For two euros we were allowed into the Botanic Gardens. What a deal! We are in Madrid at the sweet spot of spring where so much is in bloom. We strolled and gawked and birded a bit. I did see two woodpeckers working a tree but they were very fast and I only got a partial picture. It was a lesser spotted woodpecker. We had a nice walk back through a new set of streets. Madrid s a beautiful city and there are beautiful buildings and ally ways everywhere. To our surprise there was a large, 15 feet tall, Medievel Knight in the square. We were even more surprised when a band of hooded characters started drumming and playing horns as the Knight "walked" through the plaza and out into Madrid.
A splash of orange to go with the white flowers
It is always fun to look at flowers
For only 2 Euros, we are in the gates
The shade was wonderful
Some formal gardens
Tulips of every color
Tulip fever
A fine time to be in Madrid
Thick with flowers
one million blooms!
The rouge yellow bloom
These make me happy looking at them
A classic spring flower
Double dafidols
So many blooms
Carpenter bees
The Bee Tree
Hair balls
A tall set of flowers, these blooms were 15 feet up in the air
A tree climbing crew walked by
High art and low art
Irises
A glimpse of two woodpeckers
Lucid? Not me
Too-Lucid Toulouse-Lautrec
A cool street sign, this was on the exterior of the building at the corner of Poesia and Letras
Trees in flower
Grand buildings everywhere
Even dragons coming out of turrets
The White Dragon from the Never Ending Story
In the everything you could ever imagine store, a tiny bottle of gin
There it is! Miller's Dry Gin
Distilled in London, Bottled in Iceland and imported by a company in Hollywood Florida!
Tea Shop!
Back at the Plaza there is a large Knight in Armor safely standing behind safety tape
It is 20 feet tall at least
The Plaza Mayor has fantastical paintings on one of the buildings
This is on the side that we are on top right, second blip
Love this location
Art shot!
The oddest of performers
But not for long, the costume goes back in the bag
We heard some strange music
and looked outside
The puppet is moving!
Off he goes!
He is pretty slow for such big strides
What a fun thing to see
It has been 295 days since we began our Migration
