Splash Of Spring Color
On a somewhat gloomy May Sunday, I decided I was in need of a taste of spring. So, I made the drive out to Longwood Gardens to gaze at the spring flowers. While the tulip gardens were the main attraction, there were all sorts of beautiful blooms on which to feast the eyes. A few [...]
April Cherry Blossoms
Every year I say I’m going to make it down to see the DC Cherry Blossom Festival and then something comes up with work and I miss it. This year, I finally made it. Saturday was overcast and rainy, so my friend Mia and I went shopping at Tysons II and lusted over Prada, Dior [...]
Spring Blossoms
Mother nature gave us a beautiful first day of spring–sunny, blue skies, 72 degrees. The tree in my backyard has begun to flower and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Birds are flying about and the wind chimes are tinkling on the gentle breeze that floats in through my sliding door. Considering the wretched winter we had, I [...]
Flower Gardens
This past November I moved into a two story townhouse with a patio and backyard. A first for me. So, this afternoon, in the near 90 degree heat, I spent my first afternoon gardening after picking out some flower baskets and some other plants for the backyard. I picked out colorful snapdragons, petunias, lobelia, nemesia [...]
Views From Underwater
Last weekend I took a trip down I-95 to for lunch with a friend and a trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. I hadn’t been in ages–not since the Sea Horse exhibition years ago. Despite being over run by ankle biters, it was still a lot of fun. Here are my favorite pictures from [...]
Zootopia
I wrapped up my vacation last week with a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo–the oldest in the country, dating back to 1874. I strolled through the 42-acre Victorian Gardens in an 85 degree heat that assured anyone who had been in doubt, that summer had finally arrived to Philadelphia after a chilly and wet May. [...]
Kim Day is a freelance photographer and travel writer located in the Philadelphia suburbs.