I visited Goldpetal earlier in the season late in the day for some pretty sunflower and zinnia photos. I stayed for a rainbow and sunset. I wasn't in a very good position for the rainbow and the sunflowers were super high at the time, but I did what I could. There were some really interesting tall clouds that day too.
I visited Allen's Fresh Run to see the birds in July. (I am still catching up with some of my posts. There were reports of an unusual visit by Roseate Spoonbills, but unless you were an experienced kayaker who knew how to avoid being stranded during low tide, the distance was sometimes very far. I found that there were quite a few other birds around too, but mostly at quite a distance even with a very long lens. One of the days, I even saw the sunset too.
I visited Snow Hill Park after driving by and noticing that the renovations were done and it was open again. They added some fun hammocks, a location for events, a nice playground and a nicer picnic pavilion since I was last there. There are plans to put in restrooms, hiking trails, a motorized boat ramp, a nature center and more parking in the future. I expect it will eventually be a quite popular and crowded park.
Enjoy my photos of the current park. See my blog post from July 4th 2022 to see some older features of the park. The big curvy tree is still there, but the covered boathouse is gone.
Dixon Family Farm was fun to visit with lots of flowers, butterflies and animals. You could buy flowers, hold a party or reception and there was even a little store with lavender selections. They sometimes have special events too. The animals were somewhat shy, so I gently talked to them and they were curious about me. It was really sweet. (This has slightly older photos from June and July, so it probably wouldn't look the same now.) Children would enjoy the farm too.
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