tree hugger

Dr. Becker is flying back to Long Beach soon, so we spent our day in the lab crunching data.  Although we were all working on our individual projects, there was still constructive communication stemming from each individual which strengthened our broader project.  Later in the day, our group took a trip to the gardens to get more water samples for my project.  Matty, the GIS guru at NTBG, gave us a tour of the gardens and led me to the areas that I needed to sample.  He showed us one of the most exquisite flower I have ever seen.  Words cannot begin to describe it, a picture will have to suffice…

My favorite part of the gardens were these three tall trees with huge roots.  I have always been a huge fan of tress, loving everyone that I see.  I do not like to preference a tree type, but I must say that these were pretty spectacular.  Just don’t tell the trees!

Fun fact: these trees are in Jurassic Park