It was nice to be back after a week off although it always seems like you come back and aren’t one week behind…but three!  The gang did an awesome job …

We started the last day of our ROAD TRIP 2015 this morning with a stop by the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden which was very impressive!  Kelly Norris (see below), …

With the bulk of the day saved for travel from Colorado to Iowa (9.5 hours of driving), I snuck over to the Colorado State University Trial Gardens (Fort Collins, CO) …

We’ve had a whirlwind past couple of days centered around the wedding of my cousin Laura which went wonderfully!  We had a great day yesterday at the wedding and reception …

We started out the day with a wonderful visit to the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens (www.botanic.org/) which was spectacular.  This 9 acre garden is in the midst of some major construction …