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I apologize for so many photos, it is impossible to take a few shots when you are at Biltmore. I will miss visiting this place in the summer, but hope to spend more time camping with my family.
Lee will miss their Margarita Pizza the most.
I’m sure she will miss their gift shops and garden as well.
The Japanese wisteria is in bloom.
This is Max’s first trip to Biltmore and he had to beg and whine before his owner agreed to bring him along.
The weather was too nice to be inside, but I paid a visit to the Conservatory because I want to see the cactus, orchids and other exotic plants.
As we drove toward the Farmyard, we saw horse trailers and thought it was a campground area. It would be nice to camp at Biltmore but I don’t think they have anything like that. This is also a nice place to go horseback riding and we passed several that were horseback riding and enjoying the scenery.
These two are handsome and they posed for me.
A view of the Farmyard, and the small black spots on top of the hill are black cows.
This is a nice way to tour Biltmore, and we never did get to ride the Segway mainly because Lee is too young.
I do love this shot, so many curious onlookers.
This looks like a mixed breed, and it is actually a feather footed breed chicken.
The mother goat gave birth to the baby the night before. I think it is kind of odd to refer to the baby goat as kid, but that’s what they are called. The kid is looking for the mother’s milk.
I was surprised to see the featherless neck chicken. This is the result of a genetic mutation, and it is to their advantage if they were to live in a hot climate environment. The bare-necked chickens are more resistant to heat and therefore produce better meat and eggs. I can’t say the same if they lived up north, the owner might have to knit scarfs for them.
By the time we got to the Kitchen Garden Lee was too tired to levitate for me, but she managed to do a few take. If you read up to this point, I want to thank you for reading my Biltmore posts and it might be a while before we could go back to visit. Biltmore is still my favorite place to visit in North Carolina.
All photos were taken with Canon T2i, and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
The video clips were shot with Canon T2i, and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Lee’s levitation is inspired by Natsumi.
My niece took her turn. I’m not sure if they were having fun, but I know it is tiring. It’s actually a good exercise for them.
My dad’s Cherry blossom is in full bloom, I’m actually late in photographing this since some blooms are wilted already.
When Bo planted this tree years ago he wanted Lee to have a tree to climb. I think mission accomplished, but now the tree belongs to Grandpa and he is not too happy to see this.
The crab apple tree is flowering.
The bees are busy pollinating the fruit trees.
I didn’t have a chance to pick off last year’s fruits. I think I’ll wait a week or two since I don’t want to disturb the flowers, and not to mention the bees.
A pear tree.
Since we had a mild winter, the banana trees left outside survived the cold months. My sister is thrilled that she doesn’t have to plant them. I think this will be an interesting Summer.
Photos were taken with Canon T2i, and EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
My sister filled her fishpond with dirt on Saturday. She saw the video of her fish, and said that those are not Butterfly Koi but long tail comets. When she mentioned long tail comet, the name Hale-Bopp comet came to mind. I thought to myself, your are kidding right? I thought they were fat Butterfly Koi. She did have 1 Koi left and gave it to Bo. It was big and Bo released it in our backyard fishpond.
Just two weeks ago this was what it looked like.
Bo came and got the rocks. He is thinking about building another level to our fishpond and make a waterfall. I’m sure this will be a fun project for him and can’t wait to see the waterfall.
My sister’s tulips made me think of the tulips at Biltmore Estate. I don’t want to miss the tulips this year, and I’m hoping that we will get to visit this weekend, or next weekend when they have the Festival of Flowers starting April 7th. I did a video of the tulips in 2010 and this was when I first learned how to shoot video.
The season definitely starts earlier in this part of the country. When I was growing up in Brooklyn, New York, we used to call the Azaleas a Mother’s Day flower since they bloom around Mother’s Day, May 10th. And here it is only the end of March and it’s already budding and should be blooming in the next few days.
I recall the day my dad and I bought this flower. Not very often that I get to go to the flea market with him on a Thursday and he bought 2 plants and I bought 2 also in 2009. I gave one to my sister Bee and kept one in my garden. My dad’s plants look a lot healthier than mine, and I’m wondering if the one that I gave to Bee is still alive.
My dad’s Cherry Blossom starts to bloom also. It should be in full bloom by next weekend.
And as for the seedlings, they are slowly growing and these are the Thai eggplants.
These are chili peppers. It will be a few weeks before we could plant them outside.
Photos were taken with CanonT2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens.
Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day and finding a 4 leaf clover is considered lucky especially on St. Patrick’s Day.
My niece was the one that spotted it right away.
Yesterday was a beautiful day. The weather was hot and it felt more like Summer than Spring. I wonder if this foretell what the Summer will be like this year. We walked around my dad’s neighborhood to photograph Spring flowers.
We ran into one of the neighbors’ cat.
She is one big cat.
I didn’t realize that weed flowers could look so pretty, but I’m sure it is a nightmare for the homeowner.
The flower trees are in full bloom.
The Japanese Magnolia Trees are in bloom.
This one is in my dad’s backyard.
His pear tree is also in bloom, and I’m glad that we didn’t have any major frost in our area. I hope that it will bear many fruits this year.
My sister’s cabbages are doing a lot better than mine and they are ready for harvest. It will be a few more days before it is officially Spring, but Spring is definitely in the air and it’s time for gardening again.
All photos were taken with Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
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