Saturday, December 17, 2011

A Gift & A Delight - from - Guatemala



Sunrise
Gardens at Waters East
November 6, 2011

Over the past three months (October, November, and December) Gardens at Waters East has been hosting a university student form a small town in Guatemala.  Though the gardens here would never try to compete with the beauty and grace of the quetzal, or the many flowers and textures found in the tropics of that area,  Gardens at Waters East has been able to share with him the beauty and setting of this time of year on the shores of Lake Michigan.  The student was asked to choose a limit of 16 of the more than 800 photos taken during his visit which best expressed to him the feel of the gardens this time of year.  Many of the photos were taken by the student.

 Morning Sun
Sunflower Maximillium

Aster and Shadows

StoneWater Beach
Gardens at Waters East

Asian Patio Garden

Red Berries

La perfecta relación entre agua y tierra.  Entre  los colores de las plantas, los animales silvestres,  los colores del agua del Gran Lago, todo  en contraste al cielo y las nubes. El uso de las formas, orientación y adecuado posicionamiento de piezas en relación a otros elementos del entorno. Todo tiene una razón y explicación. Hablo de Gardens at Waters East.   J. Fernando
 First Snow
November 9, 2011

Fragaria Lipstick Strawberry

Lake Michigan
October 16,2011

Marguerite Daisy

Peacock Orchid

Autumn Pastels
Spirea Snowmound

The perfect relationship between water and land. Among the colors of plants, wildlife, water colors of the Great Lake, especially in contrast to the sky and clouds. The use of forms, proper orientation and positioning of parts in relation to other elements of the environment. Everything has a reason and explanation. I speak of Gardens at Waters East.  J. Fernando


Missouri Primerose

StoneWater Beach
ice formations beginning
December 17, 2011

StoneWater Beach
Gardens at Waters East

Sunrise
October 17, 2011

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

BLOG SHOTS #27



Lake Michigan
Gardens at Waters East
August 9, 2011

Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS.  Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

 Poppy

Arrowwood - Autumn Jazz Viburnum
Fall berries

Day lily & Coneflower
near 19th century ship rib

Blue Veronica

Frog
on second story window

Heliopsis - False Sunflower
along Middle Walk

Lichen
on garden fence post
(a sign of the health of the air in a garden)


Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.


NOTE:  All photos use in this posting were taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Earth, Wind, & Fire - - Triptych


Sunrise - November 6, 2011
Gardens at Waters East



Throughout the Gardens at Waters East, there are a number of created pieces of art.  They are often positioned to take advantage of surrounding materials, textures, focal points, or distant views.  You are encouraged to check out these and other Principles of Design written about in the archive postings of November 12, 2010; November 15-24, 2010;  and the final Golden Principle of Design posted on May 2, 2011.


The sculpture shown here is titled “Triptych”.  The three individual sections are moveable and are often arranged and rearranged then placed in different rooms of the garden.  Each time the sculpture is sited, even in slightly different positions, it takes on a different form and a different “feel” as it is placed here or there about the gardens.




The “Triptych” titled:  Earth, Wind & Fire,  weighs about forty pounds and is made of solid steel panels painted in three bold colors symbolizing Earth (black), Wind (cloud white), and Fire (red).  These are truly appropriate elements for a garden accented with the large body of water – Lake Michigan.



StoneWater Beach
private beach of Gardens at Waters East

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Monday, November 21, 2011

BLOG SHOTS #26



Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of
“garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS.  Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

 Viewing the sunrise at Gardens at Waters East
through portholes from the ferry - Straits of Mackinac 
(for a history of this ferry see the archive posting for January 2, 2011)

 Daylily #10 MK and phlox
(for many more newly hybridized day lilies created at Gardens at Waters East
see postings from the archives of January 5-6-7, 2011)

Barberry in Fall

Flowers of Mid-Summer

Red Clematis in August

StoneWater Beach
private beach of Gardens at Waters East

Engleman Ivy
on driftwood fence in November


Rain Garden
cut back for Winter


Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.



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Friday, November 11, 2011

Garden Erotica - - - a poem



 Sunrise – a new day
Gardens at Waters East
In the light of day – nothing can stay hidden for long.



A Poem:
Secrets Exposed - -  Truth be Told

Startled.
Really,
Startled me to death!

I came into the kitchen,
There she was,
                  Of all places
                                    Sitting on the kitchen counter – NAKED.
I had forgotten she would be here today.

What a “turn-on”
                  Round,
                  Firm,
                  Smooth
                                    A real hand full.
Sitting there begging me
                  To take her.
Begging me to take all of her.

She knew
                  I wanted her,
                  All of her.
We would do it.
Just the two of us,
                  Alone,
                  Senses on “over load”.
Fully ready to be satisfied,
                  Like never before.

A little foreplay,
                  A gentle touch here
                  A loving caress there
                  Getting her ready – always necessary.
Then I take her,
                  First a nibble,
                  Then more
                                    And more and more and more!

Oh the delight!
Oh the gratification!
The feel of her skin,
                  On my lips
                  In my throat.
Excitement,
                  My body in full pleasure.
Juice,
                  Flowing slowly down my checks
                  Sliding deep down my throat.
Messy,
      But oh so pleasing.
      On and on I went,
                  Until finished,
                  Satisfied
                  Fully satisfied.

She knew  how to please - - - And she did it oh so well.

A virginal experience – indeed the best!

My first - - - Yellow Tomato.


Poem by:  OTL         
Gardens at Waters East         



The Final Harvest,
The Final Proverbial Question:
                  Was it as good for you as it was for me?

                  OH YEAH !!!
                  Caliente !!!



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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Cairns



Wikipedia describes a cairn as a “man made pile of stones, often in a conical form.” Basically, they are a pile of rocks that are stacked one on top of another and they do look nice in a garden.

The word cairn derives from a Scottish Gaelic word. The stacking of stones goes way back to the Bronze Age where stones were often stacked on graves. Stacking of stones is and has been used as a marker in many cultures and religions.

Think back to  Ancient Greece where Hermes was once buried under a huge pile of pebbles thus creating maybe, the first cairn!

Both modern and ancient cairns or cairn-like structures can be found all over the world in practically every continent. There’s even a Scots Gaelic blessing that goes: “I’ll put a stone on your cairn.”

Four Foot Cairns off Cana Island
 Lake Michigan

Why do people build a cairn?  Sometimes stacking stones is just as simple as marking a trail, showing a direction, pointing out something of note.  Or sometimes, the meaning is as deep as to mark ones final resting place.   A homage to one who has now passed.

Cairns can be reminders of people.  In German a cairn is known as a “Steinmann” (literally “stone man”), in Inuit a cairn is called an “inunguak” (or “imitation of a person”), and in the Italian Alps cairns are known as an “Ometto” or a “small man.”

Modern day cairns can offer a creative structure and an accent for your garden.  No doubt, as you can see when you take time in viewing a well built cairn, there is a meditative and reflective quality to a stack of well-balanced stones.

Cairn in Asian Patio Garden
Gardens at Waters East

Cairn in Rock Garden
Gardens at Waters East

The stones used in the gardens were carried up from StoneWater Beach, the private beach at the shore of Gardens at Waters East.

Meditative Art

 StoneWater Beach

 StoneWater Beach




Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.

Friday, October 28, 2011

BLOG SHOTS #25


GAWE - BLOG  SHOTS

Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS.  Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

 Peony - Light Bush

Allium - Rocky Mountain Mix

Overlook Bluff - Gardens at Waters East
Looking North

Engleman Ivy Berries
Today October 28, 2011

Iris at Moonrise

Oriental Poppy

Summer Fields South

Ship Ribs
from the mid 1800s
The Gathering Storm

Geranium - Splish Splash

Grave Stone from the early 1800s
on the path - A Walk Through Thyme
Special Photo for Halloween!

!   !   !     Lest We Forget     !   !   !

During the warm Summer and Fall months;  Gardens at Waters East has included one photo of the recent long and cold Winter in each of its BLOG SHOT postings.  Always  nice to have a comparison to days past.

This will be the last of those “Winter” photos since it is getting too close to a new Winter season and no one needs to be reminded of what is coming again!

 Looking out the window at the Winter snow on the Asian Patio


Photo Essay – Winter 2010 - 11  - - -  see the special series of an extensive collection of photographs taken at Gardens at Waters East this past Winter.  Check out the archives dated April 4 – 5, 2011.
See the snow, hear the wind, and feel the cold – - - enjoy.



Reference Note:  For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.



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