Seen yesterday in a friend’s garden.
Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 (you have to love those Fuji colors).
Yellow bench with Autumn Leaves
A visit to upstate New York and Vermont – Fort Ticonderoga – The King’s Garden
But there’s more to Fort Ticonderoga than the Fort itself and its collections. There’s an impressive collection of books in the shop; a restaurant offering locally produced farm to table meals; a boat ride on Lake Champlain (which looked interesting, but unfortunately we didn’t have time for); an extensive corn maze where my friend’s husband took their dog for a walk. And then there’s the King’s garden where my friend and I went while her husband and the dog explored the corn maze.
Take A Stroll Through New York’s Past At This Historic Garden by John Williams on Only in New York describes it as follows:
There are a lot of pretty gardens in New York State, but only a few come with over a decade of history. For those looking to visit a garden that is both beautiful and historical, there is one choice in New York State that is quite possibly a bit more satisfying than many others. We are talking about King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga. With major Revolutionary and Colonial war history, it might just be the most historical garden in New York. For lovers of nature, it will not disappoint. For more information, keep reading, below.
The garden, which was originally called the Colonial Revival King’s Garden, was first designed by Marian Cruger Coffin in 1921. Coffin also just happens to be one of the first female landscape architects in America.
The elements of the park include a reflecting pool, brick walls and walkways, a manicured lawn and hedges, and plenty of annual and perennial flowers, which are displayed according to color and form.
The botanical garden is six whole acres, and full of heritage flowers that harken back to the location’s Colonial and Revolutionary history.
Today, it features new gardens and orchards, tended using sustainable agricultural practices.
A video tour of the grounds and gardens can be found here.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
Fungi
Some fungi I recently came across. The first one was huge, the second much, much smaller.
I’m not much good at fungi identification, but I suspect that the large one is some kind of oyster mushroom. Don’t hold me to it though. I’m far from sure and I wouldn’t want anyone to eat a venomous mushroom on my say so.
I believe this one is an earth ball fungus. If so, it’s definitely to be avoided. The site I’ve linked to says:
Due to their small size and propensity to appear in lawns and other disturbed areas, kids and pets will run into these often. And they may be irresistible to little hands and curious pups. The good news is that earth balls aren’t poisonous in that they’ll kill you. However, they’ll probably give the ingester severe stomach pain, accompanied by nausea or other distress.
The symptoms usually pass in time, but if you know for certain your child or dog ate one of these, please seek help from the appropriate professionals (doctor or veterinarian). While it is unlikely they’ll be seriously harmed, it is essential that they be monitored, just in case.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
Woodland flowers and berries
Just some things I came across during my recent walk.
Taken with a Sony RX10 IV
A Tree
This tree stands on what was once Rockwood Hall, the home of William Rockefeller, the brother of John Davison Rockefeller with whom he co-founded Standard Oil.
I’m not sure what kind of tree it is (some people have suggested that it’s a willow, but I’m not convinced). I’ve photographed it a number of times before and have never been satisfied with the result. I’m not entirely satisfied with this one either, but at least it’s better than the others.
Taken with a Sony RX100 M3