A is for Apples (lots & lots of Apples)

   Yesterday was Apple Day at the Botanical Gardens! It was very windy & a bit chilly, but the sun was (thankfully) shining and we enjoyed ourselves immensely!

   For Apple Day there were two big tents set up. One was an apple tasting tent with over twenty-eight different kind of apples to try! Another tent had hundreds of apple varieties on display along with apple goodies to buy.

The most interesting apple I tasted was the Pitmaston Pineapple. It really did taste like pineapple! And I just realized that "pineapple" has "apple" in it. Woah. So I suppose this Pitmaston Pineapple is more of a pineapple than an actually pineapple is! (Did anyone follow that?)

There was even a Sleeping Beauty apple! It wasn't available for tasting, but I'd imagine it would be softly sweet.

   After we were full of apples we wandered around the Gardens. The sun was shining & the were leaves turning all shades of red. I happily strolled through the trees & over bridges snapping pictures.

You know, stairs are always exciting. Who knows what's on the other side? 

I thought it would make an interesting Alice in Wonderland story if there was a magic tree that was cut down & the hole to Wonderland was inside it. (I checked this one but it was only a foot deep. *Sigh*)

"I think it's a coot!"

   Autumn is here! The vibrant red & yellow leaves float down from trees & cover walkways. I'm always amazed at how God created nature to make such beauty as it goes to sleep for the winter. 

The Garden

   This is the third & final post of my miniseries on Tyndale House! Let's explore the garden, shall we? 

Directly across form the back porch are the other Tyndale House apartments (as mentioned in yesterdays post).  

There are three main areas in the garden. We'll look at the left side first.

Little white tents for sunny days.

The bike shed.

The library where dad is doing his research.

There is also a little row of trees & such near the back porch.

A round tree bench.

Down the center of the garden is a row of flowers, veg, & herbs.

Mom's favorite rosemary bush!

The right side of the garden has a table, clothes line, grill, & lots of lovely herbs.

Lavender!

Lots of things are blooming brightly since it's summer.

   I love the garden area. When we were here back in 2005 it was winter so everything was dead. It is so fun to see everything green & blooming. 

   Everyone at Tyndale is encouraged to help with the garden. I think I'll see if they want me to help with the herbs. Mint, rosemary, & lavender all smell so wonderful!

   Do you have a certain plant you like to grow? Flowers, veg, herbs, or fruit?