Longwood Part 2

I can never resist a shot of the tower

I love these garlic chives above--pretty and practical

 

Every time I go to Longwood I see something new

The little lady above was a new one on this trip

 I was walking by this and wanted a picture so badly of it...

but it was crowded and I had to wait for awhile until there was no

"traffic" :)

I thought it was worth it!

We always pop into the gift shop before we leave

Loved this "bee" display

I want Echinacea this color in my garden one day...

Orange!

Of course Bri spotted this little guy in the outdoor portion

of the gift shop before we left ;)

 

 

Lovely Longwood

Bri and I love to go to Longwood Gardens in PA.

Groupon had 1/2 price...so we went last Sat.

It was such a glorious day!

We had fun--Bri wearing a "hat". :)

I was on "overload" with all of the colors!

Bri in front of the Italian Gardens

We were so happy that the water lilies were open--

they never seem to be open when we're there.

I thought the ones above look like "shark fins"

 

I just couldn't resist snapping the one above--so interesting!

This hibiscus was the size of a dinner plate!

These are the true colors--no editing!

Love this hummingbird sculpture

We went to visit the "student gardens" and loved it!

Wish my veggie garden looked like this!

Complete w/playhouse!

Love these combos

We found this guy in the bush--he found echinacea seeds on

an old plant inside.

It was so refreshing to be outside-surrounded by gorgeous

gardens--and not have to weed! lol

 

Hope you enjoyed these, I'll post more later.

 

 

August is Flyin' By!

        Our summer has been a busy one...

We used our own onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs to make salsa and

spaghetti sauce

(I had to use my big pot for these tomatoes!)

We canned some, and we ate some :)

We purchased corn from the Amish and froze some...and ate some

Brad made cookie bars for church fellowship..yum!

I made carrot raisin salad

My sweet neighbor and friend gave me a lovely pink rose as a thank you

What a blessing!

She's moving this weekend, and I'm really going to miss her and her family!

My two little darlings are enjoying their summer

Don't they look the picture of orneriness  innocence?

It's been quite hot out, and Bingley gets bored when he can't go for long walks!

We've had several rainstorms that were downpours!

(we're thankful for the rain!)

We had a particularly lovely day...so we snuck in a day-trip to the beach

We came back with an unknown extra passenger though...

This Ghost Crab snuck in via Bri's beach bag!

We have to make another trip back to let him go!

Bri and I set him up in a temporary home

So far he is still surviving!

Well, I'll try to post more soon.

We've had a lovely August, hope you have too!

Enjoy these last fleeting days of summer!