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I set out today to meet my daughter Patty and to find the beauty in a rainy day.
Patty with her cheery umbrella…
Chatting over tea and coffee …
All of a sudden we could see sunshine…
So out we went to walk around Lafayette Village for a bit…
On the way home the skies darkened…
By the time I got home it was doing this…
Since I didn’t want to get drenched I sat in the car and took some pictures …
Success… I found what I was looking for 
- by Joan -
Branch Brook Park ~ Newark, New Jersey
Branch Brook Park is located in my hometown of Newark, NJ. Branch Brook Park was created in 1895 making it the first county park in the nation. It has the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the world… more than Washington, DC and more than Japan. The cherry trees were a gift donated in 1927 by Caroline Bamberger Fuld. BBP is 360 acres and has almost 5000 cherry trees.
This year, 2013, the Cherry Blossom Festival runs from April 6 – 20, the Bloomfest is Sunday, April 13, 2013 from 11am – 5pm
The cherry trees below are along Second River which forms the border between Newark and Belleville.
In the tree below on the left is my daughter Deb and her dog Chappy in 2010 - on the right is Deb and our first mini-dachshund, Mustard sitting in a tree at BBP in 1979 .
If you’re in, or around Newark, NJ go and visit this beautiful park and enjoy the cherry blossoms.
- by Joan -
The answer to the previous posts question is: tulip bulbs.
Knowing how much I enjoyed the blooming tulips in February, my daughter Patty and family sent this the other day.
Inside the box was a picket fence container and inside the fence was:
After removing its packing material there was this pot that had little bulps peeking out:
The instructions said to let it sit in a sink of water for about half an hour… it was tricky since the only thing handy I had to plug up the drain with was bubble wrap.. which, by the way was not a tight fit.
After its initial bath I then watered it, put it back in its picket fence container (which I think is adorable) and will keep a watchful camera eye on.
That’s it for my Spring gardening so far. I can’t wait to see what color(s) these tulips are going to be. Any guesses ! I’ll say yellow.
- by Joan -
These two pictures were taken in May 2007 in Ocean Park. I love how the daffodils have popped up in an unexpected place behind the bench. Have to admit I didn’t sit there as some bees had already staked out the area.
This picture just makes me smile
- by Joan -
As I was driving home into NJ from PA last night I stopped to take a picture of the sunset.
I moved my camera over a little and took this shot…
because almost 3 years ago I had stood in the same spot and taken
this picture …
There haven’t been any sunflowers, or anything else there since 2010. I’m hoping they’ll be back again this year, because not only are they beautiful but you couldn’t drive past this spot without smiling.
Here’s to spring and the promise of summer and sunflowers.
- by Joan -
I love tulips but never have I enjoyed them more than the past two weeks. On my birthday my daughter Deb bought these ‘grow your own tulips’ for me and I set about not only watching them grow, but taking pictures of them from all sorts of angles.
Slowly they began to open…
…and the photo shoots began.
To see more of them CLICK HERE to visit my photography blog Through Jersey Eyes. Go ahead I’ll wait ………… in the meantime here are a few pictures to whet your appetite.
Two weeks later… their last picture.
-by Joan-
(Click here to visit my other blog ‘Through Jersey Eyes’…thank you)
******** UPDATE *******
When cutting back the tulips this morning they had a surprise for me… nestled down amongst the leaves was this tiny squooshed bud.
I moved the leaves back a bit and look at that, another tulip and the enjoyment continues.
- by Joan -
October on the Vineyard.
The quiet and soothing greens and blues of summer are giving way to the fiery colors of autumn. Spectacular October will arrive on the Vineyard in a swirl of rusts, oranges, browns, reds and yellows. Crisp breezes whipping the air into a stunning clarity, and skies the bluest blue imaginable.
I can’t wait to be there.
A*U*T*U*M*N
Campground.
Martha’s Vineyard
Happy birthday America.
(to find out what is special about the flag second from the right on the bottom… CLICK HERE for Through Jersey Eyes)
