Last installment of the Morris Arboretum photos, which includes: the Japanese garden, fountains from the English garden, the spring house, the outdoor toy train set (runs during the holidays starting at Thanksgiving), another small enclosed garden I forgot the name of, and an elegant little waterfall/stairway area leading back up towards the parking lot.
Tagged: flowers, garden, Morris Arboretum, plants
Yesterday’s entry about the Morris Arboretum mostly showcased the large rose garden. Today’s entry shows the fernery, log house, swan pond, squirrel’s nest, redwoods, and the Loggia.
*Note: The close up photo of the groundhog (Morris31) was taken by Zach.
It’s been a month since I’ve last written. I’ve taken many photos, turned a year older, and am currently recovering from a very nasty stomach bug that’s left me bedridden for several days. Keep your fingers crossed I am finally over it. I’ve managed to eat breakfast today, which is quite an improvement.
The Sunday before my birthday the weather was gorgeous and Zach wanted to do something outside. I suggested we visit the Morris Arboretum, so we packed up a lunch and headed out. If you live in the Philly area or are visiting, I highly suggest you give this place some consideration. It. Is. Gorgeous. We spent nearly 4 hours wandering the grounds and visiting the buildings. However, we still didn’t even get to see the whole front half of the grounds! The back half behind the visitor’s center was all we had time for. The grounds are immaculate, full of so many varieties of trees. I was amazed at how one area could include a rose garden, an English garden, a Japanese garden, a mini redwood grove, and a large sculpture garden among other sites. The buildings ranged in age dating back 250 years. Also, the early 1900s fountains and stone sculptures had me constantly clicking my camera. I took so many photos I’ve decided to divide our trip into a few posts. Enjoy.
Tagged: fruit, plants, solebury orchards, vegetables
I took another trip to Tamanend the other day. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my extra camera battery before I left so of course that meant the battery would die on me – and it did. I didn’t get too many photos, but I’m happy with the few I snatched of all the pretty azaleas around the history farmhouse in the park. Oh, and as typical with every other trip I’ve taken to Tamanend – it was raining.
Sometimes photos I like don’t quite make it into a post, so then I can throw them into the “randomly” bin. I was trying to do a bokeh panorama, but forgot to change my autofocus setting to manual the first time. I realized the mistake, switched the setting, and started over, but when I took the photos off the camera there was just something about Zach and the bridge and the background being all crazy bokeh that really appeals to me here. Zach bought a case of mixed Blue Moon seasonal beer. This one was rather good, but I like the Valencia Amber better. Orchids at Zach’s parent’s house. Adorable border collie puppy! Someone in the neighborhood recently got this ball of floofular cuteness…
Tagged: animals, daily, neighborhood walk, photos, plants
After wandering the gardens surrounding the Japanese tea house and pavilions, we took a little trek into the wooded area with paved and unpaved trails leading us to a surprisingly beautiful area. I was astonished that such a beautiful place was so close to where I lived and made a mental note of coming back.
I’ve been craving pancakes something fierce lately. When I made some a few days ago, I wondered why they weren’t fluffing up and looked funny in the pan. It wasn’t until I was done cooking the third one when I realized that plain flour was in my pancake mix container. So I basically made flour with an egg and soy milk… and a few frozen blueberries. At first, I thought breakfast was ruined, but soaking them in the last of my favorite maple syrup saved them a bit. This morning when I made pancakes again (with proper mix this time) I used some homemade cranberry sauce for a topping since I’m out of maple syrup. MUST. GET. MAPLE. SYRUP. I don’t do the “pancake…
Another edition of neighborhood walk. I think this is the 5th one now? Zach and I went for a stroll down to the river. Now looking at all these photos, I should call this the berry edition of neighborhood walk.
Tagged: nature, neighborhood walk, plants
Doesn’t quite have the same easy ring as lions and tigers and bears, does it? This week has been quite interesting on the east coast geologically and meteorologically. Tuesday I was sitting at my desk at work and felt something strange. At first, it was like the slight swaying wind-like feeling when you know someone has walked behind you, only I was the only one in the tiny office. I still turned around, surprised by the sway and wondered if I was feeling ill. I work in an old building and when the kids are upstairs playing in the program space it always seems like sooner or later one of them will fall through the ceiling and land in my lap. I’m used to…
Tagged: earthquake, hurricane, plants
Alongside all the amazing geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles I noticed how all these thermal areas affected the surrounding plant life. In many areas in the caldera there are lots of ashen white trees. In my head I called this the White Forest. It was sad, but still entrancing and beautiful. Varying degrees of life appeared in some of the trees. The one shown above was half alive. Pine trees that were clearly dying from the heat and acid of the earth displayed pine needles varying in shades of orange, yellow, and red.
Tagged: Grand Teton, plants, vacation, Yellowstone