Autumn Fest at the Arboretum
Class is in session! Mother Nature's class, that is. The Chesapeake Arboretum celebrated its third annual Autumn Fest with something for everyone. The Butterfly Society of Virginia kept busy with a line of anxious children waiting to have their faces painted while adults gathered for the guided tours of the trail. Tour guides Jack Erwin and Ed Bradley informed each group about the numerous types of trees and the benefits they have for our environment. Misty Townsley's booth also made quite an impression with her WormWatcher compost kit. Who knew saving the environment could be so much fun?
Photography and reporting by Tabitha Shiflett
Husband and wife Gloria and Everett Cossaboon gave kids a chance to learn how to paint with watercolors.
From left: Karen Gawne, Barbra Carraway and Ashley Moye of the Pilot Club held up one of their homemade scarecrows.
From left: Chesapeake Mayor Alan Krasnoff, Carol Abramson, Sheila Clendenning and Andrew Merchant