Trip North - Rochester - Week 2

I take Gary to the Rose Gardens figuring they would be in bloom
since the Festival was this past weekend.  There were some in bloom
but not as many as I expected.

Maplewood Park was on of several Parks in Rochester laid out by 

Frederick Law Olmstead

Since we didn't spend much time looking at Roses, we head to the trail to the Waterfalls on the Genessee River.   A statue of Frederick Douglas.  He lived in Rochester from 1847 to 1872, longer than anywhere else in his life.

 Gary explains to Tucson why he can't swim in the River here.

Onward

 Remains of Kelsey's Landing.  In the 1840's you could take a nonstop boat to Detroit from Kelsey's Landing. It was also a departure point for slaves escaping to Canada on the Underground Railway.

  "The Seat of Remembering and Forgetting" is a sculpture that depicts
the faces and hands of the community's youth.

 The house I lived in from 4th grade through High School is just around the corner so we did a drive by.  When we lived there it was Pepto Bismal Pink!

Visited friends in Webster and they took us to the Lake to check out the flooding.
The Marina's Gas dock is under water.

 Headed to my Dad's grave before Father's Day to
Plant some flowers.

Trip North - Rochester - Linwood Gardens

Today my friend, her daughter and I go to see Linwood Gardens as the Peonies are in bloom.

 We encounter a big traffic Jam

 A private garden, it is 35 miles southwest of Rochester in the farmlands of the Genesee Valley. The original garden landscape was designed in the early 1900s, with an Arts and Crafts style summerhouse, walled gardens with pools and fountains, ornamental trees, and a view of the valley

 We start inside

and then head outside the Summer House to the grounds and gardens

 The Italian Garden

An enormous Weeping Beech

 Flower and vegetable gardens

 Entry into the walled garden

The Chapel

 Had I known there was a Pool, I would have brought a bathing suit.

 The view of the Genesee Valley is spectacular

 and there were snacks

Home in time to set up for the Birthday Girl's party

Trip North - Rochester - Week 1

One of the reasons we came back for a month - besides my doctors' appts. was to help my friend's husband take down the old mudroom and build a new one.  Didn't get a picture before the roof came off.

Went to watch my friends daughter at her horseback riding lesson

 We worked on taking out a bunch of daffodils and 

rearranged shrubs in the front bed.

 Finished with a load of mulch

  Found time to touch up the stone I painted a few years ago for my friend

 

 and progress made on the mudroom demolition

Trip North - Back in NY

Our month in Ohio is up and time to go to NY

Passed by the $3.65 diesel in PA and found it for $2.49 at the Indian Reservation

 Since we will be dry camping at my friend's house we spend the night at Darien Lakes State Park so we can Dump and Fill.

 A nice park

There were only 5 other campers in our section.  Found a good dry spot by the bathrooms as our toilet is not working and we are waiting for a part to be mailed to us in Rochester.

 Tucson wanted to meet this Dog - but he was busy pigging out.

Only 40 minutes to our spot just outside Rochester.  A view of our site from the top of the hill.

 Tucson and I walk up the Hill and back twice a day - our new exercise regime.

 Nice views

 The 2nd hill isn't quite as steep but we often have Deer darting across in front of us in the evening.

 Tucson is happy as a clam here - he has a new girlfriend PJ and they do lots of  things together - like treeing this racoon.

 A young one!  We had to put the dogs inside so it could come down and find another place to hang out.