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Photo legend (from top to bottom):  Queen Anne's lace, Lunch plate at Horse Radish  in Carlton, Carlton City Hall, Vladimir in front of winery in Carlton, Oregon Hotel in McMinville, Amity Vineyards in Amity, Blueberry picking in McMinville, Blackberry bushes and fields near the road on the way to Breitenbush Hot Springs.

Governors Island - Fête Paradiso

 

This Summer, there are old carnival rides from France on Governors Island, in Nolan Park. Some are more than a hundred years old. Among them are a dragon ride, several carousels and swings. While we were there this Saturday, old French music was playing in the background, and near the lunch area, a singer was singing chansons from Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Barbara, Jeanne Moreau and Serge Gainsbourg.

Fête Paradiso will be there until the end of August.
The beautiful sand castle is in Lower Manhattan, near Battery Park.

New York Botanical Garden

Pictures taken at the New York Botanical Garden on Saturday June 30th. From top to bottom: Panoramic view of the newly opened Native plant garden, day lily, blue hydrangea flower, hydrangea border, Alstromeria "Casablanca" (peruvian lily), three views of the Native plant garden.

DC, June 2013

Pictures taken at the Washington DC Botanic Garden, June 2013. Bottom photo: panoramic view of Bartholdi Park.

New York, June 2013

Passport DC, May 2013

These photos were taken during Passport DC, when embassies open their doors to the public for a day. We went with our friend Andrej to the Serbian, Afghan and Kazhak embassies. From top to bottom: Vlada and Andrej holding Easter eggs, woman in traditional Serbian dress, mansion in Kalorama neighborhood, pink azaleas, minaret of the Islamic Center, Andrej and Vlada looking at map, traditional Kazak dress (Genghis Khan is on the right), man describing view of Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, colorful buildings near U street. Left, flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan.