Word Trix: Random Photo: Bridge over lagoon

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Random Photo: Bridge over lagoon

Olbrich Botanical Gardens * Madison, WI

12 comments:

Alice Audrey said...: That's a pretty thick looking lagoon. Got some algae bloom going on?; Monday, September 23, 2013 1:48:00 AM
Shelley Munro said...: I love wandering around a botanic garden. We haven't visited our local one for ages.; Monday, September 23, 2013 4:15:00 AM
Heather said...: Alice: Always -- algae is the bane of the Madison Chain of Lakes. They mentioned on the news the other night that one pound of phosphorus equals 500 pounds of algae. Which is why it's been banned in Dane County since 2005, but years of abuse and runoff from other sources still take their toll. Also, the hotter the weather, the greater the amount of algae. Last year was a really bad year for it.; Monday, September 23, 2013 1:00:00 PM
Heather said...: Shelley: I love visiting Olbrich, I just wish I could get over to that side of town more often. Also need to visit the Allen Gardens one of these days.; Monday, September 23, 2013 1:01:00 PM
Jana said...: The bridge is so pretty.; Monday, September 23, 2013 1:39:00 PM
Alice Audrey said...: I can just imagine the smell. If only we had a commercial use for it. Let a couple of private companies in to harvest the algae and it would be cleaned up real fast.; Monday, September 23, 2013 4:37:00 PM
Heather said...: Jana: Isn't it? It's a pretty quiet corner of the gardens, even with boat and other traffic.; Tuesday, September 24, 2013 11:53:00 AM
Heather said...: Alice: Maybe they could harvest it for biofuel. Now there's a project for some bright young UW students! ☺; Tuesday, September 24, 2013 11:54:00 AM
Alice Audrey said...: Better than building concrete canoes.; Tuesday, September 24, 2013 3:30:00 PM
Heather said...: Yeah, I don't think that idea will float.; Tuesday, September 24, 2013 10:00:00 PM
Alice Audrey said...: Actually, it does! That's the whole point. Mind you, I have no idea how the engineering students got their boats to the lake, but they managed for years.; Monday, September 30, 2013 4:14:00 PM
Heather said...: Transporting such craft would seem quite an undertaking, but I suppose if anyone could figure it out, it be engineers. ;); Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:40:00 AM