Walking Around a French Garden

I'm continuing to blog about my trip to France in April/May of 2016.  After Paris we visited the Center of France where Patou lives, which is where the rest of these posts will be from: Berry and Limousin.  There are so many enchanting and fun places to visit in these regions, but first we spent a lot of time in Issoudun.  Here Patou has an Aunt who lives near her, and we visited her garden.

It's such a beautiful garden.  I heard recently that Patou's Aunt sold it, so these photos are really nostalgic and has me wishing for Spring.

A nice sunny afternoon in France, taking in nature.

Photos by Sarah and Robin Stufflebeam

Walking Around the Latter-Day Saint Paris France Temple

Less than two weeks ago I had the pleasant opportunity to walk around the Latter-Day Saint temple grounds in Paris, France.  It's located close to Versailles about 2.3 kilometers.  This new temple was under construction when I visited Versailles in April, 2016, so a visit then wasn't practical.

This temple was announced in 2011 and completed in 2017.

What makes this temple unique is that it doesn't have an angle Moroni on its top, and the overall design is different than other Latter-Day Saint temples, blending beautifully with its surroundings.

I loved walking around and taking these gardens in, looking up at the beautiful facade.  There's also a small visitors center with elder couple missionaries, ready to answer any questions.  In the visitors center there's also a small replica of the temple with rooms you can look into.

It's interesting, I visited this temple after visiting Versailles, taking in those gallant gardens with their fountains spraying in magnificent fashion.  Yet I loved visiting this temple.  It's not grand like Versailles.  These gardens are small and simple.  Even so, no amount of grandness can compare to the sweet feeling of the spirit.  I'm so glad I had the chance to visit this beautiful place.

Inside the Bellagio: The Indoor Garden Spring 2013

Last year I put together a collection of pictures of the indoor Spring garden at the Bellagio.  This year, thanks to the National Association of Broadcasting, NAB for short, I got to visit the gardens again just last month.  Here are some pictures I took.  There was a butterfly theme this year with a butterfly house sitting in the middle of the garden.  I wish there was a way to go inside!  There were blue butterfly's, and the only way you could tell was when they were flying around.  So beautiful.