From the Files - 7

This is an occasional posting to savor the moments from past travels.

London 2014

Meet a fellow blogger, Marie 60 and the Next 10

From the Files - 6

This is an occasional posting to savor the moments from past travels.

Walking the Cotswolds 2014

An assortment of animals

Doves in dovecotes

Sheep in shade

Guard dogs above

Oblivious cattle

Spring Shows Itself

Took a walk today to Whole Foods for lunch.

Spotted these skunk cabbage leaves sprouting from the wetlands along the trail.

The floor of the woods is greening and the wild daffodils or maybe escapees are blooming under the bare trees.

Some of the trees along this pathway are tagged with numbers. They are likely ash trees that are marked for removal because of the emerald ash borer which has afflicted all the ash trees in the area.

No sun today nor rain, just a cloud cover with mild temperatures.

I'm heading to Arizona on Monday to enjoy some warmer weather.  I have some posts in the queue for while I'm gone.

Hope your keeping up on Pete Buttigieg.

Here's a great article in the New Republic about Mayor Pete.

Here's another in the SF Chronicle

A finally a speech he gave in Columbia, SC

Return to US Botanic Gardens

Every couple of months we like to take Dan's mother on an outing.  Last time it was to Gunston Hall. This time to the Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC.

We knew parking and walking a long distance would be problematic for her so we took along her handicapped parking pass that Dan's brother usually has when he takes their mom somewhere. We got there early enough to get a space right in front of the entrance.

There are some really interesting plants and trees in this collection with several different climates represented.

Plantains below.

Chocolate or cocoa

At first I thought there were birds but it was piped in bird songs.

Many orchids.

Dan walked up to the viewing platform shown below along the sides.  The elevator was not in service  so he was the only one to venture up there.  The humidity was higher up there he said.

For lunch we went to a favorite barbecue restaurant in Alexandria.

It was a nice trip for everyone.