Riding the DUCKS with KRIT June 8 - #3

We rode around the historic district in the amphibious vehicle for quite a while seeing Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House, South Street and lots of other landmarks of the city and they we drove right out into the Delaware River. The expressions on the faces tells the story.

A very good and very exhausting time was had by all!

Riding the DUCKS with KRIT June 8 - #2

All members of our group were given duck quackers which we blew on when we were told to do so. These made sounds not unlike the sound a duck makes.

Riding the DUCKS with KRIT June 8 - #1

On Tuesday, June 8, KRIT and Katie and I all went into Philadelphia to Ride the DUCKS. You can imagine how excited we all were. We left about 9:30 AM right after breakfast. The trip took about an hour and 45 minutes and as soon as we got there, the younger members of our group were asking for snacks! I was glad that I was prepared with snacks and small bottles of water.



Our appointed time was 1 PM and it was not noon so we wandered around the visitor center. There was lots to see including gift shops, the Philly Phanatic and people dressed in colonial costumes.

Sunset near the farm

The other night I was driving home and the sunset was so beautiful that I grabbed my iphone for a photo!

The tree

This morning was so beautiful, that I decided to take a couple of photos.

As I did so, I was struck by the tree full of white blooms.



Then I remembered how it looked last fall!



I must find out the name of that tree!

Yesterday I went to the Y after observing chemistry classes and I was able to swim about 2/3 of a mile. I am very thankful for that. The sky was clear and the tress and flowers were in bloom. It was a beautiful day!

My purple plum tree

This morning right after dawn, I looked out of my window bedroom and saw the purple plum tree in full bloom. I dressed quickly and went out to try to catch it in the early light. It was SPECTACULAR in the early morning sun! I am sure that you will not get the full impact but I did want to share it with you. (By the way, I was experimenting with my new camera and trying to put the date and time on the image and it looks as if I was successful!)