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The Conservatory, Volunteer Park, Seattle, WA

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Home Inspector with Charles Buell Inspections Inc.

     In another one of my shameless promotions of one of my favorite places in SLike the sign sayseattle, I thought I would share some recent pictures. 

     What is a Seattle Home Inspector to do when they finish their inspection and there is no report to write?  In this case, because the inspection was only a few blocks from The Conservatory, I decided to see what was blooming.  This is a place where it is really hard to be disappointed.  There are always orchids present, but on this day there was an exceptional number of orchids in bloom.  When you enter the Conservatory you immediately enter the Orchid area.  If you go east you head toward the Desert House.  If you Head west you are headed for the Tropics.

White Orchid

Yellow and Red Orchid

     On the way to the desert house, I had to check out the Mirror Ball.

The Mirror Ball House

     I was going to use this picture of myself as my new profile picture but decided to not scare little children needlessly.

Now THAT is friggn' scary

     The desert house has always been one of my favorite areas.  I have always been fascinated with the spiral patterns of the cacti.

Rust Cactus

Snow Cactus

     And the juxtaposition of hard and soft----or at least the “illusion” of soft.

Feather soft?

     Of course the Tropical Houses are never ones to be out done.

Let's be fronds

Too pretty to title

     When you visit Seattle make sure this place is on your list----and maybe you will even see me there.

Charles Buell

 

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Comments (27)

Carissa Acker
Real Estate by Design with Keller Williams Realty - Denton, TX

Beautiful pictures!  I really like the one of you in the mirrored ball thing.  It looks really neat.  Well done!

Mar 04, 2010 05:22 AM
Troy Pappas
Safe House Property Inspections - Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach Home Inspector

Charles you definitely have an eye when it comes to grabbing a great shot. I really enjoy your pics.

Mar 04, 2010 06:40 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Gene, you can do some pretty nice stuff with a relatively inexpensive camera.  The one I use costs under $250.00

Michael---these are some pretty unusual ferns

Thanks Craig

Thanks Carissa---so you don't think the picture would scare little children?:)

Troy, glad you like them.

Mar 04, 2010 07:02 AM
Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

Charles - this is a great post, and you have shared some amazing photographs. The conservatory sounds like a great place to visit.

Mar 04, 2010 08:26 AM
Barbara S. Duncan
RE/MAX Advantage - Searcy, AR
GRI, e-PRO, Executive Broker, Searcy AR

These could easily become abstract paintings, couldn't they.  Lovely.

Mar 04, 2010 01:12 PM
Kate Elim
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Hi Charles...Lovely photos.  Flowers make me happy.  Thank you.

I'm really tempted to get a mirror ball.

Kate

Mar 04, 2010 01:42 PM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Sharon, this place at a constant 75 degrees is awesome on a cold dreary Seattle day.

Barbara, they sure could

Kate----me too:)

Mar 04, 2010 01:58 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Frank, It takes two times to write very coment because of theis error message I have been getting lately.

There was a problem saving your comment: Comment can't be blank

Mar 04, 2010 03:39 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Charles,

The comment that  was trying to leave and didn't make a copy before hitting the submit button , was that one can never go wrong going to a conservatory and sharing the beauty and the detail of the displays. Very nicely done.

Mar 04, 2010 03:41 PM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

William, AR has been so wonky lately----makes me want to go the the conservatory every day:)

Mar 04, 2010 03:54 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Those globes supposedly are to scare off deer which enter the garden looking to eat.  I guess they don't scare off home inspectors...

Now I know I can go into the garden on my next inspection.  Thanks for the info!

Great pictures, by the way...

Mar 04, 2010 08:29 PM
Rich Edgley
Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection - Saint Charles, IL

What a great place to relax and write a report.  I tend to go to the river and watch the Kayaks and geese go by.

Mar 05, 2010 12:36 AM
Joe Colón, Jr.
Jenny L Colón, PC - Chesapeake, VA

That place is AMAZING Charles!  We have botanical gardens on our side, but I haven't seen anything like that! 

Mar 05, 2010 04:41 AM
Ana Hitzel
AccentPositives Home Staging - Corona, CA
Professional Home Stager Inland Empire

Thanks for sharing your visit and the beautiful pictures.  As for your picture...it's ok to spice it up every now and then it's a very psychedelic shot:)lol

Mar 05, 2010 06:11 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Jay, nope---not afraid of them in the least----have cracked a few though:)

Rich---sounds like you work off a lap top----my reports all happen back at the office.

Joe, do a post about the ones on your side.

Ana---what that be "Old Spice"? :)

 

Mar 05, 2010 06:42 AM
Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector

I swear that old guy looks like something out of Tales from the Crypt.

Mar 05, 2010 07:32 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Not quite dead yet!

Mar 05, 2010 05:08 PM
Joe Colón, Jr.
Jenny L Colón, PC - Chesapeake, VA

Hey Charles, I certainly will! Thank you for the helpful idea!  I'll be sure to hyperlink this blog to it!

Mar 06, 2010 12:50 AM
Liz Moras Migic
Chilliwack, BC
Chilliwack, British Columbia - Realtor

You have some amazing photos there Charles......each one a beauty - and with your Fuji camera? :)

Mar 06, 2010 05:08 PM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Joe, cool---I will be looking for it.

Liz, thanks----and yes the Fuji :)

Mar 07, 2010 01:08 AM