I’ve mentioned before the terrapins and eels in the lobby of my work. Well, what I’ve referred to as “the courtyard” is the Tawes Garden. This is a 5-acre plot pretty much in downtown Annapolis that recreates the varied terrains of Maryland. Western Maryland has tall trees and all sorts of forest-y ground-growth. Southern Maryland is sandy and marshy. I guess it’s a sort of tourist-y destination, but honestly, it seems kind of lame for that. Their programs are mostly aimed at younger kids, which makes sense (shorter visit = less temper tantrums), but it makes for a great work-day walk (if you don’t mind lots and lots of circles).
I went outside today for a half hour walk, partly because I didn’t know what was out there, mostly because I needed to get some exercise in for the day and getting away from my desk is nice. I broke a bit of a sweat, so I guess the walk counts as exercise (will probably be lifting tonight).
It’s a pretty nice walk, very shady, even though most of the trees don’t have leaves yet. I saw lots of birds – Mallard Ducks, Northern Cardinals, Goldfinches, and some very pretty small brown birds who would not let me take their picture so I could identify them later (one or two may have turned out, we’ll have to see). I also saw some neat plants – the ferns are growing their fuzzy fiddle heads, tiny wild violas, periwinkle, and also some plants I could not identify. I took pictures, which I may post later.
I also took a picture of a sleeping terrapin this morning who had what I call “air boogers” on his nostrils. I think those pictures came out, unlike the pictures I took earlier this week, so you can look forward to that, too.
After titling this entry, I have a very long organ solo in my head. If you’ve never heard the 17-some minute version of this song, look it up. It’s really not as painful as you might think.
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aw! yay for terrapins!
I can’t read the title or hear the song without thinking of Dad’s story about it.
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