September 7, 2003
| Longwood Gardens |
Just after our trip to the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival, Vair, Jon, and I (Tiana) made a couple hour stop at Longwood Gardens, the former summer home of the Dupont family. It was a perfect day, complete with blue skies and blooms galore. Throw in a 7-cup mushroom soup lunch for each of us, and you've got my personal version of heaven.
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Silly Duponts. They get all the good summer homes.
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Tiana and Jon pretending they own the place.
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One of my favorite pics of Vair. Classic architecture to complement a classically beautiful lady.
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It's like Where's Waldo...only with Grecian urns.
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This view was tucked away in a corner of the garden.
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The ultimate slip-n'-slide.
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View of the greenhouse from the fountain.
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Ferns. Lots of 'em.
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Jon going for the just-fell-off-the-pumpkin-truck look.
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Like Vair didn't plan that color coordination.
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This looks like a job for Monet.
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Who knew forest rangers liked meadows?
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Vair...I think we're being stalked.
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Jon realizing we're on to him and hiding behind the bushes.
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Does this tree make my butt look big?
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Ah, the perfect climbing tree.
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Sheesh. And I complain about mowing the lawn.
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Meet Trogdor, keeper of the topiary garden.
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This view in itself made the trip worthwhile.
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We passed by this tower just as the bells chimed.
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Tiana, sitting next to her three imaginary friends.
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Hungry hungy hippos...er, catfish.
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 Apparently the view from the chairs must be far more compelling.
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An indoor oasis.
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 Please, I'm lucky if I can get African violets to bloom indoors.
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Tropical Vair posing by the anthuriums.
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 Almost as many orchids here as at Jeni's house.
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Well, maybe just a few more...
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Longwood Garden's waterlily courtyard.
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Another garden courtyard tucked away within the gardens.
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View of the greenhouse from the courtyard.
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There's something luxurious about full blooms in September.
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What a lotus in bloom looks like.
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Huge waterlily leaves. It is said that they can support the weight of a person standing on them.
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What a young lilypad looks like at 4 days old.
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I love the reflection of the sky in this picture.
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