My garden in July and the problems I am experiencing .

I’m trying to keep track of the plants that survive 

my poor gardening skills. So

that next year my garden might look 

a little better.

Columbine does well in my garden.

Lavender does really well too. I have been slowly 

Planting more in my garden.

Larkspur grows well. It kind of took 

Over this spring and that is why

my garden is pretty barren now.

This pot of zinnias did not do well.

I thought it was attacked by bugs,

but this what happens when you overwater.

I feel horrible this happened. 

I have one bachelor button plant. I have planted 

more seeds so maybe more will grow, that is 

if the bug that eats baby plants doesn’t eat them 

all first.

This cone flower is doing good.

This is a Jacob’s ladder plant.

I think it is doing good.

I look forward to seeing what it’s flowers will look like.

My black eyed Susan plant.

Tick seed grows pretty good.

I have Shasta daisies, they don’t do very good.

My lavender plant, no longer blooming.

My poor calendula plant, again too

much water.

My garden is a bit of a mess. Perhaps next year I will 

do better. If nothing grows the rest of the summer,

I may buy lots of bulb plants 

and put them in. I don’t think I could kill them.

I used to have a green thumb, 

but I think it has left me.

Kimberly 

 

Dinosaurs in the garden causes the loss of tranquility.

I used to walk the Thanksgiving Point

gardens every week in the summer. It was a 

place I could go and relax and soak 

in the beauty of nature.

The last few years though 

the summer theme for the garden 

has been dinosaurs.

I know this must boost how many people 

visit the garden with their children.

For the person like me who wants 

to escape the busy world and 

find a peaceful place in nature it

has made it less of a place I

want to visit.

To avoid the crowds, I walk the

Opposite way of the Dinosaur trail.

You can still enjoy seeing beautiful flowers.

The quiet is gone.

There are dinosaur noises pretty much everywhere.

I used to leave feeling refreshed.

Enjoying silence and nature.

Seeing my favorite summer flowers.

Little bird likes flowers.

It was a peaceful hour, 

that I looked forward to.

Kind of weird looking green bugs.

There are some spots that are dinosaur free.

The flower beds are still very beautiful.

I enjoyed the 70’s themed garden.

All the flowers my mother planted.

This spot was quiet, due to the lack of 

Dinosaur.

I like the big ball decorations.

I think having this car would be fun.

The secret garden was also dinosaur free.

I will go again, early in the morning because there are 

less people. What used to be a favorite place 

In my opinion has now become a tourist attraction.

I will have to look for new gardens to explore.

I think if I had young dinosaur crazy children 

this would be a great escape, but that is 

just not what I am looking for.

Do you have a place that you used to love visiting 

that has changed and now you need to find a new place?

Kimberly 

 

Good bye New Jersey, our crazy drive to the airport.

Little bird liked our stay at the Marriott 

A lot better than the beach hotel.

Of course it did cost more.

Our last day in New Jersey we

had breakfast at the Time To Eat Diner.

All the eating out on vacation made

for sadness when stepping on

my scale when I got home. 

But it was worth it. 

The famous “pork roll” sandwich.

This was our rental car. It got amazing gas mileage.

We only put gas in once our whole trip!

We took one last walk at Dukes park.

Glad to be heading home. The hot

and muggy weather was not pleasant.

Our plane ✈️ did not leave until 5:45 pm.

We decided to drive to the airport early so

we didn’t have to worry about traffic.

We left at 11am .

Traffic doesn’t look too bad.

It was cool to see all the big city buildings.

Then traffic became horrible.

It was like watching a football game,

where there is two minutes left of the

game and those 2 minutes take 3 hours!

It says we have 9 miles to drive and it

Will take 30 minutes.

I think it took longer.

I saw the Statue of Liberty.

Now 7 miles will take 20 minutes.

Ugh 😑.

Next time I will choose a different airport. 

I’m not good with the city driving.

I wasn’t even driving. 

Someone is exhausted.

Little bird is ready for lunch.

A very yummy Ruben sandwich.

Waiting to fly home.

Time take off.

I like the window seat.

Good bye East Coast.

Do you like traveling? 

Kimberly