The weekend was packed full of adventures. Friday night we went to the Portland Sea Dogs baseball game. The day had been warm and it was a great night for a ballgame.
Saturday morning we headed to Southport Island where we hiked for the first time Hendrick's Head Trail. It was another gorgeous day with plenty of sun!
Of course I found a heart on the trail!
Later in the afternoon we took a picnic lunch to Ocean Point. We were intrigued by the lobster boat towing several docks, one with a small skiff on it. It was so peaceful sitting on the rocks with an occasional seagull cry.
I found a big heart on the shore...
Sunday was Mark's first day of vacation so off we headed to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. This was our first trip of the season, the last time I was there I was snowshoeing with a friend. Doesn't seem that long ago actually. The temperature was close to 70 and the gardens were coming to bloom throughout. The tulips were so pretty and the varieties were amazing. I had never seen most of these tulips before. We wandered the entire garden and hiked along a shorefront trail, a climb up and up near a small waterfall and back through the forest.
These are simply stunning.
Who cannot help but smile with such beauty in front of them? I now wished I had written down the names of the different tulips.
We will have to go back for another visit when more blooms appear later this spring.
The weekend was packed full of adventures. Friday night we went to the Portland Sea Dogs baseball game. The day had been warm and it was a great night for a ballgame.
Saturday morning we headed to Southport Island where we hiked for the first time Hendrick's Head Trail. It was another gorgeous day with plenty of sun!
Of course I found a heart on the trail!
Later in the afternoon we took a picnic lunch to Ocean Point. We were intrigued by the lobster boat towing several docks, one with a small skiff on it. It was so peaceful sitting on the rocks with an occasional seagull cry.
I found a big heart on the shore...
Sunday was Mark's first day of vacation so off we headed to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. This was our first trip of the season, the last time I was there I was snowshoeing with a friend. Doesn't seem that long ago actually. The temperature was close to 70 and the gardens were coming to bloom throughout. The tulips were so pretty and the varieties were amazing. I had never seen most of these tulips before. We wandered the entire garden and hiked along a shorefront trail, a climb up and up near a small waterfall and back through the forest.
These are simply stunning.
Who cannot help but smile with such beauty in front of them? I now wished I had written down the names of the different tulips.
We will have to go back for another visit when more blooms appear later this spring.
24 comments:
What a fun weekend - complete with with hearts! That blush pink tulip is just wonderful! You definitely have spring there in Maine.
Looks like you had a perfect weekend, starting with the Sea Dogs game. Beautiful photos at the Botanical Gardens. We need to get back there this summer.
Neat pictures. I really don't like tulips in my garden but I sure liked them in your photograph.
Maine must be a beautiful state. Today it is 50 degrees where I live with a lot of wind so it's hard to imagine Portland, Maine warmer than Portland, Oregon.
Looking at all the pictures, I am sure you must have a fantastic weekend.
I love the flowers, of course, but that second photo of the lighthouse and the rocky Maine coast makes me long to return. We visited Maine once, too long ago.
Beautiful shoreline photos, Cheryl. At first I thought that blush pink tulip was a peony.
Loved the hearts!
...Wanda♥
It was fun to go along with you for your weekend. I have a Portland Sea Dogs baseball cap that I like to wear. I bought it when I attended a game there several years ago. Since I live in Utah, nobody knows about the Sea Dogs so I always challenge people to guess the team that the hat represents and I bet them a coke or something that they can't. I haven't lost one yet, but one day somebody came walking up and said "Hey where did you get the Portland Sea Dogs hat?" If they had kept their mouth shut they could have won a free coke from me LOL!!! Someday I'm going to take my wife to Portland and eat lobster by the water. I love that little downtown area by the ports.
It is beautiful there and a sunny warm day-you lucked out all right!
What fun to go to a ballgame on a warm evening! I love that second picture! It's so beautiful there. I wonder if people life in those two houses. The hearts are always so fun to see. It's amazing how you just find them on your outings. I adore tulips! Stunning is the perfect word for these ones! Great photos, Cheryl!
Sound like a perfect weekend to me, I love ballgames and even moreso love tulips.....keep going my girlfriend, life is souding wonderful......:-) Huge
Gorgeous photos, Cheryl and it amazes me how you're able to find hearts everywhere. Love follows you everywhere.
lovely tulips!
The pale pink tulips look just like peonies. Gosh, they are absolutely stunning. Love your header flower too!
Oh you find another heart shaped rock? Amazing! Looks like you had a lovely weekend! Beautiful tulips and beautiful shots as usual.
It certainly looks as if you had a wonderful weekend. Your first picture from Southport Island is beautiful, and the tulips are absolutely gorgeous. When I loved in South Carolina I went to several minor league baseball games and thoroughly enjoyed them.
Wow Cheryl, Looks like you had a wonderful weekend. First --to Southport Island for a hike, and then to a gorgeous garden.. TERRIFIC....
Love those tulips.... Keep going back in order to see more blooms.... AND--keep on showing us pictures!!!!! LOVE them.
It's raining at the beach today--so this gives me an opportunity to catch up with some blogging, some reading and some SLEEPING.. ha ha (What a life!)
Hugs,
Betsy
Wow! The tulips are amazing! Incredible photos. I love the way you find hearts everywhere you go. I used to be interested in AA baseball, so I saw the Sea Dogs a lot down here. Ocean Point is beautiful!
I LOVE your header photo!!
Oh Gosh! The tulips are breathtaking. What great pics!
Beautiful flowers. Sounds like you had one terrific time.
Hi Cheryl! Just wanna wish you a wonderful Mother's Day!
Beautiful tulips!
Don't you wish that tulips remain in their buds forever? I gave my daughter some tulips. In a week, they have fully opened.
Awesome photos! The tulips are strikingly attractive. And the dog... what can I say.. he's got special feelings for Mark! well that's how I look at it. He's so attached to him, ain't he? ha ha..
Btw, I appreciate the time you spent on my site Cheryl! I wanted to take a leave from my blog but couldn't do. I'll be seeing you again soon. Take care!
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