Wednesday night, we went to the arboretum with some of my family to see the light show. It is an extravaganza of festivity and is very well managed. The arboretum charges by the car load. So, if one person goes, it costs the same as squeezing in 5. The light show is $50 per car. We thought it was worth that price especially considering how much time and work went in to draping everything in lights.

During the year, they change the flowers in the quilt garden to different patterns that are often used in quilts. For this, they used lights.

There were free standing flowers.

I thought the dandelions were especially clever.

I expected to see a caterpillar with a hookah near the mushrooms. (He was not there.)

These bush gnomes were scattered all around.

Many trees were simply coated in lights, some changing colors, others remaining constant.

A water feature near the entrance had lilies floating in it.

I asked before taking a picture of this snow baby butterfly. (This was a portraiture hot spot.)

There was a hot chocolate cart at the entrance/exit. But, they were busy when we came in and waiting for restocking as we left. So, I’m not sure how tasty that was.