Mirrored landscape

Reflections in two directions

Frogs wearing green

As I walked along the Wiggle Waggle at Bedrock Gardens I heard the sound of frogs. There were several of us listening and looking. Luckily someone spotted the bright green but still camouflauged creatures!

Afternoon roses

After spending close to four hours wandering at Bedrock Gardens it would have made sense to head home. I was close to Fuller Gardens though, and a late afternoon wander through the roses sounded like a good idea.

A few more photos from today can be seen in the gallery Petals pop - Fuller Gardens 2011 starting with this photo and ending here.

Bedrock Gardens

Today was my first visit to Bedrock Gardens, and I'm sure it won't be my last. A friend came across information on Bedrock Gardens last month and mentioned it to me. What luck! I've found a new favorite place to visit. It's a series of gardens wearing plants and sculptures, a place to walk, to absorb beauty, to share a moment with strangers.

More photos from today can be seen in the gallery Bedrock Gardens.

Interested in the art living in the garden? Information and a catalog can be viewed at the site Fine Garden Art.

Destination decision

April rolled into May, and it seemed that Denise was walking down the same path she followed last year, leaving a vacation destination decision until late in the summer. She promised me that she would decide earlier this year, but I was really starting to wonder. I didn't see any signs of decision progress other than the thinking about islands in the North Atlantic. I was beginning to think that I needed to look into my "wishing glass" to help her decide.

Denise was looking at two islands in the North Atlantic - three if she was really thinking about returning to Iceland already, and I think that she was. Oh, I know we'll return there, I just didn't think it would be this year unless it's for a long weekend. Hmm...

As it turns out I can save my "wishing glass" magic for another trip. Denise was keeping an eye on air fares, and she made a quick destination decision during the first week of May when she saw some flights that she thought were (somewhat) reasonable. I kept an eye on our email, and I saw confirmations for flights, a rental car, and B&Bs for a week in August. I thought about writing then, but our trip was still too far away. I waited. And I waited. And now? we'll be leaving for our adventure in just a little over 6 weeks so I think it's time to share.

Oh, I still didn't tell you where we're going, did I? We're going to Newfoundland. When we visited there in 2009 we stayed on the west side of the island. This time, we're heaing east. We're flying into St. John's, and we'll be wandering between there and Fogo Island off the north central coast. Denise told me she thinks Fogo Island looks like a good photography spot but I think she chose it because she likes the name. That's a good reason, isn't it?

--- Rover

Early morning light

Sunday flowers

A few more photos from this morning's garden walk can be seen in the gallery Summer days... 2011 starting with this photo and ending here.

Blue sky, clouds, reflections

When I drove by this reservoir on my way to Maudslay State Park this morning the sky was pure blue, and while the scene was beautiful it wasn't interesting to my camera eye. It was a different story on my way home. Clouds added decoration to sky and water.

A few more photos of this scene can be viewed in the gallery Summer days... 2011 starting with this photo and ending here.

Maudslay morning

Ah, Saturday, a whole day to fill... I chose a morning devoted to walking and camera play, an afternoon of riding.

I headed to Maudslay State Park to satisfy my walking urges. I started down the same path I used on my first visit there at the end of May, then veered onto a different loop trail. It's funny, the park has a nice map but the trail intersections for the most part aren't marked. Today's path wore a name giving me a sanity check that I would remain in the western half of the park.

More photos from today can be seen in the gallery Wandering Maudslay State Park - 2011 starting with this photo and ending here.