What's Next?: Woods & Sea

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Woods & Sea

It's been a fun weekend but first... our Danielle-style cobb salad (no, none of that hard-boiled egg and blue cheese ridiculousness, add cucumber, goat cheese and sweet corn for yumminess instead) for dinner on Friday night was followed up by this even more delicious strawberry shortcake with farmer's market fresh strawberries and biscuits. So good! 😋💗🍓

Saturday morning, I got up and out early for a run out through the Commons and down to Simpson's Point. A beautiful day for a run out through the woods and fields to the ocean 😀 Fields of buttercups, daisies and cow vetch, a large swath of swamp iris, bobolinks, swallows and redwinged blackbirds flitting and calling and the sweet smell of honeysuckle in the air. Did a small loop through the farm section of Coleman Farm on the return trip to check out the blooming rhodies and then counted ladyslippers as I meandered back through the Commons. 197 seen, and I am sure there were more out of view as I ran along! (10.0 miles)

I was expecting rain this morning based on the forecast I saw last night before bed, so was pleasantly surprised to find cloudy bright skies when I woke up. A bit muggy out but much better than rain! Ran a road loop around Highland Green. One deer seen. (6.0 miles)

With the weather being much better than expected, we got ourselves organized quickly after my return and out the door to head up to Boothbay to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Dads were free on Father's Day so that was an added plus! We arrived around 10:00 am and the gardens were fairly quiet, with the exception of the relentless mosquitos! 😁 Bzzzz! Lots of glorious blooms to be seen and smelled and photographed. The Gardens truly are a magnificent place and a fun place to explore on a Sunday morning! (3.1 miles walked)