There are lots of insects and flowers on Governors Island and Battery Park. We walked through Battery Park on the way to the bus home.











There are lots of insects and flowers on Governors Island and Battery Park. We walked through Battery Park on the way to the bus home.











Different views taken from different piers.







On a hot afternoon we went to look at plants and grasses in Hudson River Park.org Manhattan, New York City. Here are some flowers.





Planting Fields Foundation is in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.









Dahlias are found by the farm.







OUR COLLECTION at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. I love visiting this lovely arboretum on Long Island. Here are a few of the flowers seen there.







The author, Lewis Carroll, used to stroll through English gardens in the 19th century. There are hollyhocks, foxgloves, snapdragons, roses and more. The fascinating tower of Jewels was originally from the Canary Islands. Exhibition Highlights | New York Botanical Garden (nybg.org)





Yesterday was red, today white, and tomorrow blue. Both the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes share the same colors.




