Seeking shelter from the awful weather we had yesterday, Mayya and I headed to the UConn greenhouses. There weren’t many other people there, so we loudly exclaimed our excitement about each tree, herb, and flower while bird songs were played over the speakers. I’d never been to the greenhouses before Mayya brought me a few weeks ago, and I’m so glad she did! It’s like stepping into a natural wonderland! I’m really thinking about acquiring more plants than the singular lucky bamboo in an elephant pot that Stan and I own. Here are a few photos I took with my iPhone while we were there:

This is my favorite one, and I’m pretty excited that it came out so well considering I took it with my iPhone, standing on my tippy toes and reaching over a bunch of scary pricker bush-type plants.

More photos after the jump!

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