One
of the highlights of the trip was a visit to
the Royal
Botanical Gardens of Burlington.
These too have changed incredibly since I went
there as a kid - what a wonderful place it is.
I loved the trails and look forward to another
visit someday.
The reflections on the Koi pond were pretty.
There were many beautiful areas to explore.
Morgan and Sydney loved this play area for kids
only.
Down the slide they came.
Sydney has a rest on a big wooden chair.
Here
and there were beds of bright flowers and
butterflies.
I
loved the ponds with the Water Lilies.
We saw a lot of Monarch butterflies.
The male Cardinals were a very brilliant red.
A little further along the trail Dave feeds a
Chickadee from his hand.
Alison
manages to entice a Downy Woodpecker to eat from her
hand.
And
off we go to find the way home.
I love this picture.
A
single Red Dragonfly sits on one of the bridges.
A
Common Tern makes a right turn!
And
an Osprey glides overhead.
A Green Heron tries to find a good hiding place.
And too soon it was time to go home
After
a week in Burlington it was time to take a
short flight South to Massachusetts.
However, the day involved cancelled and
rescheduled flights, a missing suitcase at
the end (mine) and a run-in with a very
rude security man. Ugh!
Luckily the suitcase was found and arrived
the following day.
I am sorry to say I took very few pictures
of this week.
We
spent a morning in Tim's sister's beautiful
sunroom overlooking all kinds of feeders.I
loved it there. Here are just a few
pictures I took.
Two Chipmunks raced to gather peanuts and
stash them for Winter.
A Nuthatch took turns trying to get a peanut too.
So did a Blue Jay. It was hard work, scaring
off those Chipmunks.
A Cardinal mostly watched from a nearby tree.
Two
other highlights of the week were Tim's
Mom's 90th birthday party and the next day,
a family reunion of her side of the
family.
Here I am reading a poem to Lady Jane (on the
left).
I'm glad my suitcase turned up in time as the poem
was in it!
A good time was had by all.
It's not easy to keep up with the Birthday Girl but
we try.
And before we knew it, it was time to head back to
Seattle.
Thanks, everyone! We had a great time.
