On Saturday (6/17), we headed out to the botanical garden, which was an easy subway ride from our hotel. The place is huge – there’s also an insectarium and a biodome you can visit – I don’t know how people do it. We managed maybe a quarter of the outside gardens, and […]
Jardin Botanique Montreal – Outdoor Gardens Read More »
This garden was a really cool find – it’s attached to the Chateau Ramezay Museum and Historic site, but had free access. It’s set up with sections reminiscent of an earlier 18th century garden in New France. There’s a potager, an orchard and ornamental sections. I was so excited to see this – it’s
Governor’s Garden at the Chateau Ramezay – Montreal, QC Read More »
What I love about the Lilac Festival is that you go expecting lilacs (and boy do they deliver), but there are also just so many lovely spring wildflowers. This is probably my favorite spring garden in Maine. I brought my mother for a belated Mother’s Day outing, and we had a lovely
The Lilac Festival, McLaughlin Garden – South Paris, ME Read More »
This was Sunday’s walk. It’s looking a heck of a lot more marshy than during last year’s dry summer. We’ll have to see how that works out this year.
Scarborough Marsh – Scarborough, ME Read More »
Only a few photos from the sunny day, because of my lord the black flies! I am so glad they don’t live on the coast.
Donnell Pond – Franklin, ME Read More »
In an effort to avoid the black flies once the sun came out, we headed over to Schoodic, on the coast, and did baby’s first hike on the Anvil Trail. (Which had a bit more of a slope than what C had found online, but baby M had a grand old time in her
Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park – Winter Harbor, ME Read More »
It poured on our way up last Sunday to Ellsworth, and the next day started rainy. Not a bad day to spend hanging out at camp. It even dried out a bit late in the afternoon so I could snap some pictures before the black flies came back out.
Donnell Pond – Franklin, ME Read More »
Also known as the great test for my new rain coat. Or, yet another time we went to Cape Cod with Weather! It did rain, but it was a lovely trip. The above pictures are over two days. We made it all the way out to P-town, and then had
Microclimate cracks me up. Good thing I got to see blooming trout lilies last week…
Mackworth Island State Park – Falmouth, ME Read More »
