destabee | First Day of Summer Part II: Playing in the Park (Reply)

My first day of summer wandering begin back in the Part I post. Part II begins with me on my way from Chesterton's European Market to Valparaiso's Farmer's Market, I stopped by Ogden Gardens. I spent a couple of delightful hours. Cut because it is very, very photo intensive.
Clicking on the photos will take you to flickr where you can see larger versions.

For two hours I wandered and watched clouds and

I chatted with other people including a very cute little boy and his puppy and

I saw a Baltimore Oriole for the first time in more than 25 years. I added a new bird to my life list, a red-eyed vireo (I think)

and I chased butterflies, moths, and dragonflies

and I watched the squirrels and the chipmunks play.

and I admired the blossoms, smelled the roses, and tasted some berries (shh, don't tell anyone about the last thing).

and I stood here

looking out over this

and played a sort of Where's Waldo game but with frogs and turtles as the things to find.

And I took even more photos that are in my Ogden Gardens set on flickr.

The rest of the day will be in Part III.