Eagle Watching

 

Briana and I went to Conowingo Dam this week because we heard
that you could do some "eagle watching".  It was a beautiful day, so
we took our lunch, and our cameras and set off.
We were not disappointed as you can see above!

You can see the dam over Bri's shoulder.

This particular eagle took up residence in a tree right near where

we were sitting. Such a beautiful member of God's creation!

Above is an immature eagle catching a fish.

They say the best time to go is Oct., but I'm glad we went this week!

We saw many heron too. 

It was lovely to be outside just enjoying God's creation-and spending

 time with Bri.

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.

 

 

The Time of the Lilacs Has Come!

Anyone who knows me well...knows that Lilacs are my very favorite flower!

Their smell is so fragrant--divine!

I also love their color--purple is my fav!

They are so delicate and lovely...

My husband picked the bouquet below and brought them in--

you could smell them all through the kitchen!

Their season is almost over already, but fortunatley

my family bought me a lilac bush that blooms all summer!

It's tiny, but still smells fragrant and the the blooms are small, but just as lovely!

New Plantings.....

I am so pleased with our new plantings!

We had some dwarf azaleas along our front walk--and they just never did well there.

They never looked healthy (I think snow would get piled on them in the winter when we shoveled...)

Anyway, Phil, Briana and I went and chose some perenniels to take their place, and I

really like them!

I had never seen anything like these before, and think they're all so cute!

The one above had little bell shaped flowers on it when we got it
(kind of like lily of the valley) The red is where the new growth is now.

This blue is so striking--kind of hard to see in the photo though.

These remind me of little faces :)

Aren't they cute?