Volunteer Park and Conservatory

Today I visited the Volunteer Park and Conservatory.

First we visited the Conservatory. I saw some weird plants, including several types of pitcher plants. When we turned them upside down, they actually leaked water! Some of them had huge amounts of water in them while others had a tiny bit. I also saw an interesting plant with triangular leaves. The stem was thing, black, and strong. The leaves, however, were soft and bent really easily, like Kleenex.

After that we played in the park. There were a few huge trees that were really fun to climb. They had huge, smooth branches and roots that snaked along the ground. I have never seen any trees like that - they grow and look like pine trees, but are all attached to a central tree by roots that are one to two feet thick and are above ground.

I had a great time at the park today, and I saw some new and interesting plants!