And on the way back home, we stopped at Lake Shawnee and toured the new Botanical Gardens that have been put in this year. So very beautiful with all of the color and it gives me all kinds of ideas for new flowers for new spring. Considering the day was so warm, windy and nice, there were very few people at the lake and only a couple of boats in the water. But it was great to walk the paths, sit on the benches and watch the ducks, geese and sea gulls. The lake was really choppy because of the wind but it made walking the gardens just about perfect. -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 12:31:10 pm, Mon, 10/22/07
Author: Sandy
Subject: And on the way back home, we stopped at Lake Shawnee and toured the new Botanical Gardens that have been put in this year. So very beautiful with all of the color and it gives me all kinds of ideas for new flowers for new spring. Considering the day was so warm, windy and nice, there were very few people at the lake and only a couple of boats in the water. But it was great to walk the paths, sit on the benches and watch the ducks, geese and sea gulls. The lake was really choppy because of the wind but it made walking the gardens just about perfect.
In reply to: Sandy 's message, "It was a custom build home and the new owners had already moved in, yet they opened their doors to hundreds of people. The house was very different and I ended up getting dizzy on the stairs and then again in the hallway on the second floor. Those were built with industrial metal grating to allow the heat from the sunroom (which included a sauna and a hot tub) to rise and heat the upstairs. It was a weird feeling to be walking down a hallway where you can see through to the kitchen and sunroom below. Too many stairs for my taste but it's always interesting to see what other people are coming up with" on 12:27:13 pm, Mon, 10/22/07

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Yesterday wasn't nearly as warm and the sun played hide and seek most of the day. But about mid-afternoon, the cold front came through and we dropped from 73 down to 60. We even picked up another inch of rain last night, meaning that over the past 9 days, we gotten 6 inches. We're still so green here but today is chilly (about 54) and very gray. Ken and Jackie had driven to Omaha one day last week to go to the zoo and he said that the trees in Omaha are almost bare, where our trees are still green and still holding on to their leaves. (NT) -- Sandy, 12:34:40 pm, Mon, 10/22/07
I just checked the bridge cam in Maine, since Gerry's mom said yesterday that they were just passing peak color. It's gorgeously sunny, 77 degrees and I can tell that some of the red is now missing from the trees. Since I can't be there and leaf peep, it's nice to have the bridge cam to check out every day to watch the leaves change. All too soon, it will be winter and I'll be watching the snow fly on that camera. (NT) -- Sandy, 12:37:57 pm, Mon, 10/22/07
our trees aren't changing in our backyard either...if they don't hurry up we'll be raking in the snow this year!! (NT) -- Kate, 4:28:05 am, Tue, 10/23/07
This sounds really neat.....I know Rick and I would love to tour something like this....sounds like you and Gerry really had a great weekend!! (NT) -- Kate, 4:26:52 am, Tue, 10/23/07

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