Irises at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
We went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota, hoping to get some birding in, but we didn’t do very well. I went in hoping that we would see some new lifers since is …
Category: Flowers
Lyndale Park Rose Garden
We went to the Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to see some birds, naturally, but we found almost no birds. However, to my delight, the adjacent Lyndale Park Rose Garden had many …
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 …
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, …