The Public Garden by olivetreeann

The Public Garden

The Public Garden is the oldest botanical garden in the country. Between its lovely gardens, scenic lake complete with swan boats (which were introduced in 1877), beautiful statues and delightful waterfowl, there's more than enough things to point your camera at! My purpose for going there was to see the bronze statue erected to pay tribute to "Make Way for Ducklings", a 1941 children's book set in (you guessed it) the Public Gardens of Boston. The story chronicles a family of ducklings and Robert McCloskey won the Caldecott medal for his delightful portrayal of their adventures. It was not only a favorite story of mine growing up, it was also one of my boys' favorites. Of course you know I had to buy a copy in Boston for my grandchildren!

Here are some of my favorite scenes from our visit that day.
Beautiful collage
August 29th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
August 29th, 2012  
Yay, bronze ducks! :-)
August 29th, 2012  
Thisis awesome too. Lots of great shots in this one too.
August 30th, 2012  
Ah! One of my favorite places in Boston!
August 30th, 2012  
@automaticslim lol Andy!
@tara11 Thanks Tara!
@sparkleplenty1 Thanks Joyce. I hope I did all these spots justice!
August 30th, 2012  
These are great - love them all!
August 30th, 2012  
@pjonas Thank you Patty!
August 30th, 2012  
What a beautiful set of shots in this collage, nicely arranged. Thanks for the story too.
August 30th, 2012  
Bev
Beautiful collage of a beautiful garden. Nice job!
August 30th, 2012  
Wow, another great collage and so entertaining. I must be really far behind to have missed all these great shots of yours.
August 31st, 2012  
@sangwann @prttblues @cimes1
Thank you Dione, Bev and Carole!
August 31st, 2012  
What a beautiful park, wonderful collage
September 1st, 2012  
@wenbow Thanks Wendy!
September 1st, 2012  
Loving the garden. Beautiful shots :-)
September 8th, 2012  
@vposey Thank you Vickie!
September 9th, 2012  
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