Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Febuary

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Standing near an amazing and large opuntia cactus at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – a very nice break for us from family on a rather cool February day.
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What a little paradise!
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Beautiful blooms soften the spines.
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These are large trees that dominate the island of Cuba
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This Chapungu sculpture was one of my favorites when it was at the Denver Botanic Gardens. These Zimbabwe Stone Sculptures are quite magnificent. There is a permanent home to some of them in Loveland, Colorado at the Chapungu Sculpture Park.

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