Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden (Iowa) were a delightful surprise. At 12 acres, they aren’t the biggest gardens I’ve visited, but what they had packed a punch. The experience starts in the parking lot. …
Category: Flowers
Nature Scenes in Northwestern Missouri
We spent some time hanging out in the Northeastern corner of Missouri, where we went to two National Wildlife Refuges and stayed in various parks where we did some birding. Again and again we saw …
Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Conservatory
At 15 acres, the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (new state!) are relatively small, which was good, because I was there during a heatwave. I was there early in the morning, but it …
Lubbock Memorial Arboretum and Clapp Park
We wound up in Texas in August in a van because Doug had a work event. While he was working, I went to look at flowers at the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum, which is part of …
Amusements / Flowers / Nature / Religion
A Visit to Crestone, Colorado
We had a long-planned trip to visit our friend Krissy while she happened to be in Crestone for a spell (she normally resides on the west coast). We had a great time on our few …
Denver Botanic Gardens – Part II
Look, I had almost 400 pictures from a few hours in the Denver Botanic Gardens, so I don’t feel bad I have two posts for the gardens. Everyone should just be grateful there are only …
Denver Botanic Gardens – Part I
Gentle Reader, did I go to the Denver Botanic Gardens and take nearly 400 pictures in less than 2 hours? You betcha. Let me see if I can find some regret anywhere…nope. The gardens (in …
Scenes from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Since our excursion to the highest point in Nebraska got us relatively close to the state capitol of Wyoming, we decided to spend a night in another new state in the van, including a visit …
Animals / Architecture / Birds / Flowers
Scenes from Northeast South Dakota
We were settled in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a couple weeks around Doug’s jury duty service, and took a weekend trip around the Northeast corner of our home state. Let’s be honest, there is …
McCrory Gardens
My hope when we went to McCrory Gardens in Brookings, South Dakota, was that I’d see lots of flowers while Doug saw lots of birds. It worked out well for me (as you’ll see from …