The Orchids of Longwood Gardens

From the very unusual, to the simplest of beauties, 

at any given time 200 - 300 of the 6,200 orchids are on display in Longwood Gardens.

The orchid handler hand picks and replaces the plants three times per week 

to ensure a continuous beautiful, colorful and healthy display. 

What a job...to be an "orchid handler"...yes please!

The Orchid House

Longwood Gardens

April 19, 2017

Fun Festivals...

There are always so many fun things to do here at the Jersey shore,
especially this time of year.
I love Spring and the Spring festivals when the air is still a little cool and crisp.

We started here first on Saturday, looking for glass...we were not quite as lucky as the last trip.
It was low tide but the ocean was rough and the waves were big,
pushing the water way up on to the sand, covering the area where we generally find the glass.

Next stop was Ocean Grove for this street fair/craft fair, lot's of live music, crafts and food trucks.

The music was awesome, feet tapping music for sure.

And look who we found again...
Chipstix

Here's the process...

and the final product, we shared one but honestly, 
I wished I had my own.

And here's the glass from Saturday, not bad, about half of what we picked up a few days earlier.

We have an idea, a new way to display the glass,
AND
the hubs is already working on it. 
I can't wait to show you.