Picnic Weather

The weather was perfect today so we decided to go to the Arboretum with some picnic foods (crackers, various cheeses, grapes etc). I wasn't expecting so many flowers. It always amazes me how different the Arboretum looks throughout the year with each month bringing its own individual visual pleasures to the landscape.

"Gardening" adventures

My parents were kind enough to give us the two flower boxes we have going on our balcony. One was filled with dirt and my parents mentioned it already had seeds in it. Well, we went ahead and planted flowers in it anyway and then we noticed mystery plants sprouting in there. I called my parents to ask what seeds they used and they couldn't remember. This is the mystery plant:



There appear to be at least three growing in there now.

The Topsy Turvy plants seem to be doing well, at least for now. The tomato plant seems to be doing especially well. Here she is in her current state:



And I'm not sure but I'm hoping that the little things in this picture are going to be tomato flowers soon:



We went to the Arboretum for a walk and barely escaped before a downpour. I was able to sneak some shots in though:

Magnolias

We went to the Arboretum last weekend. Very few plants were in bloom, but the Magnolias were going strong. We had just endured a rain storm but I couldn't stay away from the Magnolia trees and left with muddy shoes and wet socks.





My favorite with the heart bud: