It was our next to last day and a cloudy day, so we made our way to the Allerton section of the national tropical garden where the flowers were remarkable and speak for themselves.

before we came upon this bit of environmental art -- the twig house

where we gathered for a group selfie as roosters gathered nearby and I recorded the support structures and some fronds on the ground as Suzanne oversaw the scene with the roosters before we returned to admiring the flowers and other plantings

with a break for roosters and the stream and then back to this tree and these flowers

with the bus in the background as the flowers kept on coming

before Suzanne and I posed and then the exploration of flowers continued

before we came to the Michelle Obama tree and then even more lovely flowers and trees.

All of the flower viewing made us need these drinks as this bird passed while we ate our lunch and then Suzanne spoke with her new friend.