Lynn, and what a beautiful avenue of American Elms. I share Johnstown's saddness in the loss of them. We lost our majestic elm two years ago. It was what first attracted us to the lot that we bought on which to build our retirement home.

Posted this several years ago. The print was a gift . It is framed and hanging in my 'animal' room. How many animals can you pick out. Click on the pic to enlarge.

There are 3 domes in Mitchel Park: Desert, Temperate, and Tropical. The orchids are grown in the tropical dome. Sadly, these domes are ageing and in peril. A couple of years ago, some pieces of concrete fell and it is almost impossible to repair, and the cost is beyond present day budget. One option was to remove these domes. Structurally, these fully glass pained geodesic domes are in no danger of collapsing, but falling chunks of concrete is a hazard. As a stop gap measure, metal mesh nets were installed and who knows how long these domes can be kept open. I haven't been there since these nets were installed, but I can't envision those nets helping appearance. These nets will reduce light admittance a bit.

We have one for our girls and they love it. They haven't knocked it over yet...I doubt they ever will. But we do have to tighten the screws every once in awhile as the posts will get loose. They've done a great job of shredding the ropes, which has saved our furniture a lot. DH keeps gluing the bits of rope back together to keep it going.