September 2014 - new photos

September 2014 has now come and gone.  The Gardens at Waters East now moves on to Autumn and eventually Winter.  Reflecting back it is pretty obvious that this recent month still had lots of interest, color, and visitors.  Here are some never before seen photos taken in September.

Hope you enjoy you time in the garden.

 Lake Michigan

viewed from the garden

 Monarch Butterfly

After years of seeing only 3 to 4 each summer,

this year there have been hundreds in the gardens.

 Ballon Flowers

in bud and bloom

 Native Cup Plant

 American Eagles

south ravine tree

visiting the gardens almost every day this summer

 Native Aster

at the driftwood fence

 Seagulls

chasing dragonflies over the gardens

at times there were hundreds

 Garlic Chives

view of Lake Michigan and South Ravine

 Asian Garden

 morning dew

Peacock Orchid

 Sunrise with Geese in flight

September 29, 2014

 Marguerite Daisy

with a visitor

 Foggy Morning

early September

seed head

Autumn is coming to the gardens

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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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.