So what, his name was Peter the Great? The kings and queens will have to wait
2025-03-05 permalink
Message I got from my friend after the previous post:
Hahaha, I appreciate all of you who read and send me encouraging messages so much <3
So, new adventures in Hezatown. I got to go to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden! They exclusively have plants that are native to California, and do lots of important preservation work. I HIGHLY recommend paying the garden a visit.
What did I notice?
A chilly air, and a rain falling on my hair
Little birds, hurrying from bush to bush
Orange flowers painting the most exquisite of pictures, a picture from an ancient past I dream of everyday
What did I hear?
The ancient murmur of the redwoods
The rain chattering against the ground
The wind chimes welcoming me among the shrubs
What did I admire?
The effort to preserve all that is beautiful and special
The dance of the native plants and the bees
What astonished me?
The overwhelming urge to bow and thank the redwoods as I bid them my farewell
And I got my very own native plant to have at home!
For this week’s solo adventure, I paid a visit to the Los Angeles Balloon Museum’s exhibit Let’s fly LA. Which might sound weird but it was actually one of the coolest things I have ever seen. The exhibit was highly interactive and quite the experience.
There was an enormous ball pit! So fun!
And then a light show in the ball pit O__o
This butterfly was super trippy. You could lie under it and just stare at the light patterns for as long as you wanted.
And uh, that’s me with balloons flying all around me.
I’m so so glad I decided to go by myself. I had all the time in the world to just sit and stare and touch and feel and experience for as long as I wanted, not having to consider whether anyone in my party wanted to leave.
I was almost a little sad when it was over. I lied on my couch and looked at the pictures I took and remembered.
