Garfield Park Conservatory

Recall that I had mentioned that Mason had only received less than an "A" in one class last quarter? That class was Science. So, yesterday Mason and I went to the Garfield Park Conservatory for an extra credit assignment.

It's actually a very interesting place, especially if you're into plants :] We're talking all kinds of plants, some with very historical value. There are few plants that were on display at the Columbian Exposition, the Worlds Fair that was held in Chicago in 1893. Not just decendants of those plants, but the actual plants and trees themselves (although they house some decendants as well) that makes them over 105 years old.

Mason's assignment was to take notes and report on a new exhibit about Sugar from the Sun. The exhibit details how a plant uses air, water and light to make sugar. We saw oranges, pineapples, mango, papaya and banana plants. Of course we took some pictures and will upload them to Flickr. I'll post some here later today as well.

It was good to do something indoors, since our weather here is still more like Winter.



Hopefully its warmer and sunnier where you are ;)

~ Max & Mason