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Birdies and Gardens
Jun. 28th, 2008 08:23 pmSo... something different today, a garden visit. :) Finally made it up to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, and it was wonderful. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
frothgar, mom, and I met E and her mother there, had some lunch, and then spent the next 2 1/2 hours walking through garden after garden on the coast of Maine. A cloudy, misty day, so not too busy, or too hot, or too buggy. Actually perfect for garden viewing, as too bright sunlight will wash out some colors in photographs, but it was bright enough not to need a flash and still hold the camera steady. Many, many photographs were taken, and will be shown once I get them organized. Truly a treasure, wonderful to see it in its infancy, and I cannot wait to see it grow and change through the years. There are so many gardens and plantings planned...
The baby birds are looking like real birds now... all feathery and not much poof left. I do like the mohawk stylin' of the little fellow in the middle, though. Just a few more days, 4 or 5 at the most, and they'll be ready to fly... or at least be booted out of the nest.
In other news, the Great Big Sea album is also most excellent. Listened to it (kinda) on the way up to the garden this morning, and again tonight, and is good. Lots of music, and 'Walk on the Moon,' the one song from this album that they sang at the LL Bean concert last year is just as good as I remember it. Highly recommended. :)
frothgar, mom, and I met E and her mother there, had some lunch, and then spent the next 2 1/2 hours walking through garden after garden on the coast of Maine. A cloudy, misty day, so not too busy, or too hot, or too buggy. Actually perfect for garden viewing, as too bright sunlight will wash out some colors in photographs, but it was bright enough not to need a flash and still hold the camera steady. Many, many photographs were taken, and will be shown once I get them organized. Truly a treasure, wonderful to see it in its infancy, and I cannot wait to see it grow and change through the years. There are so many gardens and plantings planned...The baby birds are looking like real birds now... all feathery and not much poof left. I do like the mohawk stylin' of the little fellow in the middle, though. Just a few more days, 4 or 5 at the most, and they'll be ready to fly... or at least be booted out of the nest.
In other news, the Great Big Sea album is also most excellent. Listened to it (kinda) on the way up to the garden this morning, and again tonight, and is good. Lots of music, and 'Walk on the Moon,' the one song from this album that they sang at the LL Bean concert last year is just as good as I remember it. Highly recommended. :)
