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Moments after arriving at Sugarloaf Mountain, I learn what mountain laurel looks like
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And here in bloom
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After 17 years underground, the cicadas have arrived
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Foxglove and boxwood... from a walk through Old Town Alexandria
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An Old Town Alexandria windowboxes. One of the prettiest I've seen.
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Valerie admires another beautiful windowbox on the same street
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To celebrate the 4th of July, I took a walk in Georgetown and was surprised I'd never seen this park before
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This herb garden was my favorite part
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I left Georgetown over the Dumbarton (Q Street) bridge from where you can see the Turkish residence with its lovely pergola
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And guess who is standing out front
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Happy to be in the shade on a hot but lovely walk through Huntley Meadows Park with Cindy & Bob
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A very large branch fell in my neighborhood, thankfully hurting no one, but partially crushing a resident's car
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I'd read about July being peak season for the lilypads in Kenilworth Gardens... Once there, it was love at first sight!
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We saw lots of bees and dragonflies -- and thankfully no mosquitoes
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We arrived with a few others just after 7:30 am
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Without scent but still attractive to bees
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Beautiful at every stage of its life
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Bridge after that in Monet's garden?
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Unretouched glory
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Among the first to the garden, we sat here until too many people disturbed the tranquility
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The flowers on the smaller lilypads were now open on our walk back
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Stunning welcome to Green Spring Gardens
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The garden is small but full of color and variety
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Diversity, including ponds
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And I'm always delighted to find lotus flowers
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This was probably my favorite property on the Alexandria Gardens Tour
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Can you imagine having Thomas Jefferson sitting in your courtyard?
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The gate to this backyard was open though it wasn't part of the tour
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A beautiful mix of flora
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Bonnie and Lili listen to Valerie talk about Glenstone
