Monochrome Monday: A monochrome day

I took this photograph a few days ago when the world was monochrome. I shot in full color and didn't change the shot at all once I downloaded it on my computer other than to crop it slightly.

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SkyWatch Friday: All quiet at Shelley Lake

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Wordless Wednesday: Bumps on a log

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That's My World: Lath House at NCSU JC Raulston Arboretum

Last week I showed you a small part of the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC which is about 45 minutes from where I live. This week I'm going to show you a small part of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NCSU in Raleigh NC which is about 10 minutes from my house.

These shots are of the Lath House. The Lath House was originally called the Rare Plants House and provided shelter for young and tender plants.

The concept of this house changed and it currently houses over 700 different kinds of plants that perform best in the shade.

Fences within the house divide it into rooms. Plants are grown within raised beds. I am lucky to live in an area with major gardens associated with universities in the triangle area. On my other blog, I did a post which was a round up of three of these gardens, if you are interested.

I took these photographs in September of 2008 when it was still quite green, although the spring and summer blooms were mostly gone.

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