From August 18, 2011

From August 18, 2011

From August 18, 2011

From August 18, 2011

From August 18, 2011

With that in mind, here are a few photos from the New Hanover County Arboretum in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Adella and I stopped by there last week to see what was in bloom and how the Japanese garden was coming along.  We managed to take in most of it in our own sweet time before the skies opened up and gave everything a good rinsing off.

(The other hosts of My World Tuesday have decided to end the meme because its creator, Klaus Peter, has passed away, and they felt closing the meme was a show of respect for Klaus. Nevertheless, I feel inclined to continue to continue looking for the extraordinary in the world around me and sharing it here.  Klaus was an inspiration, and I don't feel inclined to hide that light under a basket.)