I have a membership to Lan Su Chinese Garden again after a couple years’ break. What better way to initiate it than the New Year celebration with the Dragon Dance at night? My daughter got the best close up video, but alas I am too cheap to upgrade to Premium so as to include videos here. So if you really want to see a video leave a comment and I’ll reply by email with an attachment.
I started out with a daytime visit. Remember how I used to just miss seeing the plum blossom tree in full bloom? This year I made it. Even though the lanterns overtake the blossoms, I’m including this photo as proof. 🙂
This photo also shows the tile design called ‘Plum Blossom on Cracked Ice’ because the tree blooms so early in the year that the ice is not always gone. This year, however, was pretty mild.
And here is a close up–not very high as I wasn’t daring enough to climb onto a bench.
The floats were already out, so I got a preview as well as a look at other flowers in bloom. (Many more look just ready to pop.)
Not only do I have the dragon float, but also in the background is the willow tree I always try to photograph for seasonal continuity. The dragon looked a lot fiercer at night.
And I did get a still of the dragon dance, though the video is much more impressive.
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Hooray for being able to go out in public again! Let’s hope it lasts a while this time.
That looks like a wonderful outing!