North Carolina Arboretum

 I spent a day exploring the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC, this summer.

While I checked out the Arboretum, I tried out some colored Stabilo fineliners.

There was a large collection of bonsai, 

displayed on several levels,

and a large outdoor fireplace.

Traveling to Asheville

We traveled to Asheville to cool off this summer. Margaret starts the trip with coffee from Muddy's.

The line at Muddy's

We have lunch on the other side of Nashville.

The gyros were tasty.

Margaret keeps her eyes on the road.

Our Airbnb apartment was downstairs, 

under the stairs.

Swamp hibiscus in the backyard

Backyard chair

The Montreal Botanic Garden

Lion statue at the entrance to the Chinese Garden

While visiting Montreal last month, I spent four days exploring, sketching and photographing the botanic garden. Four days were not enough time.

Tower of the Gathering Clou

One of the rocks inside the tower

One bonsai in the Chinese garden

The Japanese garden

A garden of stone and sand

Some of the most popular attractions at the Japanese garden

Japanese lantern

Part of the perennial garden

Two of the many gardeners working in the perennial garden

Sculpture overlooking the perennial garden 

Part of the color display in the experimental garden

Inside the greenhouse during a summer shower

Le Mont Royal

Monument to Sir George-Etienne Caertier

Mont Royal was just up the street from our apartment in Montreal.

I never quite got the figure at the top of the monument right.

 People selling things at the base of the monument

View from Belvedere Kondiaronk

View from Belvedere Camillien-Houde

Outside Maison Smith

View from Chalet du Mont-Royal

Cimetiere Mont-Royal