Pine-o-topia Intermittent Showers Interactive Display July 5, 2010

Umbrellas lie beneath the Japanese Umbrella tree waiting for someone to pick them up!...It's bound to happen soon on a hot, dry day like this one! Nearby is a sprinkler attached to the top of a "rain tree" (ladder). This interactive setup is titled, "Intermittent Showers".

Photo by Jeffrey Burrell

Photo by Jamie Jay

Eventually, the adventurous ditched the umbrellas and cooled down fast!

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

Looks like one of the judges may have just cooled down?.

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

The umbrellas also added lots of color to the gardens!

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

Ken Troutman and all four of his grandchildren cool off together.

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

Japanese symbols are painted on many of the umbrellas. This one stands for, "tree".

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

Photo by Jennifer Haupt

Photo by Jennifer Haupt