Rooster

img_0482-60Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

It was a beautiful morning, as I RELAXED on our Lanai, just as a rooster past by.

Palms

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Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

After a nice swim, I laid on the lounge chair and looked up thru the Palm Trees and thought what a great photo that would be, so I took one!  The rainbow and colors are fun with the sun coming thru the palms!

Posed

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Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii

I LOVE walking along the beach and coming across a Hawaiian Monk Seal, they are so gorgeous and fun to watch. This one sat up and posed just for me! LOVE IT!

 

Golden Trumpets

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Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

We took a ride around Kona, it is much greener than the area we are staying.  It was a fun and a rewarding drive because we saw so many beautiful things.  The flowers in Hawaii are gorgeous and they are everywhere!  I love these Golden Trumpets in amongst the greenery!

Seagull

brs10b-0916-img_0830-80Boston, Massachusetts

After taking a Boston Duck Tour around Boston and on Boston Harbor in 2016, we walked along the waters edge and saw some fun things, this Seagull for example.

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Hibiscus

img_0403-j60Boston, Massachusetts

On the grounds of the Boston Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we saw these beautiful, absolutely gorgeous hibiscus!!

 

Flowers Everywhere

img_0414-60Sharon, Vermont 

The flowers we saw out east were beautiful and they were everywhere. I loved these with the dark pink contrast to the green and white! LOVE THEM!

Forest

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Harmony, Pennsylvania

It seems that from the Mississippi River east, our country is full of forests! It is so beautiful, I LOVE it!!

Black-Eyed Susans

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Harmony, Pennsylvania

We saw beautiful wild flowers everywhere on our trip out east. Black-eyed Susan or Rudbeckia hurt are members of the Sunflower family and gorgeous!

Old Well

img_0323-60Harmony, Pennsylvania

What a great place to sit and RELAX, where I think of the past and what happened on this land back in the 1800’s?

Swallowtail

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Mount Vernon, Virginia

I love the gardens at Mount Vernon and I love butterflies, so it was a perfect day of both!

Sunflowers

img_7992Mount Vernon, Virginia

Harvest time is close with these Sunflowers full of sunflower seeds.  I love the color and look of sunflowers!  Did you know that Sunflowers follow the sun?  Their petals are designed to absorb as much sun as possible and they swivel to reach the best sunlight.  In Italy they are called Girasole which literally means turn the sun, meaning they turn and follow the sun.  FUN!!

76

img_0073-40Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Even the horses remind us of where we are, REMEMBERING 1776, a year that changed the world!

Bumble Bee & Flowers

IMG_7704Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

While visiting the Benjamin Franklin Museum, we went outside where they have a structure that shows where Benjamin’s house once stood. There in the area that would have been the courtyard are some beautiful flowers. As I was taking photos of them, a Bumble Bee came by and enjoyed the different and very colorful flowers.

Waving in the Wind

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Baltimore, Maryland

As we were leaving Fort McHenry we passed these beautiful plants that were waving in the wind, I am not sure what they are, if you know, please let me know!!  GRAZIE!

Cook Pines

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Kone, Hawaii, Hawaii

The first time I went to Hawaii, I was surprised to see Pine Trees there.  I have always called these beautiful trees Hawaiian Pine Trees, because they are so tall & stunning and such a part of Hawaii, but their correct name is Cook Pines.  They are so regal as they reach heavenward!   I love the touch of the red trumpet vine in this photo.

Nothing Like Chillin

IMG_5565Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii

There is nothing like CHILLIN in the Pacific Ocean! Try it sometime, put your feet up (much harder than it looks) and RELAX!