From Phoenix to Vermont and back to Phoenix, Part 2

On Friday morning, we drove from Dover DE to Norfolk VA to have lunch with niece Laura and her daughter Ashley on the 21st floor of the office building where Laura works as office manager.

From her office, we could look out at the Naval Museum and the USS Wisconsin, as well as Portsmouth across the water.

Friday afternoon, we drove to Durham NC to visit the Sarah Duke Gardens at Duke University.  This is an amazing place.  Some tea roses and many azaleas were in bloom.

I espied this one multicolored rose all by itself.

Flowers of all color were in bloom.

At one of the large ponds, there were ducks and Canada Geese.

I also saw some beautiful Japanese maple trees.

The White Garden had all white flowers, including white tulips.

Near one of the smaller ponds, I found a quiet spot to sit and listen to the birds.

Here was another solo rose I found.

There was a thicket of black bamboo.

Some amazing blossoms I could not identify - these were more than six inches tall.

And here are Patty and Helen as we were preparing to leave - these blossoms were very soft and aromatic.

Then we drove for another 45 minutes to Apex NC for the night.  A busy but beautiful day - I really need to learn more about flowers and birds.