tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21230666.post114149112397271048..comments2023-08-29T06:54:47.538-04:00Comments on Stitches and Sutures: Spring SplendorJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12234581864084285078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21230666.post-1142455923855023612006-03-15T15:52:00.000-05:002006-03-15T15:52:00.000-05:00Hey Jess,Can you make our garden look like that? ...Hey Jess,<BR/><BR/>Can you make our garden look like that? There is a challenge for you. Great photos. Where did you learn to take pictures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21230666.post-1142207607733607322006-03-12T18:53:00.000-05:002006-03-12T18:53:00.000-05:00Jess, someday when I buy my boat, we will have to ...Jess, someday when I buy my boat, we will have to sail over to MacNab's Island, (found in the middle of Halifax Harbour), where I was paid almost $10 /hr in 1983 to hike around, chat with visitors and generally keep an eye on things. Heaven. This island was bought mid-1800s, I believe, by a Scot who cleared it to graze sheep. A number of houses and buildings were erected, and later a Victorian-era public park with the improbable name of "Findlay's Pleasure Grounds". The well-heeled folks from Halifax would sail or be rowed over of a Sunday to picnic, play quoits (similar to lawn darts), and maybe do a bit of gambling. Adjacent to Findlay's was an English Botanical Garden. In the 100-plus years since all this was abandoned, the forest has regrown over most of the island, but has left a clearing around much of the original botanical garden. Of course, it has run completely amok, but as of 1997, one could still find stands of plants that are definitely not part of a typical mixed forest in Nova Scotia! And because they are well-protected from elements, many of them are much bigger than we usually see. Picture gladioli taller than Grampy....<BR/><BR/>Love ya! Aunt MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21230666.post-1141622783691557662006-03-06T00:26:00.000-05:002006-03-06T00:26:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness, Jess, those blooms are gorgeous! K...Oh my goodness, Jess, those blooms are gorgeous! Kudos to you for the awesome photos, and thanks for keeping us posted on what you are up to at Smith. Sounds like you are having an amazing time. Keep taking advantage of every moment.<BR/><BR/>(^_^)<BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com