“In the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, designed to inspire reflection and tranquility, each curve in the path reveals a stunning view of idealized nature,” says the Brooklyn Botanic Garden website.

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We visited the “Season’s Greenings: America’s Gardens!” exhibit at the United States Botanic Garden, featuring plant-based recreations of conservatories, fountains and sculptures from around the country, with model trains running around and above the displays. It's become an annual event for us, and we always enjoy the holiday creations as well as the traditional DC landmarks display (most of which I didn't photograph again this year) as well as the 3,000-plus varieties of pointsettias gracing the various halls.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

‘OK, I’ll let you take my picture if we can go to the big park,’ posted earlier: