beauty upon beauty upon more beautifulness

I went to Loose Park last week on a field trip.  The sky was gray and overcast on the day of my outing.   

The grayness however, did not detract one iota from my enjoyment factor.  As I walked through the paths I could feel the weight of the day slipping away from me... and how could it not?

First I looked.  Then I sniffed.  Then my eyes rolled back in my head.  And it went on and on and on.  Beauty upon beauty upon more beautifulness.  

After I made a loop under the arbors I sat by the fountain for a rest.  I thought about how nice it would be to live really close to this park. 

Maybe in a storybook cottage with a sloping roof and a secret path that led right to the rose arbor.   Imagine the bouquets I could make with Loose Park for a cutting garden.  Of course I would never actually cut flowers from a public park for my own personal use.   Just a little fantasy of mine you understand. 

Besides, I have a perfectly good rose bush in a pot on my deck and 2 knock out roses that are putting out some decent blooms in spite of the whole witches broom problem.   As soon as I get back from South Dakota though... I am putting 2 more rose bushes in pots out back.  I got a rose monkey on my back and it ain't going away anytime soon. 

Comments

[Janet Ghio]

thanks for the photos of Loose park-I grew up in KC and often went to there-for school picnics, ice skating in the winter and just wandering around with friends. Brings back good memories.

[jacki long]

Beautiful! Thanks Carol!

[Judy H.]

Love Loose Park! I hope you've also visited the Overland Park Arboretum, the Kauffman Garden, and Powell Gardens farther south of KC. They are definitely worth the trip. :)