Gardens at Waters East: April 2017

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

Lichen at Iximche

Iximche - tree blossoms

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

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.

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