How about a break from paintings and sculpture?!! I know I need a day in the great outdoors and I found the perfect spot in Munich to delight the senses and relax the mind. The Botanic Gardens.

Andiamo! A short trip on a subway car followed by the #143 bus got me there in 20 minutes. A couple of gracious Munichers helped me find the way. It was a glorious morning, around 9:15 when I arrived.

I loved how these morning glory vines were trained over some kind of support to create a group of tall mounds. You have no sense of it in these pictures, but theses mounds of flowers were 7 feet tall. It was something very interesting and pretty.

I wasn’t the only one who needed a day out. This lovely mother and son were enjoying the late summer day as well. This lucky toddler had just received a kiss on his sweet face.

The dahlias were spectacular!

There were a group of school children on a wonderful field trip! Their little heads bobbed around like the flower blossoms.

A pond held waterlilies and wild life:

This gunnera plant had leaves so big I included my shoe in the picture for scale!

This hibiscus had blossoms the size of a dinner plate!

I love little reminders I’m not in Kansas anymore.

I’ve never seen such coloration on cosmos before!

What a refreshing day!