Final installment in my pictures from DC (I am so behind posting these…) There was really neat orchid exhibit at the National Botanical Gardens while we were down there. The Garden is next to the Capital, and I highly recommend visiting it. There’s an outdoor garden, and a glassed in house, that has a number […]
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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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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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Early fall color (these are actually from my vacation two weeks ago) – at the time, it was just the early trees and shrubs turning – we’re much more advanced now (and a good deal of it will come down in the snow storm tonight…)
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Yesterday was Maine Lighthouse Day, where a number of lighthouses in Maine that aren’t normally open to the public are open for free. It’s a day we normally manage to be out of town for, but this year, we made sure we were actually around to take advantage of it. We made three stops, all
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It was the work summer outing today, so we wandered up the coast to Wolfes Neck Farm, for a low key afternoon of relaxing and barbeque goodness. We were smack in the middle of the farm, with sheep, and oreo cows, and turkeys, and chickens – the kind of things that delight my urban little
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Sunday’s adventure, for something close to home, but a little different, was the Mail Boat Run – three hours cruising Casco Bay. We packed a lunch, and enjoyed the scenery and the cool breeze. We actually managed to see a seal, who kindly did a full length dive for us, and plenty of sea birds.
I’m on vacation for the next seven business days (a week and extra – woo!), and the first three, I’m on my own. So I started the fun with my annualish by my self trip shopping to Kittery (score of the day: a cashmere short-sleeved sweater, original price $119, marked down and discounted to $29
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Last weekend’s trip was up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. We’ve been a bit remiss this year, and it was our first trip up. The main thing I noticed is that this is a good year for astilbe. I’ve noticed this at a couple of houses in my neighborhood, but they looked even nicer
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