Summer used to be my favorite time of year in the Pacific Northwest. When my son was in school we would plan vacations for the first week he was out so we would be home and in town for the majority of the summer. Once he graduated and we started vacationing without him, we planned our out of town trips in October.
Lately, with our summer days being routinely 90 degrees or more, autumn and particularly October, is looking like it's now my favorite time of year in Portland!
With beautiful sunny skies and 70 degree weather for the past week, we took Sunday to visit the Leach Botanical Gardens in SE Portland for the first time.
The garden has a
rich history having been donated to the City upon the death of it's owners, John and Lilla Leach.
The gardens are free of charge to visit (at least we didn't pay and didn't see anywhere to pay.)
I've included a few photos of our visit. Enjoy!
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Looking up to the tree tops and sky.
Although the garden was referred to as Sleepy Hollow by it's owners, the place reminded me of the Shire. I kept expecting to see Hobbits running around.
The sign says 'Ferns' but there's not a fern in sight here.
I had to sneak up on this dinosaur so not to scare it.
A droopy, dead sunflower marks the end of summer for sure.
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