BUTTERFLIES on MICHIGAN AVE, POLK BROS PARK, PUBLIC ART, LURIE GARDEN & More - MyShadowProductions #185

Hi everybody, how are you?

This first little tidbit is not part of this Post’s Title but I wanted to share a little story about one of the outside gardens at Garfield Park Conservatory (GPC) if you have a minute :)

I have been going to GPC for over 7 months now and it has been enjoyable to learn a little about the place and its character as I dig in the dirt.

One garden caught my eye as a potential neat picture before and after some flowers bloomed. I got those pictures in May and then just a week or so ago I was weeding there and I asked the Gardener I was working with, what was the name of the garden. She said it is called the “High Voltage Garden” because of a sign on a nearby door. The collage of pictures below hopefully shows the story :)

Sometimes a little chuckle can be as rewarding as a full belly laugh :)

I am very grateful that something (many things) about the GPC has (have) just felt right and allow me to help there.

Now, for the items listed in the Title :)

On Saturday, September 15, 2024 I went to Union Station and walked a few blocks north to the Water Taxi loading dock and took the Taxi to Michigan Avenue. From there my goal was to walk north and then cut over to Ohio Street Beach, Milton Lee Olive Park, Polk Bros Park, E Illinois St., River Esplanade, Lurie Garden, Gardens at The Art Institute and anything else along the way that looked interesting.

I was relatively successful but my exact route is a little (a lot) iffy :)

I wasn’t aware of the “Flight of Butterflies” exhibit until I saw it on Michigan Ave., I will definitely consider it a scavenger hunt challenge to find as many as I can.

The stores and shops along Michigan Ave. and the Navy Pier scene just didn’t make the cut that day, maybe in the future :)

CLICK HERE for a Video created from my photos.

I noticed this sign in August and forgot about it, I think it is interesting enough to share “later than sooner”, :)

Meanwhile back at Garfield Park Conservatory, the annuals in the two large beds of the Artist’s Garden were removed (reluctantly) and the soil will be prepared for planting of the 8,000(?) tulips that will be part of next Spring’s show :) Note: Seeds were collected (The Conservatory grows almost all of their plants in their propagation greenhouses on site), some flowers were used for children’s programs and all excess was composted.

There was also a group of “Future Gardeners” that strolled through the Artist’s Garden that Wednesday:)

I am sure you have signs of Fall in your neck of the woods and here are some photos from around here:

White flowers are Japanese Anemone - Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms

          

Iris germanica ‘Clarence’ - Reblooming

Fair warning, more to come :)

Have a good day !!