Mum's the Word

Just a warning....this is a completely stitching and Panzer free post.  I just wanted to share some of the beauty my family and I took in yesterday at Longwood Gardens....

This beautiful creation is one plant!  This year containing a record breaking 1,416 blooms!  You can find more information on how they grow this (and a second one) on the Longwood website. 

I had to add a few of my favorites from the Orchid Room...

One of our favorites is the bonsai exhibit...and they added these for the mum festival! 

I'm curious as to what you see in the next picture...my little guy and I decided on a monkey/gorilla... 

Although many of the leaves in our area have already dropped, there were still many colors to be found outdoors...

Sometimes, you notice things that you have never noticed in previous trips...just by taking a different path and turning your head at just the right time... 

We always take some bread to feed to the fish and geese....the fish have already gone deep for the winter, but the geese enjoyed their treats...

See the decorative band? 

A frog...for all of my stitchy friends... 

And if you step inside and look up....

Down another not often taken path, we found this... 

This conjured up images of gnomes and fairies... 

And speaking of creatures you find in a garden...

The boys were actually enjoying each others company on this day...

I have strange creatures, despite the chill in the air, they still prefer their shorts....but, I gotta love 'em!

“Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out by mistake.”
― A.A. Milne