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thing that is important is the thing not seen..." "...It is just as it is with the flower. If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers..." Antoine de Saint Exupéry, from "The Little Prince." |
"Quail Botanical Gardens is a place of beauty in all seasons. Ancient cycads, majestic palms, flowering trees and the largest bamboo collection in the United States are part of the diverse and botanically important collections you will discover here." See also: the Missouri Botanical Garden & New York Botanical Garden web sites. Taking these photos at the Quail Botanical Gardens was an almost "mystical" experience. The plants and animals exuded a love of life- but dimly I heard their painful plea- stop the destruction before it is too late... |
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