Visit @ Callaway Gardens

For months now, we have been planning to visit Callaway Gardens, one of Georgia's attractions, but we always put aside the effort since we know that it is only 30 minutes drive away from home. Early this morning my husband tried to make a reservation for Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta but he was told that it is full for the weekends. Since he was all set to go out we decided instead to drive to Callaway Gardens. At the garden's entrance my husband asked if they have military discount. To our surprise military servicemember and dependent is free today. Great! It was a pleasant surprise indeed!

Callaway Gardens is a man-made landscape, an idyllic spot for communing with nature. You can marvel the beauty of the fresh environment, and the conservation of the different species of plants, birds, butterflies and other species is very inspiring. As a natural science major, I had a grand time refreshing my memory of the different varieties of living organisms. I travelled down memory lane when I had my Botany, Invertebrate Zoology, Taxonomy, Environmental Science subjects. We are planning another visit in spring time where the flowers are in full bloom and the trees will have its leaves back again.

I have some pics to showcase the scenic Callaway Gardens:

Back of the Horticultural Center

Entrance of Sibley Horticultural Center

The flowers in bloom inside the horti center

Taxidermed Georgia State Bird exhibited at the Discovery Center

Inside the butterfly conservatory @ Day Butterfly Center

Butterflies coming out of the chrysalids

The owl butterfly

The Mountain Creek Lake

The Lower Falls Creek Lake fronting the Ida Callaway Memorial Chapel

Entrance of the chapel - a pose after hearing the organ concert inside the chapel