Yesterday Mr. B took a HUGE test (he feels good about it; hope he passes!) for his PhD program, and the best place to take it turned out to be at home. So Audrey and I left for the day, heading down to Pine Mtn, GA, to visit Callaway Gardens. The drive was about 1 hr 45 min one way, and Audrey did really well there and back (thank goodness). When we arrived, we were surprised to discover that admission is free this month--cool! We first wanted to visit the butterfly conservatory, where a "Parrot Encounter" was scheduled. We looked around at the butterflies , but they scared Audrey, darting in front of her face. She was really upset. Then the "Parrot Encounter" turned out to be six minutes of a lady talking about four parrots she had brought along. They were beautiful, but the website implied that the parrots would be talking; we discovered these birds don't like to talk in crowds. And the trainer only took two of them out of their cages. It was pretty lame. Here's Audrey feeling very insecure in the butterfly conservatory.
Then we headed over to the Discovery Center where we had just enough time to get lunch before the next event, Birds of Prey. This was MUCH better, and we really started having fun. First of all, while we were waiting for the show to start, loudspeakers played music, and Audrey performed a great dance number for the crowd (see previous post). The Birds of Prey show was really fascinating; this hawk brushed the top of my head with its talons (it didn't hurt). The trainer showed us the hawk, two owls, and a vulture, and they were flying very low over the crowd. I thought it was great. Audrey alternated between entranced and fidgety, but she liked it too.
Finally, we went to the horticultural center, which had similar traits to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Audrey even asked to see a specific exhibit that's only in Atlanta. The picture at the top of this post is from the horticultural center, as is this next one--I've never seen a banana tree bearing fruit in person, nor did I know that pineapples grew in the ground (I thought from a tree!). We also got to feed fish here, see a blue heron eying those fish, see a waterfall, smell flowers, play with sticks, and just enjoy the beautiful 68 degree weather. Fun day!
Yesterday Mr. B took a HUGE test (he feels good about it; hope he passes!) for his PhD program, and the best place to take it turned out to be at home. So Audrey and I left for the day, heading down to Pine Mtn, GA, to visit Callaway Gardens. The drive was about 1 hr 45 min one way, and Audrey did really well there and back (thank goodness). When we arrived, we were surprised to discover that admission is free this month--cool! We first wanted to visit the butterfly conservatory, where a "Parrot Encounter" was scheduled. We looked around at the butterflies , but they scared Audrey, darting in front of her face. She was really upset. Then the "Parrot Encounter" turned out to be six minutes of a lady talking about four parrots she had brought along. They were beautiful, but the website implied that the parrots would be talking; we discovered these birds don't like to talk in crowds. And the trainer only took two of them out of their cages. It was pretty lame. Here's Audrey feeling very insecure in the butterfly conservatory.
Then we headed over to the Discovery Center where we had just enough time to get lunch before the next event, Birds of Prey. This was MUCH better, and we really started having fun. First of all, while we were waiting for the show to start, loudspeakers played music, and Audrey performed a great dance number for the crowd (see previous post). The Birds of Prey show was really fascinating; this hawk brushed the top of my head with its talons (it didn't hurt). The trainer showed us the hawk, two owls, and a vulture, and they were flying very low over the crowd. I thought it was great. Audrey alternated between entranced and fidgety, but she liked it too. 
Finally, we went to the horticultural center, which had similar traits to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Audrey even asked to see a specific exhibit that's only in Atlanta. The picture at the top of this post is from the horticultural center, as is this next one--I've never seen a banana tree bearing fruit in person, nor did I know that pineapples grew in the ground (I thought from a tree!). We also got to feed fish here, see a blue heron eying those fish, see a waterfall, smell flowers, play with sticks, and just enjoy the beautiful 68 degree weather. Fun day! 
3 comments:
Cute girl! I absolutely loathe butterflies, so tell Audrey no worries about not liking the exhibit!
Love Callaway Gardens! We usually bike all summer long there! Free admission is great! Congrads on your pregnancy!
Carlie has that brown shirt, too.
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