Tag Archives: Salt Lake City

I Finally MOVED To UTAH

Posted by Kathy Jones Boulier on

My studio apartment here is perfect! Pepper, my African Gray likes the view from the balcony (from inside, duh, don’t want my bestest friend to fly away) and so do I. The view overlooks the courtyard, called “The Rose Garden”. Me and my Nikon Coolpix have photographed in the past 2 days since I moved in, every rose and flower in the beautifully structured courtyard, suitable for a royal family with raised beds, trees, many birds and a to-die-for pond/waterfall. Large Koi swim lazily around the roomy pond and are brightly colored, delighting the residents and visitors to the Manor. Without  further adieu, here are the pictures taken during my first few days here in Salt Lake City, Friendship Manor. The parakeets in the large cage are outside the dining room.

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Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

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  1. Red Butte Garden and Arboretum is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the University of Utah, in the foothills of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is open year-round to the public. Red Butte Garden contains over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of botanical gardens and several miles of hiking trails through native vegetation. Red Butte Creek runs within the northern part of the park.
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    Red Butte Garden
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Butte_Garden_and_Arboretum
  3. Address: 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
  4. Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

     At the end of September I visited family in Salt Lake City, and we had a few great day trips, one to this enormous garden….Photoshop got the workout with this folder of images, and now here they are, flowers, sky, grandkids, all the eye candy one could want from Utah. Enjoy!

    Red Butte Gardens & Arboretum

    Red Butte Gardens & Arboretum

    History

    The garden began in 1930, when Dr. Walter P. Cottam, co-founder of The Nature Conservancy and chairman of the Botany Department at the University of Utah, began using campus land for plant research. In 1961, the Utah legislature designated the University’s campus landscape as the State Arboretum. In 1983, the University dedicated 100 acres (0.40 km2) at the mouth of Red Butte Canyon for a regional botanical garden.

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     Well, Those Who Went To The End of This….. I hope you enjoyed the images as much as I did photographing the reality of the day. I’d like to see this garden during every season. This being shot during early autumn, I can only imagine the mid summer grandeur, or the spring blooms to behold. Cheers, Kathy
  5. Phone: (801) 585-0556

Tracy Aviary – SLC, Utah

Posted by Kathy Jones Boulier on

On my trip out to Salt Lake City in September I visited the Aviary there. A lifelong bird lover, this was a special place. Clean, well-kept and nicely laid out makes it s wonderful day trip for all ages. Here is a bit about it from my web search once back home:

Tracy Aviary inspires curiosity and caring for birds and nature through education and conservation. http://www.tracyaviary.org

Yes, We Are Open Today!
Hours 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday – Sunday (7 days/week)
Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas Day
Visit your feathered friends every day of the week, including Sunday!
Memberships are available for FREE year-round admission.

Daily Activities
In addition to all the great stuff we offer every day, don’t forget to check out our Upcoming Events page for extra fun!
There is no end to the eye-opening and educational experiences you, your family, your friends or your group can have at Tracy Aviary. We are open every day of the year, with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm, we sell admission tickets until 4:30 pm every day. Current Tracy Aviary Members get in for free any time during regular operating hours.

We offer year-round exhibits, bird shows and educational experiences for all ages. Use the links below or visit our Activities Calendar to guide you to information that will help you plan your next visit.
If you have additional questions about your next visit to Tracy Aviary, please contact us.
For the welfare of our birds, all Aviary Activities are subject to cancellation in extreme weather conditions or other emergency.

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I was interested to learn that photographers can schedule special times to enter the fenced areas so as to enable chain link free images of the birds. Also interesting to me is the volunteer program…..! So here are the images I took, “shopped” and cropped for viewing pleasure.

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As you can see, flowers abound at the Aviary, making the experience there beauteous!

Post Processing done with Photoshop CC 2014…cropping down to 1/6 of my camera’s jpeg output size came after I adjusted contrast, brightness, vibrancy, saturation, occasional exposure correction and camera shake reduction.

Cheers!