Photos from my end of May wander in Acadia National park are loaded into galleries, ready for viewing. Start with the top level gallery, Acadia, May 2012, or click on the photos below to enter a specific gallery.
around and around, Acadia:
Who do you think is smarter, my car or me?
It was one of those days. I parked, picked up my computer bag, locked the car doors, closed the door, and walked away. I was two steps from the car when I heard a noise, a beeping sound.
Hmm... I wonder where that is coming from. The noise persisted, and I turned around. Two steps back to the car, I reached out and opened the door to see the message "Key detected in vehicle". Really? I was sure I had the key in my hand. I looked, and my hand was empty. Oops! Luckily my car is smart enough to unlock the doors if the key is still in the car. I'm very glad that my car was smarter than me this morning.
My only (previous) Fuller Garden visit this year was right after it opened for the season. There were few flowers flowering then. I had intended to head there last weekend, but the steady and heavy rain convinced me to wait.
Yesterday's visit showered me with roses and with perennials in various life stages. I suspect this year's upside-down spring (warmth early, rain and cool later) has the perennials a bit confused. There were fewer perennials in prime bloom than I'd hoped, all beautiful.
It was a cool, wet week. Rain started last weekend and persisted through much of the week, accompanied by cool temperatures. Today? What a change! This morning's cool disappeared quickly changing to summer-like warmth.
I headed out on my bike in the morning, taking advantage of the cool air. Afternoon brought a visit to Fuller Gardens and a walk along the New Hampshire coast. It was a good day...
Oh! I think the photos from our Acadia wander will be posted soon. I've been watching Denise sort through the photos, deciding which will be shared. I can't tell you when...
While you're waiting I thought I'd share a photo of the magic light on top of Cadillac Mountain. --- Rover
So many different shades of green, reflections...
Wow! Denise is sorting through her photos from our Acadia wander pretty quickly. I was looking over her shoulder earlier, and I think she's doing well. It probably helped that it rained all day yesterday. Denise took a break for a walk, but she wasn't tempted to wander too far; that rain was really really heavy.
Oh, I'm not getting in her way right now - she headed out for a walk, so I figured I'd use the computer while she is out. I thought about going with her, but it's sprinkling again and I want to stay dry.
I know Denise won't be finished with the photos today so I'll share a couple from Acadia now. The first was taken at the top of Cadillac Mountain early in the evening last Saturday. Look at all of the people! Denise thought there might be a lot of people in the park on the holiday weekend, and there were. I think next year we'll probably go back to a regular weekend for our spring visit. The second is a shot of me in front of Eagle Lake. I was happy to find a nice dry rock to stand on!--- Rover
