The Botanical Gardens

May 11th was National Public Gardens Day, so there was free admission to the Idaho Botanical Garden.  One neat thing I found out through the Boise Babies and Tots group that I joined on meetup.  The group is basically a Mom's and Dad's group for Boise area parents.  There are playgroups and events posted.  It has been a GREAT source for finding neat, FREE things to do in the area and getting Colette together with other kids for playtime!

Back to the garden! We decided to go for a visit after Chris got home from work. A very nice way to spend the evening and get out of the house. Certainly lifted my mood after spending all day inside unpacking - which can feel very isolating.

Ringing the bell!

Venus fly traps!  Very cool!

Chris introducing little lady to his love of bugs.

She's not sold....

Lovely evening!

We finished off the evening with dinner Downtown.  While there we saw an interesting site pedaling down the street.  First off, I forgot to mention that Boise is bike friendly - and when I say that, I mean it - the city almost seems to be built around biking, so bikes are EVERYWHERE!  The "bike" coming down the street had a bunch of cheering adults that were all pedaling - from barstools.  There was someone in the front steering and a bunch of "patrons" sitting at the bar pedaling away and whooping it up!  Fascinating.  I did a quick search online and it appears they are called the Boise Bike Bar.  It doesn't look like they serve booze - but I'm guessing the people on board were on one of their pub crawls.  They certainly seemed jubilant.  *correction* I looked at their site closer and apparently they will provide you with a cooler and a red solo cup to enjoy whatever beverages you bring on board to enjoy!  Just another interesting part of the Boise life!