amsterdam botanical garden

I forgot to post these pictures upon my return from Europe, so here you go. Some really cool plants in this place...

dead mole

Here's a dead mole that I'm pretty sure was killed by our neighbor's cat. Guess it brought it to our house as a present? RIP mole.

new beds

The previous owners of our house created walkways around the yard with these slate rocks. Well, over time grass and dirt piled up over them and eventually they got buried. We decided it would be a fun little project to dig up as many as rocks we could and then use them to create beds in the backyard. Well, here's 2 of the 3 new beds - I'm lazy and haven't taken a pic of the 3rd. And we still have a ton of rocks to dig up but again, see my point about being lazy.

the swans of bruges

Whether we were traveling on a boat or a bike, we always seemed to run into a swan or two. Below are some photos I took at the Minnewater park, which is a park completely covered in feathers because it's literally owned by the swans, ducks, etc.

this guy was pissed!

bruges

Bruges was beautiful, unique and charming. We really enjoyed our stay, so much so that for a short time we thought about moving there. And then we realized we didn't want to learn French so yeah...Decatur wins!

our bed and breakfast

window boxes just pop against the buildings

beautiful garden at the Church of our Lady

a great nook/garden on the canal - loved it!

a field of red roses in a park adjacent to
the Lake of Love

happy roses!

the Lake of Love

some ducks resting on the edge of the canal

a 'Private' hydrangea

close up

brussels

Brussels was nice, but it didn't have many gardens or landscapes worthy of a photo. The few posted below are of the only places in the city that stood out to me.

Royal Palace of Brussels

a little place near Kunstberg and the Mont des Arts

...been a while

And I've been to quite a few places and taken quite a few pictures since my last post, so just bear with me.

Thanks.