travel and bird watching
19 Jul 2013 1 Comment
For my bird loving friends, I’m posting more photos of birds from Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. Enjoy!
This gal must have been primping herself!
This Macaw was waving with his foot!
The last of the bird brains…
Home again, home again, jiggity jig
05 Jul 2013 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Bird Kingdom
July 4, 2013
Last day in the Niagara Falls area and I decided I needed to visit Bird Kingdom, a free flying indoor aviary for over 80 species of birds. It was great!! Beautiful birds, easy to observe and photograph. This is just a brief sampling of what I saw….
04 Jul 2013 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Canada, Niagara-On-The-_Lake, Prince of Wales Hotel, Sir Isaac Brock Monument
July 3, 2013
Today was a more relaxing day exploring the beautiful little town of Niagara-On-The-Lake and a famous battlefield from the War of 1812. Niagara-On-The-Lake is a charming town full of flowers, friendly Canadians, shops and restaurants, a beautiful park and many wineries. The battlefield is now the sight of many walkways and a monument honoring Major General Sir Isaac Brock who died in the Battle of Queenston Heights.. Plus the weather today was beautiful – what a great day!
Monument honoring Sir Issac Brock
Niagara-On-The-Lake Clock Tower
The Historic Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-On-The-Lake
03 Jul 2013 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: Maid of the Mist Boat Ride, Niagara Falls
July 2, 2013
Quick trip to visit Niagara Falls on the Canadian side – incredible to see and a must to ride the Maid of the Mist Boat Ride. You may notice in the photo that everyone is dressed in blue. They do provide you with a blue rain poncho so you only get wet instead of drenched. But it was exciting to be that close to the Falls!
Maid of the Mist Boat
Taking a stroll….
Standing right beside where the water furiously falls over the edge. Wow – that really messes with your equilibrium!
20 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
April 2013
Lots of beautiful flowers start popping up at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in springtime.
As you travel in life, remember to always take time to enjoy the wonderful gifts from Mother Nature.
Rainbow Sherbet Tulips
Cherry Tree Blossoms
Never hear of Lungwort before but I love how it produces flowers of two colors.
Love those renegade daffodils!
09 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Gardenland Express and Train Show, Missouri Botanical Gardens
December 9, 2012
Happy Holidays!
Just posting a reminder not to miss the St. Louis Missouri Botanical Garden’s Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show on display now through January 1, 2013. The show is all contained in one large indoor room full of holiday flowers, decorations, trains, a beautiful Christmas tree and a few other little surprises. For more information click on :
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/things-to-do/events/signature-events/g…
Hope you enjoy my preview!
08 Nov 2012 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: florida, St. Augustine
NOVEMBER , 2012
Oldest School House in the USA
During a recent trip to Florida, my friend Gayle and I made a brief stop in St. Augustine. With only a couple of hours before moving on to our next destination, we choose to walk through the Old City Historic District ( generally referred to as St. George Street). Some of the orginal buidings still stand (such as the drugstore, school and old mill) and others have been turned into shops and eateries. The original city gates, the Castillo De San Marcos Fort ( at the waters edge) and a wonderful parking garage were all in close walking distance. We enjoyed our all too brief visit. Next time we will have to plan for more time!
Drugstore
Beautiful Ceiling at Cathedral of St. Augustine ( 1565)
Old Mill Top Taven ( 130 years old)
Historic District with a touch of fresh paint.
Beautiful Spanish Architecture in St. Augustine
Original City Gates
01 Nov 2012 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: florida, Ona, solomonscastle
November, 2012
Solomon’s Castle
If you find yourself in or near Ona, Florida , an entertaining way to spend a half day is to tour the home and galleries of Howard Solomon. Ona is approximately one hour outside of Bradenton, a suburb of Sarasota. An artist and sculptor who creates his works of art from discarded material, Howard’s galleries display over 300 interesting and sometimes humorous pieces. After touring the castle, stay a bit, enjoy lunch at the Boat in the Moat restaurant and take a stroll on the grounds.
For directions and hours, here is the link to the web sight:
http://www.solomonscastle.org/default.htm
Art from Discarded Material
Howard’s Self Protrait
Howard’s Rendition of Norman Rockwell
Boat in the Moat Restaurant
12 Oct 2012 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: James L Outhouse, QC, Sleep Robber, the Hunky Dorey
Friday, October, 12, 2012
Jeannie (me) and the Hunky Dorey
Back home and once more reviewing my Nova Scotia and New Brunswick photos, I think back and remember strikingly beautiful and clean Provinces . I recall friendly Maritime Canadians and wonderful Seafood Crowder. The vast acreage of untouched land has more trees than I have ever seen and a great many of them pine. It’s what you imagine an overgrown and out of control Christmas tree farm would look like. While taking a walk one day, it even smelled like Christmas trees.
I loved all the water, the colorful boats, the stacks of lobster cages, the fishing villages that look like something in a movie set and the Bay of Fundy’s extreme tides. I could be content taking photos of the high and low tides and the boats that are victims to them everyday, given the chance. The Canadian Maritimes are a super place to have an adventure and explore and ten days doesn’t begin to even scratch the surface.
Hope you enjoy these last photos of my Canadian trip and let me introduce you to a few boats I met along the way….
This last photo doesn’t really fit in but it was too funny to
leave out. It really is the lawyers’s name!
02 Oct 2012 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Fundy Tides, Hopewell Cape, Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Warnings in two languages!
Last sightseeing day of the trip and we went to see the Hopewell Rocks in the town of Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. These sandstone rocks, that stand by themselves, are also affectionately referred to as Flower Pot Rocks . It is believed that the certuries’ force of the Fundy Tides has carved these rocks into their flower pot shape from the cliff and will continue to change them in the years to come.
The Rocks and the ocean floor were interesting to see and the rocks were huge! I can’t even believe to tell you how huge they were. The high tide that day was 40 feet at Hopewell Rocks and low tide was 4ft. So, obviously, at high tide, you can only see the Rocks from the look out up top. Afterwards I went into their restaurant and had a wonderful piece of pumpkin pie. Then it was time to climb back in the car for the four hour trip back to Halifax for some last minute shopping and fly home .
Thanks for traveling with us through Nova Scotia and New Brunswick!
Hope you enjoyed it!
100 Stairs Down to Ocean Floor at Low Tide.
Click to see Rocks at High and Low Tide
Falling Rocks
My Closing Shot at the Rocks – Mother Nature was good to me with the soft cloud and sun’s rays! That happened just by chance – it’s not a filter, honest ! : )
Jeannie's Travel Addiction 