National Park's 100 Years - Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

What better way to spend a Sunday morning that strolling through one of the most beautiful National Parks right in the heart of Boston, the Arnold Arboretum. Started in 1827 as a partnership between Harvard University and the City of Boston, the Arboretum boasts almost 15,000 living plants. 

The Arboretum's plant and shrub collections are maintained and developed to support scientific botany discovery. The park can easily be walked in about an hour and includes three "hills" Peters, Hemlock and Bussey plus the Leventritt Shrub & Vine Garden and the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection.

After the Arboretum, take a walk across the Arborway to Jamaica Pond. Much more of a lake than a pond, with a lovely walkway where you can sit and watch the runners to gaze out over the pond as small canoes sail by.

From there I took a walk through Olmstead Park through the trees and trails out to Brookline Green line T station. After a quick trip to Park Street station on the T, I sat at a local restaurant to feast on flat bread pizza and a Sam Adams beer.

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday!











Enjoy the pics...but better yet, see the Arboretum on your own.

The birds are out playing

Keeping it cool

Keeping it green

Even the ducks are hot

LeVentritt Shrub & Vine Garden