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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Balboa Park Rose Garden and Desert Garden

Balboa Park has lots of very nice gardens. The first day after I moved to San Diego, I stumbled across these gardens and I couldn't believe they were just there for people to enjoy! I've wanted to come back ever since just to walk around, but I didn't get to until this week. I don't know when roses are normally in bloom, but they were bold and beautiful in the middle of December! 













I took a little detour from the Desert Garden and just kept walking along a path I found. There was a whole bunch of chocolate flower bushes! I don't know if that's the official name, but they smell like chocolate, and that's what one of the guides at the San Diego Botanical Garden called them. 






Saturday, December 21, 2013

December Nights 2013

I posted about this last year, but I thought I'd just post my pictures from this year.

Handbell choir

Civic Youth Dancers




This is a gingerbread house!




Chair exhibit




I'm not sure what this exhibit was... something about metal?



Fancy Christmas trees!





Japanese Friendship Garden







Museum of Man








Grinch Christmas Tree

Santa Lucia procession