tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post7776271732565147000..comments2023-06-30T10:06:43.859-05:00Comments on Nourishment for the Soul: Benefit: An Act of KindnessKel Rohlfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09103229343668393867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-39745380801388518792013-03-24T14:46:22.371-05:002013-03-24T14:46:22.371-05:00Yes, the CHinese is smaller. Love that beautiful r...Yes, the CHinese is smaller. Love that beautiful raw marble bridge and pagoda. Oh, and check out Shaw's secluded and serene ivy-covered grave. That whole area is wonderful.Lynn D. Morrisseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-3057705684729049862013-03-24T13:20:57.600-05:002013-03-24T13:20:57.600-05:00Lynni- What treasure we have here in St. Louis......Lynni- What treasure we have here in St. Louis...I have so much to explore...thanks for sharing your special spots and I do believe we will bump into each other there some time this year :) I realized today that I was in the Chinese garden on Friday...it's smaller and more secluded...I do love the Japenese garden and the rock gardens there...Kel Rohlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103229343668393867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-88700586894772436592013-03-24T13:17:27.667-05:002013-03-24T13:17:27.667-05:00Dawn- I pray you will find a beautiful garden in y...Dawn- I pray you will find a beautiful garden in your area...I'd love to hear about your adventures and know that you will delight in your time with the Beloved and with your journal.Kel Rohlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103229343668393867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-6732457679830862592013-03-24T13:16:33.692-05:002013-03-24T13:16:33.692-05:00Thanks, Julie! I have been on a quest to find the ...Thanks, Julie! I have been on a quest to find the perfect writing spot in St. Louis and I really believe God wooed me to the garden. So thankful that I am in a season where I can enjoy an annual membership to the Botanical Gardens here.Kel Rohlfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103229343668393867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-58107059293423300442013-03-23T18:25:46.480-05:002013-03-23T18:25:46.480-05:00Ok, Kel, you are singing to the choir here! I kept...Ok, Kel, you are singing to the choir here! I kept dropping not-so-subtle hints that you would love the Botanical Garden as a rendezvous retreat with the Lord, and you have taken the bait! Yeah! Isn't it simply breathtaking? And just think: You will love witnessing the unfurling of spring with your Beloved, as you stroll, pen-and-journal in hand through the lush lawns and proliferating petals that comprise our jewel of a garden! Do take time to read up on the Garden's history. What gratitude we owe, yes, to the Lord for his beautiful creation, and to Henry Shaw who so generously bequeathed his country estate to St. Louisans--and really the world. The Garden attracts many visitors, and from what I understand, is one of the finest gardens of its kind in the U.S. Do visit Shaw's house (even though I, personally, think the revovation was not nearly as nice as the house was originally), and of course, you've visited the Climatron and Temperate House. The Japanese Gardens are stellar, and last year we even got to visit the sacred island for an explanation of a tea ceremony (this is not generally open to the public). One of my favorite spots is the English wooded garden. And, as you've discovered, all throughout the Garden, there are lovely benches for sitting and pondering, walks for strolling, streams for fingering, open meadows for meandering, interesting fesitivals, concerts.....oh I could go on and on. Do look for the Chihuly glass which graces the Garden and Ridgeway Center in various places (and the original exhibit was stunning). Oh, and ride the train. Yes, walking is wonderful.....really the main way to travel through these exquisite grounds.....but on a lovely day, riding the train offers an opportunity to get a sweeping view of the Garden as a whole, a guided tour by the driver, and the caress of a silken breeze wafting through the open-air cars.<br />Enjoy, and I can't wait to read more about your adventures. Who knows but we will bump into each other around some turn in a circuitous garden path!<br />Love<br />LynniLynn D. Morrisseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-83576716493602183592013-03-22T21:23:30.405-05:002013-03-22T21:23:30.405-05:00Beautiful, Kel. Now I want to find a local Botanic...Beautiful, Kel. Now I want to find a local Botanical Garden in RI! Bless ou my fellow journal girl...oh what precious moments as we walk through every moment aware of His aroma...He is in every bloom beckoning for us to sit and breathe in His beauty! Glad you did! enthusiastically, dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491170202082863992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720181884270196029.post-75056468004244670162013-03-22T20:59:17.254-05:002013-03-22T20:59:17.254-05:00I love the heart and passion of this piece, Kel. A...I love the heart and passion of this piece, Kel. And the last line is priceless! Julie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585391191755741323noreply@blogger.com