{"id":61302,"date":"2019-05-06T17:39:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T22:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=61302"},"modified":"2019-05-06T17:39:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T22:39:58","slug":"plastic-and-rust-and-japanese-vanilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/plastic-and-rust-and-japanese-vanilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic and rust, and Japanese vanilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Botanica, the botanical garden in Wichita, has installed a number of sculptures in the gardens. Most range from “meh” to kitschy. I rarely bother to include them in my photographs. Currently the people who run the institution are installing a bunch of figures made of Legos in awkward spots through the grounds, such as the pansy above. I hope they’re temporary. They have novelty value and might attract a few additional visitors to the gardens, but there are much more interesting things<\/a> you can do with Legos.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately not temporary are the panels at the south entrance of the not-particularly-Shakespearean garden. They’ve been there as long as I’ve visited Botanica, and they look a little worse every year. (Right-click and open in a new window to see at maximum ugliness.)<\/p>\n

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There are more pictures from Saturday’s visit to Botanica here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My Neofinetia [Vanda] falcata is in flower again. At night the small flowers of this Japanese orchid smell like vanilla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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