Morton Arboretum
Doug and I spent a few hours in the Morton Arboretum birding and enjoying the trees and flowers. Even though we walked a few miles, we only saw a fraction of what there is to …
Category: Flowers
Nature Scenes in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens
We had to make an emergency trip home to New Jersey, so we naturally took some walks and tried to find new birds while we were in town.
A Few Sites in Central Missouri
Here are just a few items while we passed through the center of the state. The columns in the cover photo are at Westminster College in Fulton. They are all that remains of Old Westminster …
The Kauffman Memorial Garden and Bush Creek Riverwalk
Doug and I spent a few hours walking along the Bush Creek looking for birds, and oh, I, uh, didn’t realize that there were, um, gardens here, too? But we could just pop in for …
Architecture / Birds / Flowers / Food / Museums
Some Sites in the Kansas City, Kansas Area
You might think that the best parts of Kansas City are in Kansas, but you’d be wrong — the most well-known attractions are in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s very weird how these two cities are …
St. Louis Birds and Trees and Flowers
We took every opportunity to go birding in some of the great parks around St. Louis, but of course I don’t walk by flowers without stopping to look so here are some photos of colorful …
Missouri Botanical Garden
I talked Doug into the Missouri Botanical Garden because it’s also a birding hotspot. Alas, it was a hot day and there were tons and tons of people there, so he didn’t enjoy it quite …
Dixon Gallery & Gardens
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens was on our list because its collection focuses on French and American impressionism, with an added bonus of gardens on the grounds. After perusing the small but lovely items inside, …
Memphis Botanic Garden
I was excited to go to the Memphis Botanic Garden because – well, flowers – but it turned out it was kinda low on flowers being so early in the Spring. There were some beautiful …
Nature Scenes from South Carolina
Doug and I made several stops to see birds in South Carolina, but mostly they eluded us. Our first stop was the wildlife drive in Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson, but it was …