Saturday, April 15, 2017

Mayan ruins - flowers

While traveling in Guatemala recently and in the past years, I was fortunate enough to visit a number of Mayan ancient city sites.  I have always loved architecture so I took lots and lots of photos of the structures – and a few of the flowers growing there among the ruins.  Here are only a very few photos of each – you get the idea.  What a beautiful country and wonderful kind people.
Enjoy the visit, enjoy a few of the “wild” flowers.

 Zaculeu - MAM - overview
The White City

 flower near the ruin

 Zaculeu - MAM

 me on top - Zaculeu - MAM

 Iximche

 Iximche

 Lichen at Iximche

 Iximche - tree blossoms

 Iximche

Iximche

 Iximche - seeds in holes of a tree
made by birds then placed there
interesting!

 Kaminaljuu - ruins
The City of the Dead
in the heart of Guatemala City

 Kaminaljuyu - people praying for the dead

 Kaminaljuyu - flowering tree

 Kaminaljuyu - people at prayer
with flower offerings and song

 Kaminaljuyu - flower

 Kaminaljuyu - interesting very small black flower

 CHUWA NIMA' AB' AJ
only 60 kilometers from Guatemala City

CHUWA
ball court
 CHUWA
lichen on ruins

 CHUWA
a "resident" inspecting me as I inspect the ruins

 CHUWA

 CHUWA
Bee Hive - notice the pattern

 CHUWA - flower

 CHUWA - tree beginning to bloom

 CHUWA - twin ruins

Lake Atitlan



Your comments are always welcome.


Saturday, April 8, 2017

BLOG SHOTS # 98

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

 The new Garden Entrance Gate
a reflection of Frank Lloyd Wright patterns
January

 Crocus - April

 Green Frog - June

 Hibiscus - August

 Siberian Iris - June

 Shelf Cloud - storm in August

 Sunrise - August

 Monarch Butterfly - August

 StoneWater Beach at the gardens - September


 Feathers on StoneWater Beach - March



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
unless otherwise marked.
NOTE:   Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;
no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.
What is posted – is what it here.  It is what it is.


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Monday, April 3, 2017

Seasonal Contrast - Triptych

Postings in this ongoing series will show the same garden “area” and “objects” at two or more different times / seasons of the year.  The contrast will offer the viewer an appreciation of the beauty found in the same spot but in different months.  Some of the photos have never been seen before, others were collected from earlier postings in order to provide the needed contrast.  Each season has its own “feeling”, has its own  beauty.
This is a sculpture I created that can be rearranged into a variety of designs.  There are three pieces to the sculpture - thus - Triptych.

Enjoy


 July

 February

 May

 August

 October

October

Reference Note:  If you check out the archives for this Blog, you will find a number of “contrast” postings in this series.  All help in understanding the gardens throughout the year.

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

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

BLOG SHOTS # 97

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

 Sunrise

 Bougainvillea

 Middle Walk - August 

 Hybridized Daylily #8 - August

 Lake Trail rocks - August

 Poppy - July

 Creeping Phlox - June

 Bluff Overlook - April

 Sunrise - December


 Deer - out the window - December



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
unless otherwise marked.
NOTE:   Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;
no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here.  It is what it is.