Franklin Park Conservatory

A visit with Laura and Roy to Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Columbus Ohio.

Cornucopia

Paul Busse Railway exhibition
06-01-2024 until 01-05-2025
DURING GENERAL ADMISSION & SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS 
All aboard! The Paul Busse Garden Railway is arriving at Conservatory station.

“9 G scale model trains travel across 1,122 feet of track that runs high and low through themed destinations: Fairytale Land, Wild West Town, European Travels and the animal-centric Who Lives Here.”
Walking through the trains display is the best
Walking through the trains display is the best
The Pumpkin House
Ooops. No Roy you can’t swim with the koi!
People are asked to not throw in coins
Aliens and their ship

Halloween 1986 Radcliff Kentucky

Throwback Thursday Happy Halloween

Matthew as Davy Crockett, Mark a HS Letterman and Laura a witch and me-Grandma Wolf

Late October Iris

About as late in October as you can get. October 29th in the front garden

Almost November

Foggy Mornings

Crows are Loud

And intelligent.

If you want to learn facts about them here’s a link to PBS with a short video, A Murder of Crows.

The collective noun for a group of crows is a murder.

research demonstrated in A Murder of Crows proves crows are actually very social and caring creatures, and also among the smartest animals on the planet.”

0715 and 0808 October Morning Northside

Sunrise

Crossing 38th at Butler Street

I’d parked on Butler Street in Lawrenceville. Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream opened at two.

October afternoon shadow
Coffee ice cream in a cake cone at Millie’s After the Lawrenceville Library stop for a cozy mystery

54th Halloween Parade in Bloomfield Guest Blog

Steve was in the back of a Bloomfield Citizens council pick up truck,with another memberof the Lion’s Club , throwing candy to the kids along the parade route.

A nice woman in the truck was in a Bluey costume and everyone was excited to see Bluey although she had a bit of trouble seeing out of the costume!

Along with the Lion’s Club

1983 Germany Throwback Thursday

1983 My sister Mary was visiting. Laura was a baby. Matthew about 3 Mark was 7. Mary’s visiting made it possible to drive around and see the country. On another visit when she came we all took a train to Vienna but all the signs said Wien.

Wordless Wednesday