Acknowledging birthdays and anniversaries are important. I take none of them for granted. I know being married for 57 years is one of my greatest blessings. Grayden and I both have always set aside time to recognize these milestones. We both also have birthdays during October. Some years we are able to get away for a few days. This year we went to a favorite place that both of us love, Colonial Williamsburg. If you have visited here before you are aware we visit often.
Being close to home it never gets old for us to visit. Going in Autumn is always a treat. This year we enjoyed beautiful weather. A few of the days it was quite warm, but always great for walking. Since I've had knee issues I was especially happy to be able to walk relatively pain free daily in this lovely town.
I have many favorite spots in this lovely town, but this Compton Oak is at the top of my list!
So I was able to take it with me to the place we were staying in Williamsburg. I enjoyed it so much so thank you Punkin!
Noel was not happy to hear they had delivered it early, but I told her no worries I would take them with me to Williamsburg. A lucky mistake in my opinion. Otherwise they would have been older by the time we returned home.
We always like visiting the gardens that are behind or beside most of the homes. This one was loaded with color and many pollinators!
The lovely Gomphrena is a genus of plants in the family of Amaranthaceae. You may know them as Globe Amaranths.
Notice the sign about the home and the garden has quite a history even though the home is reconstructed.
As most of you are aware Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum. They are working on projects to present history in more meaningful ways. An archeology museum is under construction near the Abby Aldrich Museum. It's really coming along.
The Campbell Archeology Center will benefit scholars and visitors to some of the artifacts that have shaped the understanding of Williamsburg.
It's always thrilling to see a monarch! He was in the garden with all the pollinators in the garden behind the St. George Tucker home.
Considering we've been coming here all of our lives, we had never visited behind this home. I'm so happy we did as it was quiet and full of surprises in the garden!
First of all, Happy Anniversary!!! And Happy Birthday to you both! Thank you for taking us along with you to beautiful Williamsburg. What a lovely time, my friend. Have a cozy week.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind wishes, Billie Jo. I hope your week finds you snuggling with your darlings.
DeleteNow here’s the thing with us. We don’t celebrate birthdays, anniversaries or anything else. Never have. And we lead a perfectly happy, agreeable life, take care of each other, and I can’t imagine what might change that. We always know when it’s our birthday, but most years we forget our wedding anniversary - both of us, not just me!
ReplyDeleteDavid I understand it's not a thing with everyone. Glad to hear it's a mutual understanding between the two of you.
DeleteHappy October birthdays to you both and anniversary, too. It's wonderful you are so close to such a fabulous place to enjoy visiting and celebrations! I thought of you in England when visiting some National Trust properties! Looking forward to sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful time spent at one of your favorite places, Martha Ellen. That was sweet of your daughter to give you that pretty bouquet of flowers. The colors look Fallish too. This is a place that I'd love to stroll through also. Sounds so old and interesting. That carriage in town is delightful. And that is the prettiest picture of the monarch butterfly. They always seem to stay still for you, so you can appreciate them. A lovely photo of you and Grayden on your special day. Your words of taking nothing for granted are very special, Martha Ellen.
ReplyDeleteI hope the November days coming up are pleasant ones for you.
~Sheri