BP Park in Silver Springs

All Cenovus retirees who attended the walk through BP Park in Silver Springs were able to enjoy so much; the banter and laughter amongst friends and views of some very creative and amazing  flower beds.  There is such variety of color and perennial choices and everything seemed to be in bloom.  Many garden volunteers were out cultivating the soil and weeding – the few weeds they were able to find.  It was a perfect weather day; not too hot, no wind, no mosquitoes.  
We were so impressed with the color variety of the peony bed; all were in bloom. The deep reds that were still in bud looked like long stemmed roses.  And there were yellow and peach colors intermixed.   Check out our pose as the background frame for the peonies.  Afterwards we visited Silver Point Pub in Silver Springs for some very good lunch choices.
Unfortunately the labyrinth thyme was not in full bloom – very late this year. When fully in bloom it is a soothing walk along the winding pathway of the labyrinth.  It is usually meant for contemplation, peace and quiet of mind.  I somehow can not envision getting our ‘herd’ to quiet their mind and walk single file to its centre;  too much to to talk about and a wonderful way to re-connect after the long 2 years of Covid.

One website states: There are 9 BP Birth Place parks throughout Calgary.  “They were launched by BP Canada, The City of Calgary Parks, The Calgary Health Region and Golden Acre Garden Centre to celebrate every newborn baby in Calgary by planting a tree in their honour. These BP BirthPlace Forests were created across the city with over 50,000 trees dedicated to over 33,000 babies. Planted trees were not tracked to an individual child. Instead, each forest served to celebrate all the children born in that year.The BP BirthPlace Forest partnership funding agreement ended December 31, 2009 and the 2009 forest, celebrated in June 2010, was the final forest.”