@sugarmuser thanks so much. 15 months into this and it's almost become second nature to be thinking of the composition of the shots and not to just shot. This one has no crop to it.
@swguevin thanks Shelia had hoped to get a look at the blooms but I ran out of time. Going to the zoo Friday for the opening of the new elephant house so maybe I'll hop the metro and check if on them if the weathers good.