among trees and flowers in Longwood

9-05-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  ( on the road ) banh mi  sandwich | blueberries 
DINNER --- 

a giant old American Holy in Longwood Gardens

black blue salvia more than 5 feet tall 

 "flamingo feather"  Celosia argentea 

 composition 

 giant-leaf magnolia 

 meadow walk 

 switchgrass 

 modern residence for bees 

 hickory 

 chestnut 

 undercover woodland 

 "standing ovation"  Schizachyrium scoparium

  Globe-amaranth bright red, in foreground 

en route York, PA 

• A day trip to Longwood Gardens. woods are the best part 

tree spotting in local botanical garden

4-12-2020 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | apple | cheese | grapefruit | berries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  port | smoked fish | cheese | salami | nuts | blueberries 
DINNER ---  rock fish in hot&sour sauce | sauteed Chinese long beans 

 the bigleaf magnolia, a giant 

pagoda dogwood  'Varigata' 

Japanese stewartia 

Lithocarpos Hanryi 

 leatherleaf Rod.

 azalea 'Usuyo'

 rod. 'Mission bell' 

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• a fine collection in a 5-acre garden 

gardens and chateaus

7-27-2019 Sat. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | berries 
LUNCH --- ( in Château de Chaumont)  pear sorbet | raspberry tart 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  (at Eight O'clock Coffee )  coffee | ginger and lime juice 
DINNER --- cold cuts | salad with tuna |  potatoes | bread | cheese | dessert  

Clos Luce, da Vinci's château 

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• Château de Chaumont is fantastic .