June 19, 2010 Chicago Botanic Garden

We spent a beautiful afternoon at the Chicago Botanic Garden. An unexpected find was a huge outdoor G-scale model railroad setup with natural landscaping and miniature scenes from around America.

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Japanese Garden on an island

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more island gardens

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we rode a tram through a reconstructed prairie

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Karen waiting for the train to pass for this photo (all trains were moving!)

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model train passing Mt. St. Helens erupting!

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train running on overhead tressle

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train rounding a miniature lily pond

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representation of Yosemite

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Old English Rose Garden

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Karen and Ginger in the rose garden

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Kathy by waterfall

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bell tower (Carillon)

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father swan

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one chick appears with mother

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the whole family

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