A couple of days ago, on the 28th, Gregg and I went to Green Spring Gardens. The weather was just too good to waste. It was in the low 50's and warm enough to get outside without a coat.
The top left of the collage you can see a sign for Annandale Village. Annandale is not where the garden is but an area we pass through on our way home. I had never seen, or maybe more appropriate to say, never noticed the sign before. The design of the cardinal in the tree made me take note. We passed several of them. Gregg reminded me that we had taken a different route home this time.
That's me in the collage. You may notice that my cell phone is on a lanyard that I keep permanently wrapped around my wrist. Gregg bought it for me as I once almost lost my phone out the window while taking pictures, and it was almost buffeted out of my hands. I am always taking photos out the passenger side window. The lanyard is always attached to my phone. It's been saved a few times as I have also dropped it while walking. It gives me an awful start as if it hit the pavement, well I don't like to think about it. But that good old lanyard saved the day yet again.
The house that I love always greets us as we walk up one of the paths from the parking lot. The berries are still keeping the birds happy, and part of the Moon Gate can be seen behind me.
I didn't get very far as my knee is just not cooperating. We made our way back to the car, disappointed I could go no further even with my cane. I made it 300 yards along the pathway and could not go any further as knee started to give way. The important thing is I made a start and hopefully each time we come here, I will be able to walk a little further.
My goal is still to get back to Huntley Meadows in the Spring, or even Meadowlark Gardens. Huntley Meadows is a long, long walk to get to the marshy area where all the bird life is, and Meadowlark has a very big hill to walk up and down.
However, baby steps and I am eager to go for another walk. We will definitely wait for another nice day like this one, after all the bitterly cold days we have had. The sun was shining and it felt wonderful, a real tonic.
Have a great day everyone and
thank you for stopping by.
Very nice place Denise,
ReplyDeletelucky you pass by often!
The cord is a very good solution.
Looks like spring is coming (photographer's delight).
Have a nice day Denise!
Thank you Katerina, I am happy you like it :) Spring is definitely a photographer's delight as you say. You have a nice day also my friend :)
DeleteI love this photo of you. It is good to have a goal like this! I cannot walk thru a large store, like a grocery store. I have to use a scooter. Are you able to do that yet with your cane?
ReplyDeleteSo glad Ginny and thank you :) I am not able to go to the grocery store right now even with my cane. Too many people to dodge and it always seemed to be busy no matter what time we picked. I was a nervous wreck by the time I got out of there. I don't do well with crowds at the best of times.
DeleteThe garden is lovely. It is a mindful practice to just immerse oneself among the flowers
ReplyDeleteThank you Roentare :) I couldn't agree more about the flowers, about nature in general. It is a place I feel totally at peace.
DeleteWell done! It's so good to get out into the fresh air, especially if the sun is shining.
ReplyDeleteThank you Janice, very true! :)
DeleteKeep on working on that knee. It’s a real downer to be restricted like that.
ReplyDeleteI will and thanks for the encouragement David. Last year was full of health issues so I haven't been going as far as I would like to lately, but I look forward to going further as the year progresses.
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ReplyDeleteI like the sign with the tree and cardinal, very pretty.
I am sorry you were in pain, maybe short walks are best to start.
Have a great day and a happy weekend.
Thank you Eileen and I appreciate your comment very much. Slow and steady wins the race. Just have to keep moving forward :) You have a great day and a happy weekend also :)
DeleteGlad you were able to get out and at least make an attempt at the walking. You'll get there, keep it up. The lanyard on your phone is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann, and I love my lanyard :) I saves me holding my phone all the time as I just let it dangle from my wrist now.
Delete300 yards is a good start...slowly but surely you will get better!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that Angie, thank you so much :)
DeleteYou walk better than I do. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gigi, and I am so sorry you are having such a difficult time with walking, you and David.
DeleteTough that you have a knee issue that limits your walking. You have some very nice areas to visit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Red, I do! There are lovely places around here but we keep going back to Green Spring because it is such a flat area with good walking paths. I tend to stay away from others for the time being.
DeleteThe red flowers are amazing. I like the cardinal on the sign too.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to SEE you. 😃👋 I hope this means I am waving.
Thanks Sandi :) You made me smile and yes I see you and it looks like you are waving to me :) I am waving back, though not sure how to put an emoji here on my laptop. But believe me my friend, I am waving back :)
DeleteYou have made a good start. You look happy in the photo, out and about on a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandra, I was happy, good to feel the sunshine and warmth :)
Deleteat least you got to enjoy the outdoors and see your favorite home again. gorgeous day for being out there. bob can only walk very slowly for 10 minutes, he walks 5 minutes out from our house and back. he walks so slowly that is not very far.
ReplyDeletehis legs just hurt all the time. I hope yours heals soon..
Thanks Sandra, and I realize how lucky I am to get that far. I never take any of this for granted as I know others aren't so fortunate. I am so very sorry that Bob has such a difficult time these days.
DeleteWhat a lovely day you had to get out and about. Whoa good idea to have the cell phone on a lanyard. Loved see you and the places you saw.
ReplyDeleteBaby steps 100% is correct when it comes to healing a strain/sprain.
Happy Friday
Hugs cecilia
Thank you Cecelia and thanks for the encouragement :) It certainly was great to get out in the sunshine, and felt like a heat wave after all the icy cold days we have had. Happy Friday to you too my friend and sending hugs!
DeleteOh I hope your knee will strengthen...and go a little further each time. But any distance outside without a coat is a win to me! Even 300 yards:) My son went to dinner the other night in Annandale. I sometimes forget about those smaller "neck of the woods" places!! Have a great weekend ahead!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer, so kind of you :) and isn't that the truth? How nice to know your son enjoyed a night out in Annandale. You have a great weekend also my friend :)
DeleteSounds like a lovely day, despite your knee. The lanyard is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteIt was and love my lanyard for the extra freedom it gives me with my phone :)
DeleteGlad you got out and about a bit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, it was very enjoyable :)
DeleteGood for you for getting out in that beautiful weather and walking as far as you could. Hope things get easier and easier for you. That lanyard is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ellen, I appreciate that very much :)
DeleteStopping by for the first time. I saw your comment on David's blog about wanting to go to Costa Rica and had to mention that a company we've used for travel Untours has accommodations there. I will have to bookmark your blog to visit again.
ReplyDeleteHi Marcia, thanks so much for coming over and telling me about the tour company. I will keep that in mind for sure and have already made a note of it in our travel folder. I would love you to visit again. Thank you also for bookmarking me :)
DeleteNothing like a break in cold weather and getting some sunshine so you can walk around a little bit. I hope your knee gets better.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yogi, and you too with your knee :)
DeleteThe important thing is you made a start, and I'm sure things will improve.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thank you Jan, I appreciate that and all the best to you too :)
DeleteParece un genial paseo. Te mando un beso.
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Delete¡Muchas gracias! te mando un beso :)
A little at a time Denise and you should be able to go further. Good luck with the knee. Love the house, it is always beautiful each time you show it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret. I appreciate that :) The house is one of my favorites to photograph here, as you may have guessed by now, lol!
DeleteI have always been too scared to lean out over anything or out a window to take a picture with my phone. Maybe I need a lanyard--lol! Sounds like the perfect solution. If I could hang it around my neck I wouldn't forget it anywhere, either--lol! ;)
ReplyDeleteI think you did great! You look great, too!
Hello Rita :) I know what you mean, I always held on tight and tried not to put the phone passed the window but sometimes that wind sometimes took me by surprise as a gust whipped in without warning. The lanyard has saved it on several occasions. My husband wears his phone on a longer one around his neck :)
DeleteI used to use a lanyard on my phone that went around my neck…same reason so as not to lose the phone while photographing. We will be heading to SC soon. I will walk with a cane, too, but I WILL walk, baby steps first like you. After June, this year, I will get assessed for knee replacement surgery.
ReplyDeleteYes, same as Gregg. Enjoy your trip to SC Linda. Yes, definitely walk those baby steps. I think knee replacement surgery may be in my future but I am trying to hold off on it as long as I can. We'll have to wait and see. Good luck with yours and I wish you a very enjoyable trip to South Carolina :)
DeleteI'm sorry your knee is still pesky but I guess if there's a good thing, you got out some and it is near enough that you will be able to continue to visit, maybe even see more blooms as the season moves on -- and move better with it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie, I'm realizing that I am a lot better off than some. There is going to be another 50s day soon. would love to repeat this :)
DeleteThe Lanyard is a good idea. I dropped my last phone and broke the glass.
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