Veterans Memorial Park in Toms River, NJ

 

After years of driving past Veterans Memorial Park in Toms River, Bill and I finally decided it was time to visit and take a few photos.

The center of attention is a "Greatest Generation" WW II soldier being carried off the battlefield on the shoulders of an Iraq/Afghanistan veteran. 

 On the right you see a WW I Doughboy.  To the left you see a Viet Nam era soldier.

                                             This bronze statue is an unarmed combat nurse.

The statue on the left is a Korean War veteran using a walkie-talkie.  Being so close to Veterans Day, I thought it was about time for a visit to see these beautiful bronze statues in honor of all our veterans,

Cattus Island Park, Toms River, NJ August 26, 2020

 Cattus Island County Park: August 26, 2020

Entrance to the Park!

Closeup of the famous scrub pine in NJ!

Start of the boardwalk trail.

Closeup of some flora in the park.

 

View from the boardwalk.

 

A little further on the boardwalk.

 

I found this tree rather interesting.

 

View of the wetlands at Cattus Island.

 

Had to have one artsy photo!

 

Found some moss on the way to the Cooper Environmental Center.

 

I was surprised to find this in the park!

 

Inside the Butterfly Garden.

 

Another photo from the Butterfly Garden.

 

Red maple leaves.

 

Getting ready to leave the park.

New England Family Visit: August 13 & 14, 2019

Having lunch with Christine and Bill

in Massachusetts.

Christine with her Aunt Jean!

Along the Narragansett Bay in 

Rhode Island.

I was able to capture this

beautiful yellow bird

with my camera along the bay.

Got this closeup of the bee!

A rocky beach along the 

Narragansett Bay, RI.

Paddle boarders on the bay.

Dutch Island in 

Narragansett Bay.

 

Jamestown Bridge that connects

the mainland of RI to Jamestown, RI.

Closeup of a little yellow flower.

Aquatic flowers along Scenic

Route 1 in Rhode Island.

My nephew, Bob, is sitting

on the wall.  His daughter, Emma,

is with her boyfriend, Matt.

Marissa, Michelle and Bill.

Bob and Marissa were kind enough

to have us for a cookout!

Bill and his wife, Michelle.

Bill and Jean getting ready to enjoy

a lovely meal with everyone.  Bob and

Marissa's son, Matthew, was missing 

since he had to work.

 

Whitesbog Village, Browns Mills, NJ

Welcome to Whitesbog Village!

This is the first time Bill and I have been here.

Look closely and you can see

a pair of turtles sunning themselves.

A closeup of one of the turtles.

This reminded us of the Upper Penisula

of Michigan!

A sheltered cove of water lilies!

Just so beautiful.

A closeup of one of the white

water lilies.

Some ferns near a small stream.

Bill requested I take this view.

I found what I will call the little islands

in the background intriguing.

A closeup of some pink water lilies.

With water on both sides of the road,

it reminded me of driving on the

top of the dikes in Louisiana.

Enjoy the scenery!

No, we did not go inside the General Store.

Perhaps next time.  I think the autmn

would be nice with the colors changing.

Stopped at the Country Lakes Pub on the

way home and got Philly Cheese Steaks that

were really delicious.  I had to have a picture

of this sign that welcomed us to the

Pine Barrens!