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We went to the Durban Botanic Gardens for our last walk over the past weekend.
Our oldest daughter joined us for the outing. We also took our oldest granddaughter and our grandson along.
Leaving the parking area, this is the scene you find just before you enter the gardens at the main gate.
In general, I was disappointed in the level of maintenance inside the Durban Botanic Gardens.
But, there were still plenty of beautiful scenes to capture a photo or two...
We don't visit these gardens often, but every time we go there, I am fascinated by this gigantic tree...
I liked this scene. Having some fun, I played around a bit, framing the building at the top of the hill with the tree...lol.
Focusing more on the scene in front of me...
They are busy preparing the gardens for the Christmas season, putting up all kinds of decorations and lights.
Santa is still allowing his deer to stroll around a bit...lol.
In the middle of the gardens, there is this section that is well kept and they had the sprinklers running at the time...
Due to the sprinklers being on, all entrances to this area were blocked off, but I managed to get some photos.
Below are two photos of one of the entrances to this area.
I thought it would make nice photos...
A nice walkway just below this area is also nicely decorated.
More decorative lights...
Another beautiful scene can be seen close to the middle of the gardens.
Higher up in the Durban Botanic Gardens, the "Garden of the Senses" can be found.
Entering the Garden of the Senses.
Approaching the center of the Garden of the Senses, looking at the "eye of water".
Water is constantly bubbling out at the top, flowing/running down the ball (eye) into the fountain around it. Yes, in the photo it looks like it might be patterns in the metal, but it is the water flowing down into the fountain below.
While my wife and my daughter were relaxing on a little bench and the kids were playing and entertaining themselves, I enjoyed a nice walk taking photos.
But I wasn't alone... This guy decided to join me in the Garden of the Senses...lol.
I went back to my family.
I'm not one for city life or being in a city...but as I sat down on the bench next to my wife and I looked up, I was reminded that we were in the city indeed...
And with that, we come to the end of today's post.
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