Posted on by Ajua A. Hawkins, Esq.

Scenes from Bartram’s Garden

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Omar and I ride from our home in East Falls to Bartram's Garden. It is a courageous trip!
Omar and I ride from our home in East Falls to Bartram’s Garden. It is a courageous trip!

(To see more beautiful pictures of Bartram’s Garden, click on the header or the link below.)

Welcome to Bartram's Garden. Where should we go first?
Welcome to Bartram’s Garden. Where should we go first?
Lovely collard greens available for sale in gift shop grown on site!
Lovely collard greens available for sale in the gift shop grown on site!
The kale looked simply delicious!
The kale looked simply delicious!
We pick up tasty treats from the gift shop for our walk through the garden. Their reBel bars are made by neighborhood children who volunteer.
We pick up tasty treats from the gift shop for our walk through the garden. Their reBel bars are made by neighborhood children who volunteer.
Lots of goodies at the gift shop to make yourself a little food basket and eat in the grass.
Lots of goodies at the gift shop to make yourself a little food basket and eat in the grass.
The lady in the gift shop was so helpful and friendly.
The lady in the gift shop was so helpful and friendly.
Yes!! Local honey. I would have bought some if we had drove.
Yes!! Local honey. I would have bought some if we had driven.
Seeds and plants for sale cultivated in the garden.
Seeds and plants for sale cultivated in the garden.
Excited to come back and buy plants for the tea garden.
Excited to come back and buy plants for the tea garden.
Loving life!
Loving life!
Omar enjoying an ice cream sandwich in the sun.
Omar enjoying an ice cream sandwich in the sun.
Enjoying walking the grounds.
Enjoying walking the grounds.

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Omar taking a look at the food being grown at the garden.
Omar taking a look at the food being grown at the garden.
One of the best apples I ever had farmed right here on the garden.
One of the best apples I ever had farmed right here in the garden.
Putting feet to grass and getting grounded!
Putting feet to grass and getting grounded!
I would love to make a tea with this chamomile!
I would love to make a tea with this chamomile!
So much to take in...
So much to take in…
Would love to take home some cacti!
Would love to take home some cacti!
We are two peas in a pod. Partners for life!
We are two peas in a pod. Partners for life!
What a gorgeous day!! Feeling so blessed!
What a gorgeous day!! Feeling so blessed!

Today’s mantra: my words create my world.

Photography by Ajua Hawkins.

Copyright 2015 Ajua Hawkins

2 Replies to “Scenes from Bartram’s Garden”

  1. Looks like a truly beautiful day, Ajua. I’m blown away by the Earl Gray Sriracha Ice Cream find… Wow…! Are we back in the Dreamtime!?

    Michael

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  2. This looks like fun Ajua. Omar looks like he’s having a blast! It looks very peaceful out there. And you look beautiful in these pics. Am glad to see you’re enjoying life. Good things happening to good people. 🙂

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