Bonsai! - #SaturdaySnapshots

The senior center walk on May 23rd took us to Weyerhauser Company's former 130-acre corporate campus in Federal Way, Washington. Although the facility has been sold to another entity (and is currently unoccupied), the walking trails and gardens are still open to the public. 
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Here's a view of the offices built in 1971. The building is called a "groundscaper"  - a horizontal skyscraper.

Although I enjoyed walking among the trees and around the lakes, my favorite part of the grounds was the Pacific Bonsai Museum, so I'll focus on that today. Each miniature tree is beautifully set in an individual outdoor display area with artwork showing its native habitat. A description board is posted nearby.
Pond Cypress - I've seen these trees in the Big Thicket National Reserve
in southeast Texas.

Coast Redwood - Love the artist's rendition of the view
up into the treetops of a redwood forest.
Mountain Hemlock - A miniature forest.
Sierra Juniper - A beauty from Yosemite National Park, California.
The museum's brochure says they display sixty bonsai in all. Some were in bloom.
Wisteria Bougainvillea - Kept in a protected area.
My friend Lora Lee has an unusual backpack. As a result of a contest between members of the hiking group, he's been given the name Sir Hikes-a-Lot.


More info about the Pacific Bonsai Garden: HEREMore info about the Weyerhauser site: HERE



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