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

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

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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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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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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.

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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A Walk in the Woods - Watershed #2

Here are a few of the many photos taken this past week while walking the trails of the watershed which nourishes the area and the lands of Gardens at Waters East.  (For more details about the watershed, check out the past postings for July 2, 1011 and September 7, 2011)  The colors have been wonderful these past weeks as seen here.  It is a beautiful time of year.

Places of quiet, solitude, reflection, and awe.

Enjoy the hike.

 Mink River Trail

Maple Leaves

Ahnapee Trail

Ahnapee Trail

Bluff Trail

Bluff Trail - log

Bluff Trail

Fern

Mink River Trail

Bluff Trail

Maple Leaves

Mink River Trail

Moss & Maple Leaves

Mink River Trail - log

Pine Tree Roots in Niagara Escarpment

Bruemmer Park

Ice Age Trail

Kewaunee

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The Watershed of Gardens at Waters East

BLOG SHOTS #24

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

 Gottendorff Rose

StoneWater Beach

Private Beach of Gardens at Waters East

Garden Fairy

Bluff Overlook

Hydrangea & Lake

Peony & Phlox

Siberian Iris

in Porthole Sculpture

Siberian Iris & Spiderwort

!   !   !     Lest We Forget     !   !   !

During these last of the warm Summer days;  Gardens at Waters East will include 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.

 Rain Garden

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.

If you wish to email a message or share photos of your garden

please do that through this Blog site or with an email to:

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