Wednesday, February 19, 2020

FIRST TIME AT GREEN SPRING GARDENS THIS YEAR

 A continuation of our visit and walk last Sunday when we drove over to Green Spring Gardens.  If you missed my other post about the dog it is here.
It was still very chilly if you consider high 40s chilly but after a grey start to the day, the sun came out and the sky was blue. 

We reached the garden at three in the afternoon. There was not too much going on in the way of birdlife or flowers, but these were starting to bloom and...
I found the beauty of nature even in the barest of branches.  I could not find an identifying marker for the plant below.
Further along the path there were these Sweetgum pods.  There were thousands of them.  From one tree or more?  I have no idea as I don't remember seeing trees nearby, maybe because I was so focused on what was on the ground.  I will be more aware the next time we go.
I have been sharing this house several times since finding this park.  Built in 1784 its history can be found here.

The daffodils were in front of the house.
These are Japanese Camelia.




The parking lot was just around the corner, and we were soon in our car and on the way home.
The clouds were amazing!
A nice surprise in the photo below, a bird flying high in the sky (on the left).  I enjoy finding these little nuggets in my photos.


I came across the diagram on line, and it shows the different names for clouds.  What would you say these are?  I think maybe the ones on the left are good choices, but which one?  Any experts out there?

Enjoy your day and 
thanks for stopping by.