 On the way to Kathy's! |
 A lot of Route 17 looks like 301 in Maryland |
 Lots of swampy land |
 And further on 95, there are long expanses of swamp land |
 with open water |
 in other parts the trees are against the road |
 leaving South Carolina! |
 Big expanses of swamps |
 and wetlands |
 At the Jacksonville Riverfest, which is held two Saturdays a month |
 Friends finally together running amok! |
 Beautiful shell and glass works |
 Lovely work (sorry about the out of focus) |
 This is the Henry Buckman bridge over the St. James River |
 It is a wide expanse of water with ospreys flying in all directions |
 The docks coming out into the water are very scenic |
 We went to Trad's Nursery! |
 They have the friendliest and chattiest people we've ever encountered |
 They have a lot of butterfly plants |
 All the plants were very healthy, impressive this late in the season |
 A tagged monarch! |
 Kathy photographing the butterflies |
 We saw a tagged monarch! |
 Kathy and Jack at the entrance to the Golf Hall of Fame |
 Kathy and Kathy |
 On the replica of the stone bridge |
 From the tower of the Golf Hall of Fame |
 The lake out front with shops and restaurants |
 Beautiful view |
 You could try for a hole in one |
 We both drove into the water; Kathy's skipped and mine went straight in |
 So we played the 18 hole putting course |
 Looking up to the tower |
 The view around the lake |
 Back home, this is Kathy and Jack's yard |
 Jack plants the bushes and trees |
 Kathy plants the annuals and perennials |
 Watering the plants using their many rain barrels |
 The front garden |
 Big sages! Lots of butterflies! |
 View from the street |
 More view from the street |
 The front yard |
 the calladium bed with the dry pond in front; it fills up when it rains |
 Back towards the house |
 Beautiful birches |
 Olive tree |
 Big agave and palm by the front door |
 Peaceful spot to sit with dish gardens |
 Artsy photo from the side |
 Front garden |
 Shrubs and small trees down the side property line |
 Those are real oranges (more like tangerines) and we ate one! |
 Dark green oranges that will be ready about Christmas |
 Looking back to the front |
 Feeding the squirrels, I mean, the birds |
 Along the back fence; the trees have really grown since I last visited |
 Jack planted all these trees; the back yard is cool and refreshing |
 The side yard |
 Rain barrels from the lanai |
 Look at that beautiful birch |
 Amaryllis in pots |
 the back yard |
 the other side of the back yard |
 Blueberry bushes grown in pots |
 The back yard |
 Up the side of the house; butterflies on the milkweed |
 More rain barrels |
 Lots of little trees |
 and understory bushes |
 Growing well in the full sun |
 Honeysuckle in a pot |
 in the side yard |
 forgot the name.... |
 Back to the front yard |
 Back down the side yard |
 Daylily bed in the front |
 Great vignette of fuzzy plants |
 Mixed and daylily beds |
 Zinneas self-seed all over |
 Nice garden!! |
 We took a watercolor class |
 Modern Art! |
 Barbara our patient teacher |
 Kathy's art |
 Paintings |
 Mixed media |
 Mixed media |
 Painting |
 Mixed media |
 Painting; sorry about the out of focus |
 Decorative painting |
 Decorative painting out of focus... |
 Mosaics |
 Painting |
 Mixed media |
 Large mixed media piece |
 Large mixed media piece |
 The Garden Club of Jacksonville - wow!! |
 With displays showing what the club members will be doing this year |
 Beautiful flower arrangement, with mirroring painting on the stage |
 Great displays, friendly members |
 Outside the building the garden club has owned since the 1950s |
 Caladium display |
 Great fountain; looking back to the hall we were just in |
 Property goes down to the river |
 Looking back |
 Kathy's brick |
 The view from the daylily garden |
 See! I'm here! |
 Kathy's cat's brick |
 the garden behind the Cummer Museum |
 Huge live oak |
 The gardens were refreshing and just beautiful |
 Ornate gardens and benches |
 Planters and gardens are really something |
 Lots of exquisitely grown plants |
 Walk along the river |
 There's downtown Jacksonville |
 Very old wisteria vines |
 Beautiful views |
 and wonderful walks |
 View to the fountain |
 the Italian garden |
 The smells were great and butterflies were all over |
 Gargoyle |
 Live oak |
 Wow, really a gorgeous garden |
 Beautiful |
 Kathy in Avondale -- great shops, great restaurants! |
 Store in Avondale -- the Obama stuff is nearly sold out! |
 We took a craft class to learn about a new embossing product |
 With glitter!! |
 And burnishing |
 Our tags! |
 We took over Kathy's diningroom for crafts during my great, great visit! |