Point Defiance Rose Garden, Tacoma
Tucked in the the northwest corner of Tacoma, Washington, is the lovely Point Defiance Park, full of picnic areas, playgrounds, beaches, a zoo, an aquarium, and more. One of my favorites parts of it during the summer months is its rose garden…
Brooks Gardens Peonies, May 2019
Tucked away on a little farm road outside of Brooks, Oregon, is the rustic loveliness of Brooks Gardens...
Adelman Peony Gardens, May 2019
The peonies in the fields were, as the Adelman family put it, “still waking up,” but the gardens around the office were lovely and more than justified a quick stop…
Venice Instameet, Dec 2015
In December 2015, I was lucky enough to attend an instameet with some great Italian instagrammers —yay!— led by Lorenzo Cinotti…
The Oregon Garden, April 2019
About 80 acres, separated out into different sections like “wetlands” and “conifers” and so on. A lot to take it…
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Spring 2019
Rhododendrons and magnolias and daffodils and countless other flowers were blooming and the aromas were wonderful…
Roosevelt Lake and Tonto National Monument
800 years ago people created villages in the cliffs above Theodore Roosevelt Lake…
Superior, Arizona
A funky little mining town along state highway 60, easy to ignore as you drive into the beautiful Superstition Mountains and Tonto National Forest. But it’s worth a stop, particularly for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum…