vines all over.

I love the tall bamboo.

Spanish moss everywhere!

Just to get an idea of how big these vines are.

sleeping beauty

The only let down was that this pond in the warmer season has huge lily pads and I would love to see that, maybe I can come back someday!

Now this is what I thought Florida looked like.

This reminds me of the secret garden.

While I’m looking at flowers, Laun is looking at power points, lucky me.

I loved this, reminds me of something you’d see in a Dr. Seuss book.

cool tree

I’m pretty sure I covered the map and thankfully most the trails are shaded.

And how pretty is this gift shop…I’d love a home like this.

And I’m a sucker for wrap around porches.

Sydney woke just in time to nurse and head to some museums. Oh and nursing in the south in public is strange because I think moms usually nurse in rooms. Even though I always cover up, I don’t think I ever saw people nursing, I think it’s considered bad manners or something. But this porch and rocking chair make a fabulous nursing spot.

Then we headed to the University of Florida…

Harn Museum of Art

I was so excited to see this piece! I studied El Anatsui in my African Art class at UofA and he was my favorite. His metal art looks like fabric and I love that he does recycled art.

discarded bottle caps

Cruising the art museum, there was a lot of exhibits to see.

Then we headed next door to the Florida Museum of Natural History.

butterflies

sea life

Tired girl, ready to head back to the hotel and see daddy.

Play pens- one of the best inventions.

Tonight a company invited Laun and I to dinner. It was amazing food and Laun’s steak was huge. Even Sydney loved the meal. It was nice to meet Mike and Dan. Mike was so cute with Sydney and it was a wonderful evening.