Botanic Sunday

Amy and I spent Sunday afternoon at the Botanic Garden. Despite it being the Fourth of July weekend tourist volume was tolerable, partly because USBG probably isn’t quite so high-demand, and it was near closing time. We spotted these two ladybugs mating in the flowers: (warning, real sex, not safe for work if you are a ladybug)

And a lovely grouping of sweet cinnamon flower buds:

Cinnamon Flower Buds

Much more in the Fourth of July 2008 weekend photoset.