I was up early this morning and to the smell of coffee. As expected, April awoke before me and started the coffee maker. We lounged...

On June 18th, after visiting Elizabeth Park, April and I drove down to Waterford, Connecticut, to visit Harkness Memorial State Park. It...

On Wednesday, June 16, I was pleasantly surprised when I uncovered New England’s Elizabeth Park while visiting Hartford, Connecticut....

I departed Cleveland, OH, early the morning on Thursday, July 1st, heading to Detroit after a brief visit with a dear friend and former...

It was approaching 4:20 pm as I said my goodbyes to Mendocino Botanical Gardens, turned right out of the parking lot onto CA-1 South, and...

The morning of April 29, the iPhone alarm went off at 5:45 am. As my eyes slowly opened, I felt the weight of the new day pressing...

Bright and early on Monday, June 14th, Rhoda and I made out stop in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the heart of the Berkshires, to visit...

My final garden visit in the Hudson River Valley on June 13th, prompted by Tim Richardson’s prominently feature on Innisfree Garden in...

After my stop at Bard College, I continued my Hudson River Valley journey on the 12th, as I drove over to Springwood in Hyde Park, NY -...

The next day, June 12th covered a lot of ground. First, I headed to Annandale-on-the-Hudson, NY, to visit Bard College. The college has...

Less than 1/2 mile from the Springwood Estate is the Vanderbilt Mansion, now a National Historic Site. Like everything "Vanderbilt," the...

The 40-minute drive from Poughkeepsie to Peekskill on June 11th was beautiful, with winding roads passing through charming towns and...

I became aware of the Chanticleer estate garden from Tim Richardson's book Great Gardens of America, so Rhoda and I arrived for our visit...

Rhoda and I visited the Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania, on June 9th. Purchased in 1906 by Pierre S. du Pont to save the...

June 7th, I was up bright and early to spend the day at Monticello, a history buff’s delight. Thomas Jefferson established the estate in...

On June 5th, while visiting with family in Virginia, I visited the Natural Bridge State Park. Dedicated on September 24th, 1916, and...

I traveled to Raleigh, NC, to visit my best friend Michele and my remarkable goddaughter, Karmen. I had a wonderful visit with them, and...

On Thursday, May 27th, I started my morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains, walking the grounds of the beguiling Biltmore estate. When I...

On May 24th, two days following our Oklahoma City Memorial Visit, Rhoda and I stopped to visit the National Civil Rights Museum at the...

On May 22nd Rhoda and I stopped in Oklahoma City. Walking up to the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial was hard because I clearly remember where...