Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

For my birthday, I wanted to visit the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. It was the perfect day with my family.

The Morikami's mission is to provide authentic Japanese cultural experiences that entertain, educate and inspire. This Japanese garden is curated to educate visitors and features a number of gardens, flowing seamlessly from one to the next, from various eras in Japan's gardening culture. Wandering along the path brings a feeling of serenity and sense of well-being, especially with the wind running around in the bamboo trees you see just below. Ah. . . until the teenager wrinkles her nose at the heat and slow pace at which the mom is meandering. Ah well.

Please enjoy my photos from the lovely gardens.

Besides strolling in the gardens and taking photos, we enjoyed lunch in the Cornell Cafe. The servers were delightful and the food was fresh and delicious.

The aforementioned teenager perked up when we purchased some yummy Japanese candies from the gift shop.

Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Rd.
Delray Beach, FL 33446

Photos, Oops!

Hey "At Home" friends. You might see some photo issues as you might realize as you peruse my blog. Please be patient and I'll fix them as soon as I have a chance. But for today, here are a few image to make you smile as you wait for the others to come back.

Cheers to all!

Why do boys get all the great clothes?


Pretty maids all in a row.
Now that's putting down some roots.

 Cheers for you day!

Breakfast of Champions

Most of you who know me, know that I joke about my personal "breakfast of champions..." Diet Coke with Splenda

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But after the next few pictures, maybe we could all agree that hummingbirds are champions in their own right and watching them fight for their breakfast offers us a glimpse of something a bit more heroic than my version.

 Here are a couple of crazy facts from birding.about.com...

• The average ruby-throated hummer 3 grams. In comparison, a nickel weighs 4.5 grams.
• A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second depending on the direction of flight and air conditions.
•  Hummingbirds do not suck nectar through their long bills, they lick it with fringed, forked tongues. (If you look really carefully, you can see one in the top picture, left hummer...cool.)
• A hummingbird must consume approximately 1/2 of its weight in sugar daily, and the average hummingbird feeds 5-8 times per hour.
• Despite their small size, hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species (probably because they have to eat so much...)

Courageous little creatures. I have yet to see on in Palm Beach. Do they migrate through here?

Anyway, enjoy your day in the mountains or by the shore. Eli