October 8, 2012
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Longwood Gardens
Thursday Afternoon and Evening, September 27
Part 1
We were delighted to be invited to go to Longwood Gardens with Inge Koenig, TFC Executive Assistant to the President and Editor of Highway News & Good News.
The first thing we did after showing our free passes (from Inge) at the Visitors Center was ask a staff person if she could tell us the location of this place in the Gardens.
This is where we had our engagement photo taken – fifty years ago.
She told us, “I am sure that’s up on hillside.” So we headed in that direction.
Inge and Cerwin
One of the places we were told to look for on the way to hillside was Eye of Water.
It was a warm, beautiful evening.
Inge took several pictures of us and I thought you may enjoy seeing us for a change.
I like this one of us looking at the tower.
Then it was my turn to take pictures of inge.
We were getting close to the area where we had taken our picture in the spring of 1962.
We were told that we may not be able to get to the exact spot because some of hillside is closed to the public – due to renovation.
We noticed that several stairways were grown over and closed.
While looking for the spot I took pictures of some of the pretty things along the path.
This was not the exact spot, but as close as we could get. Even if we could have gotten there, it would have looked quite different due to the growth of the trees and bushes.
I am holding our engagement picture in this shot.
It was fun thinking about being here fifty years ago when we were dreaming of a lifetime together.
Comments (19)
What a beautiful spot — and that was a beautiful dream you were having 50 years ago!
O, my, word! What memories this brings to mind! We didn’t take an engagement picture at Longwood Gardens but we did walk those trails. The tower etc…. There’s been different times that I have thought about that place & wondered if it’s still open to the public. Thanks for the pictures!! Love your story….
@auntvina - Oh, what fun to hear from you. Stay tuned, I have a few more posts to enter of the Gardens.
@slmret - Yes, Longwood Gardens is a beautiful, beautiful place.
Wow! That was quite interesting, having your picture taken there again after all these years! I was a little nostalgic reading your post – we were at Longwood Gardens sometime between 1977, when we were married, and 1979, when we left PA and moved to MS. I don’t remember it really, except that we were there! Wonder if I could find some old pictures. . .
What a lovely place — I’m looking forward to the rest of your pictures. Fifty years of memories — special!
@myhopeisinjesus - It was indeed lovely, peaceful, and relaxing to walk through the gardens.
Beautiful! Both the scenery and the people.
This made me tear up, really. SO beautiful, thank you for sharing this ~Happy anniversary and here’s to many more happy years!
@ata_grandma - Thanks!
@Want2FitIn2Fat2Fit - Thanks so much. I appreciate your comment.
@piecedtreasures - It was fun comparing the landscape and trying to find the same area.
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How very special! Longwood Gardens is beautiful ~ we visited there several years ago ~
I so enjoy the many places you take us to see AND how lovely to SEE you both. 50 years~ such joy that brings to my heart. God bless you
@fwren - We don’t remember being there since the time we took our engagement pictures.
@maryhurlbut - Thanks!
I’ve never been there, but that looks like a lovely place to have engagement pictures taken and return 50 years later!!
@ColeenSr - It was fun to return to Longwood Gardens after fifty years.