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The Chicago (But Not In Chicago) Botanic Garden

9/24/2022

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​THE CHICAGO (BUT NOT IN CHICAGO) BOTANIC GARDEN

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...Continued from yesterday:
   
The ​following morning, Wednesday, August 24, Claire and I set out walking,   ​
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...to The 606, a two-and-a-half mile long walking and biking trail that used to be a train line,
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...and that offers some great views of of the cityscape below.
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     We descended from the 606 when we reached our destination, 
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...my favorite Chicago breakfast eatery, The Yolk,
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...where we had the standard fabulous breakfast fare.
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     After breakfast we walked back home, this time through the city,
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...passing on our way this intriguing sign for a circus school,
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...and the neighborhood chicks of the Block Block Club (see post from 9/21-2022 https://www.ailantha.com/blog/next-stop-chicago).
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    We then took a trip out to the Chicago Botanic Garden, which is not actually in Chicago, but in Glencoe, Illinois, a scenic little town about an hour north of Chicago.
      However the destination was well worth the distance, as the (Not In) Chicago Botanic Garden is   a beautiful site on hundreds of acres displaying millions of plants.
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     Among the displays of flora and fauna  that we saw were an English Garden,
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...a Japanese garden, 
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...and a butterfly habitat.
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       Here and there one came across touches of whimsey.       
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      And though we walked for a couple of hours, I'm sure we didn't begin to see all the natural and human-crafted wonders there were to see,
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...in this garden of earthly delights.
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2 Comments
Sheila Reinhard
9/25/2022 08:16:36 pm

My son lives in Chicago. He and his wife got married last summer at the Garfield Park Conservatory. It was a beautiful spot for a wedding. https://garfieldconservatory.org/

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Patti
10/9/2022 08:06:09 am

That looks lovely, Sheila. Thank you for sharing.

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