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When I was a little girl I lived in Texas for a brief time.  Ever since then I have had a fascination with that place.  I use to think that I would live there one day.  But that does not seem to be in the near future.  So the subject of Texas keeps coming up at my house and I am beginning to think that maybe a trip there would satisfy me desire to live there.  There is so much going on in that state.  But I think Shangri La Gardens and Nature Center is one of those places you have to see for yourself. 

Aren't these pictures great?  This is just a sample of the many different types of fauna and flora that can be found at these botanical gardens.  They also have a neat bird blind which gives you the opportunity to watch the herons nests.  The have a hand-on exhibit called the Nature Discovery Center. 

It is easy to see from these pictures why I would love to visit the city of Orange, Texas.  This is the ultimate in Nature Studies.  Charlotte Mason would be oh so proud of a place like this.  There is so much to see at this place.  They also have a lot of great things for kids to do while there and while at home, including a webcam of the gardens and online games to play. 

I am off to see what else the city of Orange, Texas has to offer. 

*Kristie*