Today I finally started my sightseeing excursions since it wasn't raining. However it was overcast and cool - about 60 degrees when I set out this morning. The Arboretum & Botanical Gardens is on 300 acres and currently houses 30 acres of gardens and turf, 70 acres of prairie and 200 acres of wooded natural area. The area contains 5 miles of paved and wood chip hiking trails plus two 75 foot bridges spanning Wolf Creek. Needless to say, I didn't cover it all today but did cover the Monet Garden area and the International Sculpture Gardens. Nice place to go for a walk while enjoying nature. Most of the flowers currently in bloom were roses, iris and peonies plus some other misc flowers.
Along the .5 mile trail in the International Sculpture Garden are 11 sculptures by Chinese artists. Interesting!
Above: "The East and The West" - One side is an image of a famous Chinese Terra cotta soldier, the other side is a Roman centurion. They are historic warriors united by the olive leaves of the peace on the chest connecting the Eastern and Western warrior halves to become the same peaceful man.
Below: Confucius
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