Today my wife Carol and I celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. The last two years and a third year 2 years before that, we have visited the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as part of our celebration. We love the whole place, but the Children’s Garden, which we saw for the first time last year, is very special. All kinds of the best quality whimsy going! This is Carol in the little reading house in the center of the garden. All cedar on the inside and shingled on the out…with a grass roof. I am certain she wants to take it home and plant it in our backyard as a sanctuary from my untidy habits. You can see it here in the wider view, on the other side of the ornamental pond.

But this is really to celebrate Carol, who for 29 years has been my companion on many such adventures. I am still amazed to find we share so much…that there is so much of the world we can enjoy together. That has to be special.

And here she is braving the rope walk in the tree house beyond the Children’s Garden, getting in practice for next year’s trip to the Canopy Tower in Panama. 🙂

Happy Anniversary Carol. I may not have brought you flowers, but I brought you to a garden. And here is an Azalea just for you. All my love.