Residence Inn

Created to provide accommodations for more long-term stays, this Residence Inn in East Windsor nonetheless served my needs. Arrived late, of course, due to terrible traffic farther south. But what a relief to get off the road even for a short stay overnight. The complimentary breakfast was a selling point. So many places abandoned that idea, I think, during and after Covid. 

Wingin' It

Over the North Atlantic

Over Frankford, New Jersey

Close Call!

It was a really close call. My plane landed in Philly shortly after 11:30am. I thought the gate where my next plane was waiting was right next door. Nope! Turned out it was on the far side of the adjacent terminal. Oh jeez! 

So I basically power walked to the next gate and arrived just in time to find that all the other passengers already boarded and the plane on the tarmac primed for flight. Sheesh! 

Still, I made it. Moments later, as soon as I was safely settled into my seat, we were barreling down the runway on our way to Hartford, Connecticut.

Flying over Freehold, New Jersey. That's the Atlantic in the background.

Guest House

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Painting

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Stepped briefly into the arboretum's air-conditioned (!) visitor center and spotted this lovely painting. Didn't have the presence of mind to jot down the artist's name. Sorry! Next time. :-)

Fir Tree

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Magnolia

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Japanese Maple

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Ferns

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Surprising how plants like these, arranged and layered so carefully, can make you feel cooler even on what was otherwise a terribly hot and humid afternoon.

Lines

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

I was fascinated--mesmerized, really--by the patterns here at the entrance to the Frelinghuysen's summer home.

Wall Fountain

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

One of my favorites spots in any garden that has one.

1:45 PM

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Even now, I can't quite figure out how to read this dial.

Summer House

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Pond

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Gazebo

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Sun Room

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Another look at the Frelinghuysen's summer house.

New Growth

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Emerson

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

"The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Summer Home

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

The Middle Seat

7:13 pm. Just did make my flight, a Boeing 757, from Newark International Airport to Shannon, Ireland. Group B had already boarded, so I joined Group 4. Seated in 37E, a middle seat.