Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
Valet parking during the construction.
Freshly after visiting their historical site @ Spanish Point, I expected the same … however, I found staff here are rude: the young woman at ticketing booth never relaxes her face – ms, are you mad at something or someone?
Another staff, a guard at Tiffany exhibit, barked as I’m examining a glass panel on the wall.
“Don’t get too close,” she yelled.
Startled at her harsh tone; then I said, “Maybe you should draw a line.”
“That’s why I’m here for.” She said.
Hmmmm… is she comparing herself, a human with a function of a line drawn on the floor?
The Tiffany: The Pursuit of Beauty in Nature which is housed in Payne mansion, that started last week, through June 25 – glasses and lamps exhibits. No photograph is allowed, is really a minor affaire: two small rooms plus a narrow hall way. I’m surprised to see a guard there at all.
Why do I feel some hint of racism, which makes me feeling small.
The small city of Sarasota has two botanical gardens, this one is more of curated and devoted to epiphytes 附生植物 – Google explains “a plant that grows on another plant but is not parasitic, such as the numerous ferns, bromeliads, air plants, and orchids growing on tree trunks in tropical rainforests.”
There are a quite few huge tress and A small banzai corner. A sizable cafe.
The bamboo clusters.
