Botanical Garden Covered in Snow

I may complain about the snow often, but I still find it incredibly beautiful.

On Saturday afternoon, it began snowing around 1 p.m. as we wrapped up the last of our scholarship weekends for this year.  Fat, fluffy snowflakes are my favorite which is what we had yesterday.  When it finally stopped around midnight last night, we had right at 

4 inches of snow here in St. Louis.  

While it was still snowing, I attempted to convince Tony that we should go to the botanical garden.  He wasn't too keen on the idea, so I decided that a Sunday morning trip would work.  The snow would still be on the ground, but less chance of me slipping and falling as I'm prone to do.  Waking up Tony at 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning isn't an easy feat (especially when it involves walking outdoors for an extend period of time in 30 degree weather), but every once in a while, I decide to tackle the challenge!

We arrived right after the garden opened at 9 a.m.  Once we walked through the welcome center to enter the gardens, this is the sight that we were greeted with!

Spring flowers covered in snow isn't something that

 you see down in Louisiana!

Spring here is often marked by the blooming of the tulips.

Since it was so sunny this morning, the sidewalks were relatively safe.  I did find one patch of ice to slip on, but I never fell!

Pink magnolia tree

Entering the Chinese Garden.

There's a small waterfall that empties into a little 

pond at the back of this picture.

Cherry blossoms are so of our favorite trees.  Our bedroom and bathroom are filled with pictures of them as a nod to Tony's Asian heritage.

Another pink magnolia

Several day lilies were already in bloom.

Holly tree

You can see the snow falling from the branches.  At times, it would almost seem like it was snowing again with all of the snow falling from the trees.

One of the enormous holly trees.  It just look right all covered in snow.

Another pink magnolia right as we exited the park.  The bright sun was melting the snow quickly, so I'm glad that we went right as they opened.  Much to Tony's dismay, we did manage to spend two hours walking around the garden.

While there are several magnolia trees on the property, this is the only Southern magnolia tree that we found.