Daytrip with Family
In May 2005, we took a day trip meeting James' parents at Bok Tower Gardens located north of Lake Wales, Florida. The gardens have a carillon (bell tower) called the "Singing Tower" where artists come and play live music. This reminded Julie and James of the tower and carillon on central campus at Iowa State Univeristy. The park was created by Edward Bok as the Mountain Lake Sanctuary in the mid to late 1920s.
James had not seen this type of nested bloom before
Jim, Gayle, and Julie walk along a path with the Singing Tower rising through the trees behind them
A sign shares the philosophy of the gardens’ founder
The doors to the Singing Tower are very ornate
The gray base and pink walls of the tower are reflected in a calm pond
The tower has ornate carved bands at different places
A white flower blooms in the shade of a green tree
Wildflowers and a butterfly soaking in the sun
