May 29, 2022 · 7:24 PM

Blooming in the garden today….

Bermuda lily (Easter lily)
Bermuda lily (Easter lily)
Oak leave hydrangea
Oak leave hydrangea
Oak leave hydrangea
Annabelle hydrangea
Endless Summer Blushing Bride Hydrangea
Common milkweed
The meadow along the street curb is blooming with black eye Susans and meadow coreopsis and a mix of asters
And one rain lily!

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May 29, 2022 · 11:38 AM

Sunday morning Raleigh Rose Garden and Raleigh National Cemetery visit.

Sunday morning rose garden and Raleigh National Cemetery visit

A very large Gardenia
Volunteers placing flags and roses at the graves of soldiers in the Raleigh National Cemetery which has graves from the US Civil War through today. It encompasses 7 acres (2.8 ha), and has 6,000 interments.

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May 25, 2022 · 8:27 PM

OCRACOKE, N.C. — A wild expanse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has earned the top spot on an annual list of America’s best beaches.

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OCRACOKE, N.C. — A wild expanse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has earned the top spot on an annual list of America’s best beaches.

Ocracoke Island’s Lifeguarded Beach is the No. 1 stretch of sand for 2022, according to coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman, also known as “Dr. Beach.”

Leatherman, a professor and director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University, has been ranking America’s best beaches since 1991.

He uses 50 criteria to evaluate 650 public beaches in the US. The criteria include beach width, sand softness, water temperature and color, wildlife and more.

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