{"id":226,"date":"2013-10-21T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=226"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:41:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:41:33","slug":"the-powell-gardens-of-kansas-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"The Powell Gardens of Kansas City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For the final day of our Fall Break Road Trip to Kansas City we ventured about 30 miles east of Kansas City to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powellgardens.org\/\">Powell Gardens<\/a>. It was beautiful and I expected that but what I didn&#8217;t expect was the sense of humor. I love a sense of humor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10394844113\/\" title=\"IMG_6888 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6888\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/10394844113_0461b0f0da_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">For example, have you ever really seen a Flower Bed? Not till now I expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10394670424\/\" title=\"IMG_6887 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6887\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10394670424_c0ae4216f3_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Or how about some Fall Fun?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10394912763\/\" title=\"IMG_6880 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6880\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10394912763_41b2bffb86_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Or a Scarey Crow? I don&#8217;t really get along with people who don&#8217;t have a sense of humor. Or people who don&#8217;t like dogs or critters in general, or who don&#8217;t like art or flowers, or who don&#8217;t believe in something bigger than themselves! Just saying. I&#8217;m quite the bigot aren&#8217;t I. I don&#8217;t feel bad about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10394759285\/\" title=\"IMG_6877 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6877\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10394759285_811d8e800a_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I loved their pumpkin carvings!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10395072203\/\" title=\"IMG_6863 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6863\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10395072203_266eab874d_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And this&#8217;ll keep those people out of the beds, surely? It kept me out I&#8217;ll tell you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10395044404\/\" title=\"IMG_6848 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6848\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10395044404_7af17e721d_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">There is a simply beautiful little chapel on the grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10395401526\/\" title=\"IMG_6809 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6809\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10395401526_76dc31c3bb_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And all sorts of places to sit down and rest. I am at a place where I need rest. Gardens do that for me. (Not Gardening Sweetie, gardens!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10395361116\/\" title=\"IMG_6813 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6813\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10395361116_f233eb8757_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">My road trip companions. I&#8217;d go with them anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/10394786955\/\" title=\"IMG_6874 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6874\" height=\"359\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10394786955_8bc0ddde90_z-300x168.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">You have to love gardens with mirrors. How do you like my hat?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Our World Tuesday<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the final day of our Fall Break Road Trip to Kansas City we ventured about 30 miles east of Kansas City to visit Powell Gardens. It was beautiful and I expected that but what I didn&#8217;t expect was the sense of humor. I love a sense of humor. 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