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Thursday, August 8, 2024

2024 Aug 6, Day trip to Shiloh, TN and Iuka, MS

Today, we rode up Savannah Highway 20 to Savannah. 

They were working on the road when we crossed into Tennessee. 

They were also spraying along the bridges and gated areas. 

We rode through Savannah and Crump, turning left towards Shiloh. 

We arrived At the Shiloh Visitor Center National Park. 

Took a few pictures outside.


Ava at the Shiloh Visitor Center

A park ranger greeted us. 

She told us about the museum and said there were some unfinished displays. 

Several were interactive displays. 

She also gave us directions to the Indian mounds. 



AVA Sitting in front of Hagy's Restaurant 

We stopped at Hagy’s Restaurant for lunch. 

Hubby and I split a catfish fillet meal.

He ate the salad, baked potato, and a piece of catfish.

I ate a piece of catfish and several hush puppies. 

Ava ordered chicken fingers and fries. 

She ate all her fries and a couple of bites of her chicken. 

We got a Togo plate. 

We rode to Pickwick Dam.

Crossing the Tennessee River, we rode through the park at Pickwick. 

We took the highway going to Iuka, Mississippi. 

A road I had never been on before. 

Lots of marines and boats. 

We rode through the downtown area of Iuka. 

We stopped to see the red caboose and red fire truck, both retired. 


AVA on the back of old fire truck Iuka, MS


We stopped at Lowe’s to get some lumber, but their cutting machine was broken. 

We rode to Home Depot, where hubby bought lumber and pavers, and I bought three succulent plants. 

Andy met us at Home Depot, and we dropped off Ava.

I came home, my hubby painted the wood, and I watered my plants.

I loaded my pictures. 


Saturday, February 11, 2017

Visiting Botanical Gardens 🌹🌸🌼🌷🌻

πŸ’ 🌷Bellingrath Botanical Gardens Theodore 2002 with hubby
Touring Bellingrath Gardens and Home means experiencing 65 acres of year-round beauty. Within this beautiful estate are gardens and landscapes that showcase their own specific variety of wonder
πŸ’ 🌷Huntsville Botanical Gardens 2006 with daughter *& granddaughter 
πŸ’ 🌷Huntsville Botanical Gardens 1997
πŸ’ 🌷Birmingham Botanical Gardens with hubby 2013
πŸ’ 🌷Taking a trolley ride through the Norfolk Botanical Gardens 1996
πŸ’ 🌷US Botanical Gardens in Washington DC with my grandson in 2002
It’s balmy year-round inside the U.S. Botanic Garden on the National Mall. Considered a living museum of plants, the lavish garden rooms are housed inside a glass Conservatory. Exhibits range from plants native to Hawaii and tropical territories, deserts, medicinal plants, orchids, and a Children’s Garden. The museum is free and opens every day of the year from dawn until dusk.
πŸ’ 🌷Birmingham Botanical Gardens with granddaughter & daughter  2009
The Gardens' 67.5 acres contain more than 25 unique gardens, 30+ works of original outdoor sculpture, and miles of serene paths. The Gardens features the only public horticulture library in the U.S., conservatories, a wildflower garden, two rose gardens, the Southern Living garden, and Japanese Gardens with a traditionally crafted tea house.
πŸ’ 🌷Norfolk Botanical Gardens with sibling 2010
The Norfolk Botanical Gardens offer many different signature and theme gardens for guests to stroll around, such as the Virginia Native Plant Garden, the BBristolButterfly Garden, and the Enchanted Forest.
πŸ’ 🌷Creation Museum Botanical Gardens 2016
The Creation Museum’s beautifully themed gardens and three-acre lake invite guests to enjoy more than a mile of paved and accessible trails. Crossover five bridges and view a variety of waterfalls as you explore the Koi Pond, Carnivorous Bog Garden, Hummingbird and Butterfly Garden, Rainforest Garden, a mining sluice, and more.
πŸ’ 🌷Huntsville Botanical Gardens 2016
Huntsville Botanical Garden is an oasis of calm and tranquility. The garden has winding roads surrounded by trees, flowers, streams, and waterfalls.
πŸ’ 🌷Callaway Botanical Gardens 2013
Callaway Gardens is a 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) resort complex located in Pine Mountain, Georgia, just outside Columbus, Georgi
πŸ’ 🌷Dothan Area Botanical Gardens with grandkids 2008
the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens consists of 50 acres of cultivated gardens, nature trails, and an undeveloped, wooded landscape.





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