Garden Entrance Walkway to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens

Spring is Here When the Tulips Bloom

Towards the end of March or the first week in April, the tulips bloom on the terrace in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham NC. Located near the entrance and below the road leading to the Chapel at Duke University, the 55 acres and four gardens include a wide variety of landscape styles and plants. Although the camellias and azaleas are beautiful, the tulips steal the show. The gardens opened in 1939.

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Tourist Running Fast

I have about 15,000 photos from my world travels. (I never made it to Asia, Africa, or South America.) I enjoy looking at that them because that’s all the travel I can afford to do anymore.

My infrequent flyer miles would get me nowhere. I couldn’t get through security because the TSA wouldn’t allow me to carry the long shoehorn that I would need to get my shoes back on. My passport has expired, and I might have died by the time I can get a new one. RDU charges more for parking for one night than I spend to eat out. The hotel bill for one night in a major city would cost more than my grocery bill for a month.

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Decorative Arts Center in Old SalemDecorative Arts Center in Old Salem

Winston-Salem is part of a region of north central North Carolina that includes Greensboro and High Point. The oldest town is Old Salem, which was founded in the 18th Century by the Moravians.

The industrial city of Winston was founded in the 19th Century to serve as the headquarters of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Hanes Mills, a textile mill. The towns were not formally merged until the early 20th Century. In the 1920’s Winston-Salem was the largest city in the state. The Metropolitan area now includes portions of five counties.

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