In The Greenhouse Again

Another of Dale Chihuly's blown glass sculptures in a greenhouse at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. 

Another Blossom

Time for another pretty blossom at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. 

Glass under Plexiglass

Inside the visitor center, there is an exhibit of Dale Chihuly's work. Some of them are enclosed in plexiglass cases. This is one of them.

Another View of the Boat

This is another view of the boat full of Chihuly blown glass sculpture. 

More Glass under Glass

Here are some more of the Chihuly glass sculptures in a greenhouse at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. 

Glass under Glass

These are two of the Chihuly glass sculptures in one of the greenhouses. 

Pretty Blossom

Just another pretty flower at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida.

Red Blossoms

This is just a pretty plant that I saw in one of the greenhouses. 

Welcome Sculpture

A Chihuly sculpture at the Welcome Center at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. This is a big one that has to be at least 15 feet tall.

Spheres on Pond

More of the Chihuly spheres floating on a pond at the Garden. The lily pads here are a type that can grow to more than four feet in diameter. However, these are no more than two feet wide. 

Sign of the Times

A sign found several places around the Garden. Three hurricanes in one summer, that's a lot! I guess a lot of stuff got blown away, but what remains is beautiful. 

Hanging Fern

This fern was hanging from a tree branch in one of the greenhouses. It is between six and eight feet long.

Another Chihuly Glass Sculpture

This was in one of the greenhouses at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Looked to me to be about 10 ft. tall. Hard to tell without some size reference, but it was big.

Dividing Palm Trees

Most palm trees grow straight up and have fronds on the top. This variety splits part-way up the trunk and has several sets of fronds. These must be some sort of evolutionary ancestor of modern trees.

Bromiliads

Just some pretty flowers at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

More Glass in Garden

This is some more of the Chihuly glass in the garden. The orange items are glass as is the red ball in the lower left. The rest are real plants.

Iguana On Wall

This is an iguana that was sunning itself on one of the walls at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Grandfather Palms

These are called Grandfather palms because of the hair on the trunk.

Big Cones

These are seed cones on a fern plant, I think. I got in the picture just to show how big they are. My badge says "NICE GLASS."

Boat Full of Glass

This is another of the Chihuly glass sculptures. This one is in a rowboat anchored near shore. You can see some of the Iceburgs in the background.

The Lake with Iceburgs

This is a broad view of one of the lakes in the Garden. This one contains Chihuly glass sculptures called Iceburgs.

Cactus Flowers

These are flowers on a cactus at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida.