Flowers and Hummingbirds and Ancient Korean Statues

Just because I haven’t been posting as many flower pictures as usual does not mean that I haven’t been taking them. I still take a photo of every single flower, at least according to Bob. And visit as many botanical gardens as I can.

But this post is only about the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Gardens on Mount Desert Island, Maine, more famously known for Acadia National Park.

The gardens are spectacular; it is amazing how many flowers are in bloom given that it is already September. But what kept me there for hours was the abundance of hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds are usually pretty ADHD-ish, but being in this garden was like being in a room full of ADHD kids who are hyped up on sugar. Which technically, I guess these hummingbirds were. 

And I was very much like those hummingbirds, flitting from flower to flower.

A lot of my hummingbird pictures look like this

But here are some others ...

When in motion, their wings were usually a blur and it sounded like jet engines were revving for takeoff.

Bob is ok with flowers up to a point. Past that point, he has his phone. The garden thoughtfully provides seating for bored spouses.

Other Garden Highlights

Tons of butterflies as well as hummingbirds. This monarch is on a plant aptly named Butterfly Bush.

Sample Views

You enter the garden via a gravel path lined with six pairs of antique Korean stone figures

This is the view from where the Rockefeller home once stood

Fun Fact 1: According to garden manager, Erin D., the hummingbirds are loading up on calories in preparation for their winter migration.

Fun Fact 2: We left Acadia National Park today and are currently in Augusta, Maine, on our way home.

I'm a River Birch, and I'm OK

This post is for my kids, and other Monty Python fans.

I'm a River Birch, and I'm OK.

I droop all night, and I photosynthesize all day.

Leave my bark alone and I'll stay that way.

 

Fun Fact 1: Yes, I actually googled, "What do trees do all night?"

Fun Fact 2: Trees actually droop their branches at night. 

Fun Fact 3 : Monty Python may not be politically correct. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of the management.

Fun Fact 4: Monty Python may in fact be politically correct, or may not be, depending on your ability to follow the arguments in this American Conservative article - Monty Python in the Politically Correct Crosshairs  

One Day on Mount Desert Island, Maine - Channeling Thomas Cole

Fun Fact: Thomas Cole used to summer on Mount Desert Island, much of which would become Acadia National Park.