Spring Flowers
From around the neighborhood. These were actually taken on the 15th, so a number of them have now gone by.
Coastal Maine Botanical Garden – Boothbay, ME
Who knew there were this many flowers out this early?
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Orchids at the National Botanical Garden
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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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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Maine Lighthouse Day
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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Casco Bay, Maine
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.
Thuya Garden – Northeast Harbor, ME
Our second stop on Saturday was the Thuya Garden, which is run by the same land preserve as the Azalea Garden. Unlike the Azalea Garden, it’s still early in the season, so while there were some blooms, it was obvious that the best is yet to come. Still, it’s a beautifully laid out garden, and
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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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