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Welcome to my Scenic Photo Gallery!

Come and enjoy with me God's beautiful creation He lovingly gave us as a present to enjoy!  I have just recently added many photos.  Check back often to refresh your soul as I am often adding photos.

I have divided the photos into three modules.  The oldest photos are at the bottom.  The newest photos are now at the top.

Photos 1-23 in the top/newest module were taken at Hickory Hill subdivision near Ashland, Virginia.  Photos 24-34 were taken in Hanover County, Virginia.  Photos 35-38 were taken in my yard. 🙂  Join me on a walk through Garrison Manor subdivision in Photos 39-47.  Walk through a path in Burkwood Swim and Racquet Club in Photos 48-52.  Walk through beautiful Giles subdivision in Photos 53-75.  Savor a beautiful sunset and moon in Mechanicsville, Virginia in Photos 76-97.  Take a walk through Tangle Oaks in Mechanicsville, Virginia in Photos 98-108.  Stroll by a pond in Mechanicsville, Virginia in Photos 109-120.  Walk with me through beautiful Kings Charter in the fall in Photos 121-138.  Stroll through my backyard in Photos 139-143!  View the York River in West Point, Virginia where three of my children were water baptized in Photo 144!  Take in the beauty of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 145-160!  Enjoy some miniature roses in my yard in Photo 161 and a beautiful maple tree in Hanover County, Virginia in Photo 162.  Take a walk with me on the walking trails in Giles Subdivision in Photos 163-178!  Enjoy the beauty of fall in Hanover, Virginia in Photos 179-190.  Take another beautiful walk with me through Giles Subdivision in Photos 191-196.  Enjoy a walk with me through my yard as we enjoy our first snowfall this year in Photos 197-233!  Enjoy another walk with me through Hanover, Virginia after our first snowfall in Photos 234-261!  Enjoy a few photos taken in my yard from the fall in Photos 262-264. 🙂  Stroll with me through beautiful Hanover County in the fall in Photos 265-358.  Enjoy a lovely stroll with me through Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in the fall in Photos 359-408!  Join Charlie and me on a Valentine's Day stroll through Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden as the flowers start to bloom just before spring in Photos 408-437!  Enjoy a rose from my rose garden last fall in Photo 438.  Savour the autumn in Hanover County, Virginia in Photos 439-452.  Look at the cute squirrel in our ivy in Photos 453 and 454!  Look at my daughter, Beth Anne's, delightful photo of the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina in Photo 455.  Hike with us through Joseph Bryan Park walking trails in Richmond, Virginia in the fall in Photos 455-479!  View a fall photo of our back yard in Photo 480.  View another one of Beth Anne's photos of the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina in Photo 481.  Get refreshed with me as I stroll through Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in the gorgeous spring in Photos 482-488.

Click any photo to enlarge to see the whole picture.  Once you enlarge, you can scroll left or right to see other photos.  I took all the photos unless otherwise noted. 🙂

Photos 1-17 in the second module were taken at a neighbor's house in Hanover County.  She was so nice to agree to let me photograph her rose garden for you!  Enjoy a walking trail in Powhatan County in Photos 18-22!  Enjoy some roses from my own yard in Photos 23-25.  See some flowers from Henrico County in Photos 26-27.  See more flowers from my yard in Photos 28-31.  Stroll with me through beautiful Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in spring glory in Photos 32-106.  Walk with me through beautiful Hanover County in Photos 107-166.  Photos 167-170 were taken in my yard, and Photo 171 was taken in Hanover County.  Join me on a walk in Hanover County in Photos 172-183.  Photo 184 is the glorious picture of Virginia Beach at sunrise, taken by friend who wishes to give God glory for her photo and remain anonymous.  Enjoy some more flowers from my yard in Photos 185-187.  Stroll with me through the beautiful gardens at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 188-336.  Photo 337 is in Hanover County.  Photos 338-355 were taken in my yard.  Photos 356-361 are more flowers in Hanover County.  Enjoy some Stargazer Lilies in my yard in Photos 362-363.  Bask in the glory of summer at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 364-451.  Photo 452 is a monarch butterfly and butterfly bush in Powhatan, Virginia.  Photos 453 and 454, the Caribbean Sea, were taken by my daughter, Beth Anne.  Photos 455 through 465 were taken by Beth Anne in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  Beth Anne took Photos 466 through 468 in the Caribbean Sea and Photo 469 in the island of Grand Turks.  Thanks, Beth Anne for sharing your photos!  Enjoy a handful of beautiful insects from Powhatan in Photos 470-474.  Photos 475 through 479 are more flowers from my yard.  Delight in summer flowers from Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 480-531.  Hike and explore with my children in gorgeous Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona in Photos 532-630!  Take a stroll with us through Meadow Farm Museum in Glen Allen, Virginia to see the farm animals, flowers, and trees in Photos 631-645!  See the beautiful Canadian Geese, trees, and flowers near our home in Photos 646-653, and see a few bushes in our yard in Photos 654-656!  Delight with me in the summer flowers of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 657-692!  Check out a couple of photos in my neighborhood in Photos 693-694.  Stroll in the fall through beautiful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Photos 695-714.

The first 12 photos in the third module below were taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photos 13-18 were taken at Maymont Park.  Photos 19-24 were taken at the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.  Photos 25-30 were taken at Singer Island, Florida.  My son John took the first four of these; and my daughter, Beth Anne, took the last two of these.  For fun, photos 31-36 are flowers from my garden.  My son Jeremy gave me some of these as a Mother's Day present this year!  Photos 37-48 were taken by one of my best friends, Cynthia Williams, in Juneau, Alaska.  The animal is a marmot.  Photo 47 is "bear bread."  Photo 48 is Angels Fall.  Photos 49-54 were taken in Colorado by my son John.  Photos 55-67 were taken in Colorado by my son Jeremy.  Photos 68-72 were taken by my daughter, Beth Anne, on her way to Hawaii and in Hawaii.  Photos 73-78 were taken by my friend, Fern Kovac, in New York.  Photos 79-80 were taken in Pennsylvania.  Photos 81-84 were taken by John locally.  Photos 85-126 were also taken at Lewis Ginter.   Photos 127-128 were taken by my friend Linda.  Photo 129 was taken in Powhatan, VA.  Photos 130-132 were taken at Maymont Park.  Photos 133-137 were taken with permission at my neighbor's house.  Photo 138 of the turtle was taken locally.  Photos 139-182 were taken by my dear friend who is good enough to be in National Geographic and chooses to remain anonymous.  Photos were taken in Colorado, California, Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia.  She took Photo #171 in Cathedral's Cove, New Zealand!  Photos 183-187 were taken in Harrisonburg, VA.  Photos 188-191 were taken in Jamestown, VA.  Photos 192-193 were taken in Weems, VA.  Photo 194 was taken at the Great Caverns, and Photo 195 was taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Photos 194-195 were taken by John.  Photo 196 was taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Photos 197-310 were taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.   Photos 311-312 were taken locally by my son, Jeremy.  Photos 313-357 were also taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photo 328 of the Blue Orchid was taken by Kathy M. Ellis.  Photo 329 of the sunset, rainbow, and bougainvillea was taken by my dear friend who wishes to remain anonymous.  I did my best to identify these flowers and leaves with the help of LeafSnap AI.  I'm not a botanist, and I apologize for any errors.  Photos 330-376 were taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  (I couldn't make up my mind if I like 374, 375, or 376 better, so I posted them all! 🙂  Photos 377-379 were taken in Broaddus Flats in Hanover County, VA.  Photos 380-389 were taken in my hometown in Virginia.  Photo 390 is the James River at the Powhatan and Goochland border in Virginia.  Photos 390-418 were taken in Powhatan.  Photos 419-444 were taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains on or near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia.  Photos 445-446 were taken in North Carolina by my daughter, Beth Anne!  Photos 447-535 were taken in Hanover, Virginia.  Photos 528-535 were taken in my yard!  Photos 536-549 were taken in Hanover and Mechanicsville.  Photo 550 was taken somewhere off Interstate 64W heading from the Richmond-Metropolitan area to the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Thank you to those who donated photos!  Photos 551-553 were taken in Mechanicsville, VA.  Photos 554-611 were taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photos 612-617 were taken in my county.  The rose was a nice surprise in my yard from my Heavenly Daddy God in late November!  Photos 618-642 were taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photos 643-680 were taken in Hanover County, VA.  Photos 681-718 were also taken at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photos 719-720 taken in Hanover, Virginia.  The photographer kindly donated the photos for me to post and wishes to remain anonymous.  Photos 721-722 were also taken in Hanover, Virginia.  Photos 723-761 show delightful pre-spring treasures at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.  Photo 762 is of a Crab Apple Tree in my yard!  Check out the pastels pre-spring glory in Photos 763-782 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden!  Photos 783 was taken in downtown Richmond.  Photos 784-854 taken at beautiful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in spring glory!  Photo 855 taken in my yard!  Stroll with me in Photos 856-957 through the gorgeous English tulip gardens, herb garden, and grounds of Agecroft Hall in Richmond, Virginia!  Enjoy the flowering bushes and trees in Hanover County in Photos 958-966!  Take a walk around the lake, through the blooming azalea bushes, and on the walking trail with my family and me at beautiful Joseph Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia in Photos 967-995.  Walk with me on a scenic trail through the woods in Powhatan County in Photos 995-1000.  Enjoy beautiful flowers in Hanover, County in Photos 1001-1009.  Enjoy more photographs of Joseph Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia in Photos 1010-1024.