Sunday Afternoon at the Arboretum

One of our favorite weekend activities is a trip to the arboretum. The main path is just a little over a mile round trip (1.25 miles, to be exact), so it's the perfect length for Bella's little legs, so long as we give her an hour and a half to complete the trip. Yesterday was beautiful, so after our Sunday lunch and our Sunday naps, we headed out. I have to say that it is ten times more fun when Andrew is with us because he has the patience to sit with Bella by the ponds waiting for the frogs to resurface. I do not have such patience, so I have fun walking around and taking lots and lots of pictures. It's a winning situation for all of us. Yesterday was quite fruitful and we got to see lots of fun animals and flowers. The highlight was the family of Canadian Geese with their seven little ones. But enough with the words - here are the pictures.


Andrew and Bella waiting for the frogs to resurface. Bella kept yelling, "What's that sound?" and "Where's ribbit?" and "C'mere ribbit!!" All very cute.


The little family of geese


Sibling rivalry spans species


Cherry blossoms


A beautiful star magnolia (its scent was heavenly)


One of many turtles that we spotted


A maple branch blossoming and sending out new leaves


Little woodpecker on the olive trees


The wheat fields that grow right up against the arboretum path.