Dominican Republic

Last week I went to the Dominican Republic.  We stayed at the Hard Rock resort, so it was not the real DR, although it was very nice.  The beach is beautiful, and the people were all very nice.  Plus, I got to practice some Spanish!

This is part of the town we passed as we drove to the resort. 

 The beautiful Caribbean! Although it now has my prescription sunglasses : (

 

A very cool palm tree.  I have never seen ones like this! 

We had a free photography session in our package, so we did it. It was a little weird, but fun too.  I like this one because you can see the clouds in my sunglasses. 

Mountains Trip

This week we went to Helen for the day. The weather was great, and I really enjoy being in the mountains.  I think it is a peaceful, beautiful place. 

A baby goose! I am not sure what his proper name is, but he was very cute.  He was snacking alongside his sibling and mama. 

These photos are all from our hike to Anna Ruby Falls.  I have been there a few times before, but I enjoy it every time!

Flower Mysteries

I really like gardening and taking care of flowers.  I have decided that flowers have personalities.  For example:

African Violets.  This one has decided to split in 2, like Siamese twins.  Do I split it up in 2 pots? 

This is my dying succulent.  I have never tried to raise succulents before, so I don't know much about them. The other one is not dying, and they are right next to each other.  But this little guy is quite sad. 

And this is our mystery plant.  We were given bulbs last fall, and I had no idea what it was.  It survived the winter, and now the first one is blooming.  It's pretty different, and cool, I think.