The Lilac Bushes of Highland Park
Rochester, NY
Wet flowers in the park
Purple Lilacs
We pondered for awhile what makes Rochester the lilac capitol of the world. Surely some scandanavian mountain top has more lilacs than us. Perhaps, Katie or Adam wondered, we have the largest variety of them?
Hiiiiiiiiiiyyaaaaaaa!
Fightin' pillow peaks out among the sugar 'splosion
Thumbs Up to Powdered Sugar
mmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmm fried dough
Katie and I had been craving fried dough for weeks, so upon entering the sea of tents, we immediately found the fried dough stand. As it turns out, I had been craving a funnel cake, not fried dough, and Katie called me a traitor (read about the difference here). They were insanely delicious, but soon after we'd finished, we both felt like puking.
Pals in purple
Well, Katie's in purple, and Adam's in front of purple plants
Deep Fried Oreos
IDK about those . . . and we didn't stop to find out, either. Maybe some day. When I don't care about cardiac arrests.
Adam amongst the lilacs
Metal Dinos!
Metal sculpture in a booth
Pickle Jars with Lips
Mr. Potter
Throwing mini pots
Tasty if you're a panda
... I assume. This could be the McDonalds of bamboo for all I know.
NO. BURNING. EVER.
They were selling ... incense sticks? smelling sticks? something wooden in stick-form and this sign cracked me up
Mini pots
Flower arrangement
Bamboo stalks
Adam buys Saskia the whale
Kettle Corn Queue
It was a half-hour wait to get popcorn, so even though we'd pooled our money and realized we COULD buy some, we didn't feel like waiting.
Margaritaville Sign
So the guy at this booth, upon seeing me aim my camera, comes running out saying "no picture! no picture!" But too late, I'd already pressed the shutter, so I simply said "oh, sorry" and we walked off. As if this is so original that I need a photo to want to copy this :: rolls eyes :: I then proceeded to launch into a rant about photography in public places to poor Katie and Adam
The Lilac Festival
Highland park, Rochester, NY It was a chilly day, but Katie, Adam, and I went anyways.
Katie and Saski
Kid at the fair
The way Saskia the whale was packaged, she looked like she was swimming in the plastic bag. Adam proudly carried her around as if he'd won her at a midway game. Little kids who HAD won real-for-sure fish at midway games saw Adam and Saskia from a distance, their eyes would open a little wider, they'd look at their own, and we just knew they were wondering how Adam had managed to win such a huge fish.
Large grayscale flowers
Queen's garden
As I was taking this, Katie said what I'd been thinking: these flowers would make excellent plants for Literary Hell.
Large red flowers 1
Large red flowers 2
Katie and Adam in the flowers
they tried to walk out of this photo, but didn't in time, and I'm glad, as I really like this one and how they're both smiling
Wonderland
or see it on black
Friends in gray
Highland Park map
Adam's fingers skip and jump across the resevoir
Creepy King Me
Conservatory rejects
Flowers in plastic crates outside the Highland Park conservatory
Where Katie Works
In case you're like me and you've been wondering. It's off of Mt. Hope, and it's very cool looking. She always manages to find the most lovely buildings to live / work / go to school in. Rochester, NY
