{"id":7710,"date":"2010-10-19T11:02:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T15:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2010-10-19T11:02:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T15:02:24","slug":"columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Day at The Botanic Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Columbus Day Noah&#8217;s day care was closed so him and I hung out.\u00c2\u00a0 Lucky for him Aransas and Savannah invited us to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with Sabrina, Amelia, and Seamus.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7711\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4552\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4552\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4552.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4552.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4552.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7711\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4552.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Straight to the messiest place possible.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7712\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4592\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7712\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4592\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4592.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4592.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4592.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7712\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4592.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Poor Seamus was overdressed and got stuck having to wear one of his sisters old shirts.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7713\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4602\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4602\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4602.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4602.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4602.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7713\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4602.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7714\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4610\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4610\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4610.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4610.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4610.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7714\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4610.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second messiest place.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7715\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4642\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7715\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4642\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4642.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4642.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4642.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7715\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4642.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7716\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4658\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4658\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4658.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4658.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4658.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7716\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4658.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4669\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4669\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4669.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4669.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4669.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7717\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4669.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone waiting on Noah to carry the water pitcher up the hill.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7718\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4678\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4678\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4678.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4678.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4678.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7718\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4678.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7719\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4690\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4690\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4690.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4690.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4690.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7719\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4690.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7720\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4708\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4708\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4708.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4708.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4708.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7720\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4708.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next stop, the most dangerous place possible.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7721\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4727\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4727\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4727.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4727.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4727.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7721\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4727.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think Savannah is telling Noah that the fish had teeth.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7722\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4733\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4733\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4733.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4733.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4733.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7722\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4733.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7723\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4744\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7724\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4783\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4783\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4783.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4783.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4783.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7724\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4783.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7725\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4799\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4799\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4799.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4799.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4799.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7725\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4799.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7726\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4815\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4815\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4815.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4815.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4815.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7726\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4815.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7727\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4823\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4823\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4823.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4823.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4823.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7727\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4823.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amelia.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-7728\" href=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4827\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/19\/columbus-day-at-the-botanic-garden\/101011_4827\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/101011_4827.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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