Adventure 765: Herbie Joe on the Go/Singletree Farm/Goshen, IN

We left Madison, "Wes"consin around seven after saying our goodbyes to Micah, Wes, and Gracie, the cat. Our drive, pleasant except for the mad dash through Chicago, found us winding our way along back roads of Indiana, ogling at farms, fields, horses, and buggies. We arrived at Singletree Farm right about 2 P.M. Scott, Kate, and Anne-Laure came walking up the drive shortly after. We gave our hugs, introduced ourselves to Anne-Laure who is visiting the States from Switzerland, and were off on the nickel tour. Fabulous! and on the way to being more so as projects are completed. After a little jibber-jabber we were off to the DeFries Calendar Garden, a circular gem built with the summer and winter solstice in mind. The circular space has dates of the year etched in bricks. The flowers bloom in tune and on time around the circle. Very cool. Afterward, we enjoyed a hearty meal of fresh baked bread, chicken borscht, salad greens, and brownies with ice cream for dessert. Thin gruel as they say. A wonderful evening as it were, spent sharing joyful conversation, so naturally we concluded that life is good, especially today.

Miss Kate and Aunt Judy waxing about new baby possibilities.

Late season flowers under the main hoop.

Indiana backroads.

The Singletree Farm complex.

Heavy traffic on the back roads.

Anne-Laure, Kate's distant cousin from Switzerland.

The chrysanthemums are blooming on the garden circle.

Dinner: Simply delicious.

Scott in a friendly pose.

The center of the DeFries Calendar garden is a pond. Small houses are built on compass points for the spring and winter solstice.

Lunch stop, Indiana style.

Wakarusa, Indiana seasonal round about.

Art shot of the day: One of Kate's Dahlias providing a still presence in the room.

The smaller of the two flower hoops still producing beautiful colors.

It is said that gardeners plant hope. We need more gardeners.