Wildflower Walk

It was a freaky 80+ degrees yesterday so Zoe and I decided to pack a picnic lunch go for a walk at Shenk's Ferry Wildflower Preserve.  Poor flowers, it was a bit too hot for them, and us too!

Dutchman's Breeches, in the bleeding heart family.

Their seeds are planted by ants, no wonder they were everywhere!

Even growing off rocky areas.

Wilty Virginia bluebells don't like the sun and heat.

Bending over to fix my shoe, I nearly put my hand on this guy!

A wolf spider perhaps?

A lovely tree planter created by Mother Nature.

 We found this neat looking hobbit hole.

One of my favorites, a yellow trout lily.

Marsh marigold.

It was so hot, the cool creek felt like heaven!

Everything is starting to turn green. My little Zoe looked like a woodland fairy child. :)

Celebrate Earth Day at Winterthur

My Mom, daughter and I went to meet my aunt yesterday where she has worked for the last 30 years, Winterthur. I haven't been there since I was a small child so I forgot how nice it is. So I thought I would share some of my photos today to celebrate Earth Day.
As their website says, Winterthur is "A wonderland for garden lovers.". Winterthur is near Wilmington, DE and was the country estate of Henry Francis du Pont. It sits on close to 1,000 acres and has 60 acres of gardens including a children's fairy tale garden called the Enchanted Woods.
I suppose many people go to Winterthur to see the collections of early American furniture, soup tureens and needlework but I was there to see the woodlands and gorgeous wildflowers (my new favorite is Virginia Bluebells).

Here are just a few of my favorite photos. Click on each photo to see a larger image.


Waterfalls and woodland ponds galore!


Pretty little stream with primrose.


Fairy house in the enchanted garden.


Friendly little snake.


Sparrow takes a bath.


I could sit here all day...


I want this tree!


Too many frogs to count. My mom pet one.


Huge koi followed us around the pond.


My new favorite flower.


Fields of daffodils planted everywhere.


Cute little chipmunk says hello!