Rose garden 2008

IMG_7235, originally uploaded by digijinx.

I went there like may be twice. It is always a magical place filled with I believe 6000 odd roses and i believe 3000 varieties of it. It is just like heaven. They also have a perennials garden and then there are the tulips always early spring. These roses just bloom and cover up the whole area. There are also concerts in the evenings and its just an awesome place to be.

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Block Island

Block Island, originally uploaded by digijinx.

Had been to the big blue this summer with some of my friends. It was a Gal's day out (I havent done that in a very long time) and it was total fun.
Took the 30 minute ferry ride, of course after the 2.5hr drive from home and then we were there on the island...voila! We rented some bikes and drove around the island, all the uphill drive tiring us out but it was worth the climb and when we reached the lighthouse it was a beautiful sight. We also then visited the beach and some more beaches, before calling it a day. This is definitely on my summer to do list every year from now on.

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daisies..and coreopsis..

daisies, originally uploaded by digijinx.

There is this house with a beautiful garden on my way to the park. I have been stopping to admire this beautiful garden everytime I pass it. The other day, I decided to stop to click some shots and I met the owners. Looks like they spend a lot of time tending to their garden. There were some beautiful daisies and lavender, and awesome coreopsis..these were the pretty yellow flowers all over their yard. There were some pretty daylilies too.

Kudos to you both for tending to such a beautiful garden and thanks for letting me click some pix.!

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Solitude is bliss

Mystic,CT

i had this one eating out of my hand literally, originally uploaded by digijinx.

Had been to Mystic recently visiting the aquarium and the Seaport grounds. Its really a very interesting place. The aquarium had a sea lion show and then the birds of the outback was an awesome first time experience for me. I had some bird food stuck to an ice cream stick in my hand trying to coerce some birds to eat it. Some refused it outright. This one in the picture though yielded to my request and i had him/her eating right out of my hand, placed the parakeet in front of my cam and had some really great shots!

The seaport grounds were really filled with a lot of historical facts and figures. Took the water shuttle back and forth and enjoyed the view of the tall ships.

Here is the link to the whole set.