really, "Hotlanta"?

This past weekend was absolutely beautiful in Atlanta. Despite it being August, the weather was pleasantly warm and not all that humid. We took advantage by going to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens on Saturday.

The Japanese garden

Pretty ornamental peppers

The garden currently has an exhibition of sculptures by Henry Moore - this is looking through one of the sculptures with the Bank of America tower in the background.

One of Moore's favorite themes is mother and child. This sculpture is in the Orchid House.

The spiny forest

View of midtown Atlanta from the botanical garden, which is rightfully called an urban oasis.

We also had dinner with our fun and adventurous friends at a Bangladeshi restaurant. Yum and cheap and they let you bring your own wine!