Lavender border along the Cranford Rose Garden, taken May 28, 2007, by TheGirlsNY
Update 2007.06.08: I selected the photo above as the BBGV group photo for June 2007. Thanks to everyone who weighed in and contributed suggestions.
Be sure to check out the comments to this post and follow the links for an interesting blog conversation about why there are so few people in these photos.
I’m a co-admin for a Flickr group, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitors photo pool. In May I thought I would start rotating the group photo which represents the group in Flickr. I’m trying to pick the photo for June.
It’s a tough decision. Over 200 photos were posted in May, out of over 1,100 photos since Paul-M started the group last year. And May is such an explosion. There was the Cherry Blossom Festival, of course, but there are also tulips, azaleas, wisteria, and even roses that have started blooming.
So, help me pick. Here are a few of my favorites of the 200, in order by the date taken. Leave a comment and let me know your favorites. Or you can nominate another one from the pool. The only criteria are that the picture was taken during May 2007, and that it’s not one of my photos. I’ll make a decision over the weekend.
Pink Snow, taken May 6, 2007, by Abizeleth
Cherry Lane, Taken May 9, 2007, by Keith Carver
Tulips, taken May 12, 2007, by James Prescott
Wisteria, taken May 15, 2007, by PaulS
Borage?, taken May 29, 2007, by amg
Pink Snow is nice, but I like the Tulips best. Beautiful shot.
Thanks for the vote, CG!
I like all of the pictures… but particularly the lavender and the borage, because they seem a little more timely for June if that makes sense. (And yes, definitely borage there!)
Dear Xris,
Thanks for pointing us to this beautiful photo file.
I like this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dreher21/261378498/in/pool-bbgv/
and
this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapkap/474432934/in/pool-bbgv/
and this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gebond/294047244/in/pool-bbgv/
It interests (and surprises) me that there are so FEW photos of people in the garden. Any idea why?
All good wishes,
Julie
bsg: I think I’m going with the Lavender. It’s alongside the Cranford Rose Garden, which is oh so June.
Julie: Great thoughts, and great post on HFP. I just posted my response.