The Como Conservatory is flanked by the Como Zoo. We snapped this photo as we looked downward while leaving . . . because we could only get a partial photo of a sleeping male lion for our previous NEW Zoo series.
August 8, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Critters | 4 Comments
A touch of the exotic in the color of this fish.
August 7, 2013 | Categories: Como Park | 6 Comments
We almost got our shoes wet to get a closer view.
August 6, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 10 Comments
Rocks and rock bridges comprise a large part of the exterior Japanese garden.
August 5, 2013 | Categories: Como Park | 2 Comments
A bonsai tree.
August 4, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 3 Comments
Bonsai trees rooted in a thousand year Japanese tradition present a striking foil to the large contemporary white and glass conservatory exterior.
August 3, 2013 | Categories: Architecture, Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 5 Comments
Both exterior fence and conservatory exterior are of simple uncluttered contemporary design.
August 2, 2013 | Categories: Architecture, Como Park | 2 Comments
Straight vertical lines of an exterior fence provide a foreground for angled and arced lines of the conservatory’s exterior.
August 1, 2013 | Categories: Como Park | 5 Comments
Gardens extend to the exterior grounds of the conservatory. The flat pads emphasize the smooth surface of an exterior pond.
July 31, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 2 Comments
The bark of an exotic tropical tree.
July 29, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 8 Comments
Another conservatory wing features tropical plants.
July 28, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 4 Comments
Sunlight streaming through glass panels created a translucent glow on delicate petals.
July 25, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 7 Comments
We visited the Como Conservatory in St. Paul, MN.
July 24, 2013 | Categories: Como Park, Flowers and Plants | 8 Comments
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