T stands for Trolls

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 Fi and I took a ride to Maine Botanical Gardens to visit the trolls.


https://www.mainegardens.org/events-exhibits/giant-trolls/

I love the gardens here and we really wanted to see these fantastic sculptures by Danish artist, Thomas Damko in the Guardian of the Seeds installation.


The trolls were enormous and it was fun to explore and find them, hidden in plain sight. Not to mention the fabulous flowers.




Such beautiful flowers and unique trolls made the long drive worthwhile and gave us lots to smile about.

Happy at another garden adventure after starting with a delicious breakfast 
T stands for Tuesday
 

Breakfast at Stonewall Kitchen.
Beautiful gardens here too.

We enjoyed a picnic lunch and stopped for an ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s in Freeport to break up the car ride home. A fun garden adventure day with more to come.




Comments

  1. CJ KennedyAugust 17, 2021 at 1:18 PM

    This looks like a fabulous place. Sounds like you had a wonderful day with Fi. Happy T Day!

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  2. My name is Erika.August 17, 2021 at 5:03 PM

    This is on my wish list. A friend and I are talking about going in the next few weeks. I'm so glad I got some sneak peaks from your post Nan. Thanks for sharing. Hope you had a super T day. Hugs-Erika

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  3. Carola BartzAugust 17, 2021 at 5:32 PM

    We get products from Stonewall Kitchen at our neighborhood grocery store! Fun trolls, they are huge indeed. I enjoyed seeing all the lovely flowers. Happy T day!

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  4. Kate YetterAugust 17, 2021 at 6:53 PM

    Gorgeous gardens! I absolutely love those interesting trolls. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  5. Let's Art JournalAugust 18, 2021 at 1:19 AM

    Such fabulous adventures which bring back happy memories from my holidays in Maine 😀. Those trolls are delightful and Stonewall Kitchen and Freeport are some of my favourites too! Thanks for the happy memories and by your lovely smiling faces it looks like you had fun too! Happy T Day wishes! Hugs Jo x

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  6. nwilliams6August 18, 2021 at 3:38 AM

    Oh my gosh, those trolls are fabulous! I would love to visit there! Fun, fun, fun. Great pictures, great looking food/and drink, and great post. TFS and happy T-day!!!

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  7. Mae TravelsAugust 18, 2021 at 4:41 AM

    We heard about trolls in Iceland. Yours look very much like the one in the Harry Potter movie.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  8. Divers and SundryAugust 18, 2021 at 5:22 AM

    I've never seen anything like that, and finding the trolls sounds like so much fun! The gardens look lovely, so many flowers! Happy T Day

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  9. Bleubeard and ElizabethAugust 18, 2021 at 8:20 AM

    I was SO glad you shared your day at Maine Botanical Gardens. I was glad you showed part of a woman in the first one, because it gave a perspective of how large these trolls actually are. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the trolls and the flowers, too. That is a beautiful place indeed.

    I've never heard of Stonewall Kitchen, but it's obvious others have. I guess we in the midwest are the last to know about anything. Your breakfast looks delicious and the iced drink was probably the smart move on a hot day. Thanks for sharing your trip to Maine's Botanical Gardens, the trolls, the flowers, your breakfast, and your iced drink (coffee?) you and Fi had for T this week. Now if my comment will publish, I'll be happy like you and Fi look in your selfie.

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  10. KarenAugust 18, 2021 at 11:26 AM

    I'm a huge fan of Botanical Gardens and these look wonderful. Not so much a fan of trolls, but do think exhibits like this are always worth the effort it takes to get there.

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  11. DVArtistAugust 18, 2021 at 5:27 PM

    I wish I could go to this place. What a wondrous place.

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