Texas, Part 1
A few random pictures from the arboretum at L’s school. It was so cool to see all the trees down there. There were lots (I’m looking at you, oak family) that are similar to what we have up here, but surprisingly different as well.
I’m Back!
I’m back from Texas, where I was visiting my friend L in Nacogdoches, where she’s working on her Forestry Masters. It was lovely and warm while I was there, and I had a great time. There will be pictures forthcoming. I flew through Newark to get to Houston, so I had quite a bit of
Dahlias at Campobello
The Roosevelt International Park had some gorgeous gardens in general, but their dahlia beds were definitely the highlight. Here are a few of my favorites, with a few other flowers thrown in for good measure.
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Campobello Island – New Brunswick, Canada
The biggest part of our long weekend away was a trip to Campobello island, just off the coast of Maine. So, I managed both a trip out of the country and the time zone, in one fell swoop. It was a fantastic day. It was a two hour drive up from my father’s place in
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Eagle Island – Casco Bay, Maine
For something a little different today, I found a cruise that goes out to Eagle Island, a state park that was the summer home of Admiral Robert Peary (the first American to reach the North Pole), and his family. The island is on the ocean side of Casco Bay (sadly, I was not able to
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Art and Form at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden
On Saturday, we brought P’s parents up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden in Boothbay. We spent a good deal of time in the newly opened Children’s Garden, which is the kind of place I would have gone gaga over when I was younger. There are so many cool nooks and crannies to explore, and
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Forts of the Piscataqua River
In the interests of finding new and different things to do on a Saturday where we have nowhere special to be, the BF came up with the idea of making a list of state parks, and trying to visit as many as possible this summer. So we started this Saturday, at pretty much the southernmost
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Knitting Notes
We had my family Christmas on Monday, and since this about half a knitting blog, I’ve got to share the gift that warmed my knitterly soul. My father and C got me a sampler of handspun wool from Darthia Farm. Not only is it handspun, it’s also naturally dyed. They specialize in indigo dying, and
Hawaiian Flowers
Flower Listing (L to R, Top to Bottom) These flowers are all native to Hawaii. Hibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMetrosideros polymorpha, ‘Ohi’a lehua, MyrtaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeHibiscus arnottianus, Koki’o ke’oke’o, MalvaceaeHibiscus kokio subsp. Kokio, Kokiʻo, MalvaceaeMorinda citrifolia, Noni, RubiaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, GoodeniaceaeScaevola taccada, Beach Naupaka, Goodeniaceae The
Maui, Day 4
Here’s a few pictures from my last full day in Maui, which we spent wandering around Lahaina, relaxing at the resort (third picture down is the view from my balcony), and trying to catch the insanely turquoisey color of the water on figurative film.