Who says California doesn't have seasons? The appearance of the Naked Lady (Amaryllis belladonna) in August has always signaled the waning days of summer vacation for me.
This summer my husband and I have been busy traveling across the country with destinations in the state of North Carolina and Florida. This blog will focus on NC, which I have to say, I am enthralled with.
A few getaway days found us in Fort Bragg. Our first destination was the Mendocino Botanical Gardens. This garden is on 47 acres that has a forest of coastal pines, some wetlands and as you walk on the path that takes you to the ocean you can hear the waves.
The two wind events we had awhile ago were pretty frightening. There were trees down and fences down all over the city. We were very lucky at our house when I went out to check all I found damaged was our olive tree.
What a wonderful surprise! I walked into our local post office today asking for a book of flower stamps. I was shown the usual suspects of rose love stamps and the cactus stamps. And then, the clerk brought out the newest stampsa book of winter berries.
