Well, Spring has been quite coy this year, peeking out from behind the clouds and flirting with us between chilly days and rain storms. But she finally seems to settling in for a real visit. To celebrate her appearance, Samos and I had a super fun day, beginning with lunch at Swanson’s nursery. This used to be just “the place to go” for garden shopping, but now there is a nice restaurant as well.
Then a postprandial amble through Carkeek Park.
I hadn’t been there for about a hundred
years, and I had never been on the Piper’s Creek trail. What a delightful surprise was awaiting
us!
A lovely orchard, planted in the eighteen nineties, later forgotten and overgrown until it was rediscovered a hundred years later and lovingly restored. There are apple trees, with many varieties popular in the early nineteenth century, as well as pear, quince, and nut trees. Another Seattle secret delight revealed!
5 comments:
Lovely Spring Day.....lovely photos.
The apple blossom is perfect. (no worm holes, aphids etc.)
That looks delightful. I must add it to my list of places to go someday.
What a gem of a spring walk you had and the pictures are so inviting
Beautiful photographs. I like the over 90's set. I hope to reach there. I often feel optimistic I shall.
Sounds lovely! Over 90? they are the people whose opinions I want to hear:)!
How are you, my dear friend?
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