Maymont Revisited (August 6, 2017)

 Went to Maymont, taking Debbie for the first time to see the whole thing  and had a great time there as always. It is one of my favorite places to go, and a real treasure in Richmond.
Maymont is very old and has a number of things to see. There is a zoo there, plus a nature center which I did not see today, but there were a number of animals out. Here are a pair of the Bald Eagles. I have seen them here in the wild. There are a lot of birds to see, and other things.  

 This is the house at Maymont. It was started by the Dooley family. He served in the Civil War, then got into railroads (I think it was railroads) and got the land and the house.
After he died Mrs. Dooley lived there and at her death willed the property and land to Richmond who has kept it up. Lots of things to see in the house as it has some of the original furnishings. I love to tour the house at Christmas when you can see how they did it back in the day.  

This is the Italian Gardens. There are two actual Gardens there, this one and the Japanese Garden. Did not tour the Japanese Garden this time..as the place is rather huge and we covered a lot of ground on this hot and humid sunny day, but love this one a bunch.
It is really something to see in the Spring but also impressive in the summer. Lots of butterflies where making visits there as well. Just fun to wander around and see the plants.  

Earlier post at Virginia Safari Park had one of these stick it's head in the car (that was a moment) but this one in the park behind the fence. There are three Bison at Maymont in a very large enclosure. Got to see one run for the first time..and that was something to see.
While there, also did the tour of the carriages..they have some very old ones to see. There were a lot of people there, and that made it fun too. Got of couple of cool treats from King of Pops and just enjoyed a wonderful time at this magical place. We spent over two and a half hours there just looking at all the many sights of which this is just a few quick looks.