Botanical Gardens & Biodome

Last month, I spent a weekend at Jared & Shanna's and we went to the Botanical Gardens and the Biodome (we also watched a bunch of movies and all that other sibling bonding stuff!).

The topiary gardens were gorgeous. This one was based on Hachi. :)

The fall colors were also really gorgeous.

Olympic Stadium. Sadly nothing really goes on there anymore.

One of the many greenhouses!

They had Bonsai trees up to 100 years old!

The Japanese lanterns! We saw them at night last year. :)

This one called "The Tree of Life" was the biggest. The detail was incredible.

The next day we were off to the Biodome!

Turkey vulture!

I love the flamingos.

We actually saw a beaver there! Every single time I've gone, they were hiding.

Pretty lynx!

Puffins!!!

The penguins are always my favorite part. Best for last.

It was a great weekend!

The December Photo Project starts tomorrow.. See you then! :)

(P.S. This was my 200th post!)

The Biodome / New Year's Eve

Sara and I went to the Biodome on New Year's Eve, it was a lot of fun!

We saw a ton of animals...

This makes me laugh. A lot. :D

I think the otters were my favorite.

Penguins! How cute are they?!

We saw all different kinds, and of course we saw puffins as well. :)

And fuzzy babies!!! ♥ I wanted to sneak them into my camera bag.

New Year's Eve dinner! :)

Sara and I shared a crème brûlée, they're quite good.

After dinner we went to the Old Port to see fireworks at midnight!

After three hours of waiting in the rain, we were cold and wet but it was definitely a New Year's Eve to remember. :)

Fireworks time! It was rainy, smokey and foggy so it was hard to get pictures, but I got a few good ones!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! ♥