A palace filled with plants and flowers
I was standing under massive palm trees, looking at how the stained glass windows splattered color all over their deep green leaves. And then it started to rain. I saw […]
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McKee Botanical Garden: Where the Wild Things Are
It was too cold for the beach. Not enough sun for basking. But we were in Vero Beach, Florida. We had to play outside. We found the perfect spot at […]
A grand Glen Burnie
I grew up down Ritchie Highway from Glen Burnie. Known mostly for its shopping centers, comfortable neighborhoods — and my high school, it isn’t a place one would call grand. […]
POSTCARD from the fountains at Longwood
The fountains at Longwood Gardens, in the Brandywine Valley near Wilmington, Del., were always part of the magic of the place. Lavish like everything else, their waters sprayed and sparkled […]
Fields of lavender in Western Maryland
A purple mailbox on the way to Deep Creek Lake was the first signal that we were about to get off the beaten path. And it really was a road […]
A Longwood Spring
The daffodils were long gone and some of the tulips had already faded. But on a dark, cloudy day, it didn’t matter at Longwood Gardens in the scenic Brandywine Valley of […]
Whitehall: Flagler’s winter palace
Set on the edge of Lake Worth, in Palm Beach, Florida, Whitehall was Henry Flagler‘s wedding gift to his new bride Mary Lily in 1902. Today it is on the […]
10,000 step tour: Manhattan holidays
My family and I arrived in Manhattan at a momentous time: Christmas was only days away. The premiere of the new Star Wars movie was only days away. A perfect […]
Monet’s gardens in Giverny: a photo essay
The waterlilies were in bloom. Blue, yellow, pink, white. Casting reflections on the shadowy water under the willow trees. The very willow trees that inspired the Impressionists’ master, Claude Monet. […]
Summer blooms at Longwood Gardens
Longwood gardens had long been a favorite place of mine. However, for some reason, I never have gone to visit in the summer. This year I made it my mission to […]
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