“Cherish sunsets, wild creatures,
and wild places.
Have a love affair
with the wonder
and beauty of the earth.”
— Stewart Udall
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” — Iris Murdoch
W
ild Beauty — Gardens at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Conn., historic (c.1910) setting of the summer art colony of Impressionist painters.
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Photos by Mary O’Connor
© 2019
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 
The wild beauty of your photos go well with Stewart Udall’s quote as he was a champion in advocating for planet Earth.
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Gorgeous gardens!
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All created and cared for by museum volunteers.
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Oh my goodness! So beautiful! I love your photos and the quote is perfect. I feel like I could step right into the picture…what an amazing garden. And what joy to ‘visit’ there on your blog!
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Thanks, so glad you enjoy them. The garden is absolutely spectacular this year…One benefit, I guess of all the rain this spring!
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Absolutely beautiful!
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