{"id":7254,"date":"2011-10-16T02:11:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T06:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=7254"},"modified":"2011-10-16T02:11:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T06:11:43","slug":"macro-sunday-in-the-u-s-bontanic-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=7254","title":{"rendered":"Macro Sunday in the U.S. Bontanic Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7289\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicGarden_fuschia\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_fuschia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_fuschia.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_fuschia-150x133.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_fuschia-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hello! \u00a0Time for <a href=\"http:\/\/waterstonejewelry.blogspot.com\/\"><span>Studio Waterstone&#8217;s <\/span><\/a>\u00a0Macro Sunday. \u00a0It&#8217;s been a little while since I participated last, but with the photo opportunity that I had recently, I couldn&#8217;t resist!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterstonejewelry.blogspot.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5024\/5613077984_956a8186b6_m.jpg\" alt=\"studio waterstone\" width=\"240\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7302\" title=\"Botanic Gardens_Gabriel with text\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Botanic-Gardens_Gabriel-with-text.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Botanic-Gardens_Gabriel-with-text.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Botanic-Gardens_Gabriel-with-text-150x108.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Botanic-Gardens_Gabriel-with-text-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Recently we spent the afternoon in DC in a wonderful oasis known as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usbg.gov\/gardens\/national-garden.cfm\">U.S. Botanic Garden<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=4289\">We went last year<\/a><span> as well, and I think this is definitely a tradition we plan on keeping. \u00a0The Botanic Garden contains every imaginable type of plant, including succulents, medicinal plants, orchids, a children&#8217;s garden, and endangered plants. \u00a0We spent a good amount of time examining each section from roses to the rainforest. \u00a0And as you can imagine, this was the sort of place you&#8217;d want to keep your camera out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"BotanicalGardens-FamilyPicture\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens-FamilyPicture-394x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(and yes, the little guy woke up shortly after this picture and didn&#8217;t miss a single flower)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7291\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicGarden_purple-and-red\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_purple-and-red.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_purple-and-red.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_purple-and-red-150x171.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_purple-and-red-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7292\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicGarden_YellowRose\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_YellowRose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_YellowRose.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_YellowRose-150x147.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_YellowRose-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicGardens_mass-of-pink\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGardens_mass-of-pink.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7293\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white-150x253.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white-177x300.jpg 177w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicGarden_tall-white-399x675.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7294\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant-150x226.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Lipstickplant-447x675.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7296\" title=\"BotanicGarden_pink-rain-drops_opt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_pink-rain-drops_opt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_pink-rain-drops_opt.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_pink-rain-drops_opt-150x115.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_pink-rain-drops_opt-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7297\" title=\"BotanicGarden_cacti_opt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_cacti_opt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_cacti_opt.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_cacti_opt-150x210.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_cacti_opt-214x300.jpg 214w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_cacti_opt-482x675.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7298\" title=\"BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy-515x434.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy-515x434.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy-150x126.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGarden_white-and-fluffy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Optimized-BotanicalGardens_Me'NGabriel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Optimized-BotanicalGardens_MeNGabriel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"794\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7301\" title=\"BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler-515x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler-515x402.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler-150x117.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicalGardens_Collin-and-Chandler.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7299\" title=\"BotanicGardens_Capitol\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGardens_Capitol-515x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGardens_Capitol-515x575.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGardens_Capitol-150x167.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGardens_Capitol-268x300.jpg 268w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/BotanicGardens_Capitol.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>It felt great to play tourists in our own back yard!<\/div>\n<div>Thank you for stopping by!<\/div>\n<div>-Cindy<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! \u00a0Time for Studio Waterstone&#8217;s \u00a0Macro Sunday. \u00a0It&#8217;s been a little while since I participated last, but with the photo opportunity that I had recently, I couldn&#8217;t resist! Recently we spent the afternoon in DC in a wonderful oasis known as the U.S. Botanic Garden. \u00a0We went last year as well, and I think this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,45,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-and-times","category-macro-sunday","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}