Huntington Gardens

Hello.

Very aggravating day today. Because of this gated community, we can't get mail delivered to this address - theres some complicated mail system happening here, and we're not part of it. Anyway, to register our car I need a mailing address in california. So I went to get a post office box, but I can't because I need a physical mailing address in the US to be able to get one. Grrrrr. So we can't get mail here. At all. I'll have to really get friendly with some of the Mums at home school group and see if I can get them to help me get a mailbox. Anyway...

Mum has gone now, shes on a tour of the Grand Canyon. We had a really quiet day and I decided I'd get the vacuum cleaner out for the first time. (The place was tsartinf to look really grotty with out Ptuni to clean up after us and with carpet under the dining table). It was a big heavy beast of thing (like many things here in the US), one of those upright vacuums. I struggled with it, but the place looks way better. I realised that just because I'm away doesn't mean I don't have to do any housework.

On Friday we went to some really beautiful botanical gardens. They were so well designed and they went by themes. The photos explain it all -

This was inside a huge conservatory where there were plant science exhibits set up...

This was another area inside the conservatory where you could learn about sub tropical rainforests...

There was a childrens garden that had this misting area, the kids loved it!

Then there was a Japanese garden that was just exquisite - there was a zen area with a huge sand raking area, a bonsai gallery - with heaps of HUGE ones, and this really pretty bridge...
And heres just a cute shot of the kids...

On Sunday we went to the aquarium, we were really tired so it was a bit of a mistake, because I don't think we appreciated it properly. Although I've never really appreciated fish... and Paul definately doesn't (he's allergic).

Heres a couple of photos of us at the aquarium - just for good measure.

This was at a touch pool, with sharks! Yep they could touch sharks. Very slimy by the way.

And this was in a cool fish tank.

Anyway, everyone else is leaving for the pool, and I want to go too!

So bye, from Nic