QUAD-CITY BOTANICAL CENTER VISIT

     Since some of the area schools are already on Winter Break, we thought the Cinemas would be pretty busy today, so we decided to visit the Quad-City Botanical Center in Rock Island IL after lunch at City Limits.  There were several quilts on display which were very interesting works of art.
                 

                                                         

     

     We also went into the tropical garden area anticipating some special Christmas displays, but only found the permanent tropical plants which we had seen before.  I couldn't resist taking a few pictures anyway.       

CHRISTMAS DISPLAY AT VANDEVEER CONSERVATORY

     One day last week Irv and I stopped by the VanderVeer Conservatory to see the Christmas display.  It was very pretty and a little unusual, as many of the flowers were spray painted blue and purple.  There were several others visiting at the same time, and it seemed like everyone was taking pictures with their phones.  Below are a few of the pictures I took with my pod.