Lilly Pads
Urban Pond
Recently, on my morning walk, I passed a rather unattractive urban pond whose sides were oozing with gelatinous algae. Not very inviting. But something in the far corner caught…
A Woodland Stream
A Woodland Stream
It seemed to not be in a hurry. That small woodland stream I paused by recently. It was steadily flowing down its narrow, twisty path. Not loudly rushing but pleasantly…
The Torii Gate
The Torii Gate
The Torii Gate is a traditional Japanese gate usually found at the entrance of a Shinto Shrine. This gate is at the entrance to the Japanese Garden at the Birmingham…
Winter's Afternoon at the Koi Pond
Winter’s Afternoon at the Koi Pond
A Winter's Afternoon at the Koi Pond. We spent New Years' Eve afternoon at the Birmingham, AL, Botanical Gardens wandering about the extensive Japanese Garden. The Koi Pond itself was…
Sun Rises Over Raleigh, NC
The sun rises over the Raleigh, NC skyline on a late winter's morn. Jonquils by the thousands turn toward the morning light at Dorothea Dix Park.
Impressions of a Garden
A garden. What makes a garden a garden? Soil, nurturing, nature's sun and rain to be sure. But there is something more, or, it is merely a field. Nothing wrong…
Solitude ~ My Secret Garden
"My Secret Garden" is an imagined place. A place of solitude, a place for aloneness. A place to just be. To me, there are two sides to being alone. Loneliness is…
My Secret Garden
"My Secret Garden" is an imagined place. A place of solitude, a place for aloneness. A place to just be. To me, there are two sides to being alone. Loneliness is…
GIVERNY
It's late afternoon in early fall at Giverny, the pastoral water garden where Claude Monet created his most famous paintings. The ambiance here is palatable with the lush beauty, peacefulness.…
Frames Within Frames
Frames within frames at a small Japanese Tea House located on Avery Island at the very bottom of Louisana. Avery Island is the home of the tabasco chili pepper, the…