Windy walk

It was a day for a walk in the wind, a day of seeking color at Maudslay State Park. The park is an old estate that features gardens, meadows, and trails winding through woods. There are ornamental trees, and large sections containing rhododendron and azaleas. Even though it is a bit early for flowers there were some azaleas in bloom, a few rhododendron starting to bud, dogwood trees wearing blossoms.

The wind was constant; I'm surprised any of the flowers decided to hold still long enough for a photo!

A few more photos from today can be seen in the gallery Maudslay State Park - 2012 starting with this photo and ending here.

A line of yellow

Lilacs

Most of the lilacs I've seen this season seem to be wearing lavender. This morning I saw one touched by the sun, wearing a deeper shade of purple touched with a bit of red.

Through glass

Water droplets on glass, bloom and hive behind glass, shooting through a greenhouse...

Unfolding

Monday's white

Layers of pink

I love the layers of color I see when I look up through the branches of trees wearing flowers.

Across the water

I was standing in New Hampshire, looking across the water into Maine. I liked seeing the docks, the remaining piece of the Memorial bridge, the silkiness of the water, the reflection of the clouds.

Deconstructed

I checked the Portsmouth Memorial Bridge webcam on Thursday and I saw a bridge section that was missing the structure that supported the lift section of the bridge. The deconstruction was continuing.

Not knowing when the final section would be removed, I decided that today was a good day for a bridge visit. That was a good thing since when I arrived I found the remaining bridge section was sitting on a barge, waiting for a float out.

I found it interesting to see how the bridge section was perched on piles of what looked from a distance like railroad ties. I suspect that the wood was longer than railroad ties; it was difficult to tell from my viewing spot.

And here's Miss Yvette, the tugboat next to the barge bearing the bridge section, patiently waiting to push.


More photos from today's visit can be found in the gallery Rebuilding a bridge, Portsmouth NH starting with this photo and ending here.

Gray changes to blue

With the forecast calling for sunshine today and rain tomorrow I knew my weekend coastal wander needed to be today. The sky was gray when I left home and it was gray when I arrived on the New Hampshire coast. That changed quickly; blue took over the sky.

More photos from today can be viewed in the gallery New Hampshire coast - 2012 starting with this photo and ending here.