Rather than offering a tremendously long post, I am going to take several days to recount Wednesday’s expedition which was a great deal more interesting and rewarding that we had actually expected.
Having read about Fort Ticonderoga online, I thought it would be interesting, given its history but I’ll admit my expectations were low. It would be a nice day out, admiring the scenery…
It was a great deal more.
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As a foursome, it was always going to be a different sort of expedition. We travelled in Ed’s large and very comfortable SUV, long legs obviously in the front, which immediately curtailed my usual photographing of the journey which was just as well, considering the huge amount of pictures I took at our destination!
Ed and Ellie had never been to Ticonderoga, so before proceeding to the fort, we went into the town. Grant and I came here to check the lay of the land the beginning of April when it was still cold enough that we shivered in a stiff wind. Wednesday could scarcely have been more perfect. There had been a possibility of rain but it held off and the breeze was warm and welcome. A good day for walking around a fort!
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But first we visited King’s Garden where a pair of osprey’s nested.
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Access to the garden is part of the admission to Fort Ticonderoga. It was an additional bonus we had not been aware of and in itself, it supplied images for today’s post:
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On this bright, mid day, it was wonderful to wander around this beautifully maintained and colourful garden.
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It was the sort of garden my mother would have admired.
Many of the flowers were identified, but where they were not I was able to refer to one of the apps on my phone for assistance.
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PlantNet has been very helpful but I now also have Seek.
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By holding my phone in front of the bloom I wish to identify, I usually get an instant answer. Even I knew that was a zinnia! They seldom agree to grow in my garden.
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But on a sunny day my glasses go very dark and the phone becomes almost unreadable.
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So it wasn’t totally reliable but when you stop to think about it, whatan amazing tool!
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PlantNet says verbena peruviana which I am inclined to trust whereas Seek told me Japanese primrose but when I looked the latter up on my desktop, it was a different flower.
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There were still more flowers and a range of vegetables, but we had come to see the fort…
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Thank you so much, Carolyn, for the truly beautiful garden, so well kept and full of stunning flowers. I can only imagine the highly scented air of the garden. Looking at the video, I thought how lucky it was to be able to visit this special place, and thanks to your post, I could feel that I had.
Joanna
If the fort m,atches the garden, I’m sure it was a real treat.
So easy to get carried away looking around the garden!
Glad to see the admission price includes the lovely garden. Looking forward to seeing the fort soon.
Best wishes, Pete.