Around the Mall – Washington, DC
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Flowers You Can Currently See in DC
After starting to go through the flower pictures I did manage to take on the trip, I notice that I managed to see quite a bit. This album is a condensed version of what was around outside. Yes, there will be a post coming of just flowers I saw inside. Wow. I am that much
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DC, Day 1, or How We Are not the Only People with Wonky Late Winter Weather
You see these pictures? Several months ago, when we booked our long weekend in Washington, DC, based on prior experience, we fully expected that we’d be awash in cherry blossoms when we got there. (Heck, the organizers of the 100th anniversary festival expected the same.) But, they got the same heat wave we got, so
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The Rest of Arizona
I’m very behind recapping the rest of the trip to AZ, so here’s the rest, in short order. That Monday, we headed down toward Tucson, and checked out Biosphere 2. It’s an incredibly interesting place to visit, and I have tons of pictures, but it really is one of those places that you’re better of
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The Apache Trail (Route 88 out of Apache Junction), AZ
A.k.a. the afternoon we took a rental Kia Sephia down 22 miles of dirt road in the Arizona mountains. So, after the Desert Botanical Gardens the morning of my birthday, we took a look at the AAA material the BF had picked up before we left Maine, and decided it would be fun to take
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The Desert Botanical Garden – Phoenix, AZ
The morning of my birthday (the 22nd), we headed over to the Desert Botanical Garden, which we’re able to access for free, because we’re members of our local botanical garden. (Definite perk of that membership.) It’s the late part of their wildflower season in April, though it apparently wasn’t a great wildflower year, because they
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Arizona
I’m back from a lovely week in sunny Arizona. We rented a car this time, and did some fun day trips from Phoenix. I’ve got a ton of pictures to format, and four books to review. It’s been a good week, and while I miss the sun, I’m glad to be back in the land
Morikami Japanese Garden – Delray Beach, Florida
The gardens at the Morikami Japanese Garden and Museum were definitely the highlight of my trip to Florida. It’s an absolutely gorgeously done garden, with a progression of well labelled styles. We didn’t explore the main museum building (other than their awesome gift shop), but the Yamato-san (the original museum building) has a great exhibit
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Miami Beach, Florida
I went down to Florida to stay with my father and C, and my sister flew in from LA to join us. On one of our full days, we traveled down to Miami. My step-sister A, who lives in the area full time, took us on a driving tour through Miami proper (we were there
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Florida
I’m back from a lovely extra long weekend in south Florida. Four nights, three full days. Just long enough to soak in some green, and visit a couple of cool places. Pictures are forth-coming, as well as a few books I read during travel time.