Today was a great day. K and I went to Logee’s Greenhouses in the very far eastern part of our state. They greenhouses are full of tropical plants, and walking through them is an amazing experience.

This is the gift shop where you enter the greenhouses.  Check out the ceiling.

Look at this tree, with the bird’s nest in it.  Inside….you can hear the birds singing as you walk through.

These big pink flowers are Angel’s Trumpets.  They are all on huge trees, and some are pink, some are white, some are yellow.  Next to a beautiful Fuschia plant, in full bloom.

This is a papryus tree.  It’s gorgeous.

This is called a chenille plant, appropriate name. I am being redundant I know, but it was beautiful.

The turquoise plant is a Jade Vine.  Neither of us had ever heard of it.  It looks like it belongs in the tropics.  Apparently it is very rare, and very expensive.  I LOVED the red calla lilies too.

Beautiful bougainvillea.  I want to have this around my house in Florida.

An orange tree. I think I need one of these too, lol.  Fresh squeezed OJ for breakfast.

More miscellaneous flowers that I forgot the name of.

These pictures don’t begin to touch on what you see in there.  They have 1000’s of tiny containers, of everything to buy.  I didn’t even take pictures in the herb greenhouse, but I did buy some rosemary and chocolate mint in there for my little herb garden.

I’ve never been a gardener, mostly because I just don’t have time to tend it while I’m working.  But I’m thinking in Florida, I may do more of it.  I love the ebullience of the tropical plants, the succulents, the robustness.  They had hibiscus whose flowers were about 10″ in diameter.  Venus Fly traps, and a couple other carnivorous plants.

It was so hot in there, so tropical.  I remember going with S, and he had to sit down, it was so hot.  It was fun to go back there.  Since I’m moving I think I paid much more attention to the plants than when I last went with S.  I’m grateful to him for introducing the place to me.

We spent about 2 1/2 hours going through the greenhouses.  Then we went to a vegetarian organic cafe for a sandwich.  Then we went back and spent another maybe 45 minutes in the herb greenhouse.

As we left, it started raining lightly.  We drove home listening to the music on my phone, and K told me stories about her classes, and the chorale groups she leads, who have done things like back up Kenny Rogers when he was in concert in Lake Placid.  Pretty cool.  And we did a bunch of reminiscing….We saw the Beatles together when we were 13, in Chicago at Cominsky base ball park.  And a bunch of other bands, as we went through Jr. High and high school.  We had a lot of fun!

Now we are both hanging out on the couch, watching tv, while I write this.  Very fun and educational day!  Looking forward to Newport tomorrow.

Love and light, all.