Huntington Chinese New Year Celebration

[aimeekitty]

Went to Huntington Gardens today with Annie and Ali

Here's some quick video I took of one of the dances:

Chinese Magnolia in full bloom... so glad I didn't miss it!


















regretably though, the plums were already past peak (how did THAT happen!) These are strategic shots of like the 5 flowers that were left. lol.

... which means that these will probably be blooming soon.

some of the double cherries (I think it's them) are budding:






another type of plum:


Chinese Garden:




now... NINJA TIME!


hey. we can see you.


accidental super-asian sketchers matching.




CACTI TIME!






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Comments

[kittykatie.livejournal.com]

Lovely picture. hard to believe only two states over is such a pretty and warm looking place while we still have a foot of snow on the ground here.

Lovely OMAKE. ^^

[praedestinatio.livejournal.com]

How pretty! I love the magnolia~

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

Man, you guys are all so cute surrounded by flowers! <3<3<3

O HEY I HAS SAME SHOES AS ANNIE. XD

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

these are awesome photos! I love the video you took, too!

[keita-yuki.livejournal.com]

the bamboo leaves one is my fav..
also the video.. it was beautiful when they opened the fans and it looked like flames :D

*gives the kitty a scratch* so fluffy *squees*

[sekiria.livejournal.com]

Beautiful photos, and lucky you for catching it on such a great day and good weather! I definitely want to pay a visit to the Huntington now. Is the Chinese garden finished being constructed already? It's been a while since I've been there and seen the big crater in the ground where they were putting it...

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

a lot of it is done, enough to enjoy ,definitely. check out the website! They are still planning on adding more stuff though!

[zalem.livejournal.com]

It looks so nice and warm over there. Pretty, pretty pics. :)

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Lovely! The orange cactus flower is particularly pretty!

[thehornedgod.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous shots of the magnolia. It all looks even more summery than it is because I'm pretty much typing from a snowdrift.

That looks like a kitty that needs skritching to me.

[merryshannon.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhh..... PRETTYPRETTY. ♥ ♥ I have much envy. ^^ What a lovely weekend that must have been! YAY!!

[ruratai.livejournal.com]

How beautiful it all is. I love the shots of the magnolia... Looks like you had such lovely weather for it all too. (Britain is in the midst of very heavy snowstorms at the moment, so these pics were so uplifting to look at. ♥)

*fusses for Youta*

[sakurae.livejournal.com]

Yay pictures where I don't look TOTALLY slobby XD Man I can't look at cacti the same way again XD

And Youta is love!

[jinyo.livejournal.com]

You guys were at the Tai Chi thing? How did I not see you?!
From the looks of the photos, you were standing right next to me!

[etherealtb.livejournal.com]

Did you guys get a chance to go through the camillia "forest" that is in the pathways right above the Japanese gardens? I think this is the time of year they are in full bloom. I never knew about it until a friend of mine (who was into horticulture) showed me. I swear, the Huntington must have at least a thousand different camillias.

[hikarichan78.livejournal.com]

AWWWWWW KITTY!!!! ^_^

That's cool! Do they have some kind of Chinese New Year event/celebration at the Huntington every year? If so, I need to remember for next year. Always want to do something for Chinese New Year, but we usually only end up going to a Chinese buffett with the fam. Would like to diversity a little. :p

Your photography is just beautiful... thanks for sharing all the lovely blooms!