Gardens at Waters East

Friday, March 1, 2013

Logan Creek - Watershed #9

The watershed which cradles the Gardens at Waters East is home to many precious and scenic natural areas. The waters from these areas flow into the Great Lakes and help replenish one of the world’s largest fresh water reserves.

Heppatica

Logan Creek is a small creek flowing within one of the many wonderful natural areas of Door County in Wisconsin near Lake Michigan about one hour north of the gardens. The creek starts at Lost Lake and flows into Clark Lake. The main trail is situated along the creek and the north shore of Clark Lake with more than 3,000 feet on that lake.

Trail

Trails pass through northern forest dominated by white cedar and black ash. Along the way hikers can discover so many varieties of wildflowers, especially in the Spring.

Trail at Clark Lake

There are pools in amongst the hummocks that contain marsh marigolds and rare ferns. As can be expected, this is a place which hosts lots of breading birds.

It is a quiet hike, almost primeval in appearance and environment. Take a few moments and enjoy a hike.

Heppatica - White

Trail

Marsh Bridge

Heppatica

Pinks Toothwort

Bog & Water

Clark Lake on right

Wolf Spider

Solitary Bloom

Trees along Trail

Heppatica group

Dogtooth Violet

Birch Log

Fairy Pine Moss

Hiker on Trail

Clark Lake

Bugs on Heppatica

Close up - - Dogtooth Violet

For basic fundamental facts and photos about the watershed for the area of Gardens at Waters East, see the posting for July 2, 2011 in the archives. Other past postings in the Watershed Series cover additional examples of this important geographic resource.

NOTE: All photos posted on this Blog are always taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East except for those posted in this series titled Watershed. This series takes the Blog beyond the immediate gardens to the fuller area that nourished its “neighborhood”.

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Monday, February 25, 2013

BLOG SHOTS #41

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

Meditation Bench

Lily Path

Spider Lily

Coneflower & Sea Holly

Sunset

April 18, 2012

Geranium - Splish Splash

Sweet William

Red Yarrow & Marguerite Daisy

Sweet Pea - Native

Phlox Field & Lake Michigan

Vinca at Wall

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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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Shadows in the Garden #2

Shadows

Along the Lily Path

It is like looking at something that is not there – not real, but it is. For those who like seeing “line” in art works, shadows satisfies in many ways. There is the simple black and white, yet there is the beauty of line and form. Shadows give the viewer that fleeting opportunity in Winter, Summer, or in between, to grasp the moment, only the moment. It can be seen as it is now, then changed, now not the same, never again.

Here in the Gardens at Waters East, with all the varied plants, trees, sculptures, and tons of stone, etc. things might seem rather permanent. The shadow reminds us that all is fleeting. Even we, marking time for a moment, then gone. Interesting.