garden of shells
I was out on one of my walks yesterday and did a double-take when I passed by one house. It was a bramble of vines that caught my eye, but soon I saw that the whole small garden- a few feet deep in front of a wide three decker- was "composed" of many small gardens, each made up of arrangements of natural elements. Shells here, rocks there, vines over by the side. There were wind chimes made of shells, altars made of quarry stones, and feathers dangling from branches. It was like a small folk art fairyland, with not a little "outsider art" thrown in.
I'm usually loathe to place a toe on someone else's property when I have a camera in hand, but somehow just knew that the maker wouldn't mind. When I was just about to leave a couple of the residents arrived home and told me the garden was created by the building manager, who is native american. As the weather warms I'll start wandering by more often. This is one interesting guy and I want to meet him! Maybe I was drawn to it somehow by the bit of native blood running in my own veins. I certainly felt some sort of kinship with the designer.
Worth, I think, looking at the original size for the details. My little camera doesn't have very many mega pixels.
Highest I know of on Explore!... #60 on 8.21.08
garden of shells
I was out on one of my walks yesterday and did a double-take when I passed by one house. It was a bramble of vines that caught my eye, but soon I saw that the whole small garden- a few feet deep in front of a wide three decker- was "composed" of many small gardens, each made up of arrangements of natural elements. Shells here, rocks there, vines over by the side. There were wind chimes made of shells, altars made of quarry stones, and feathers dangling from branches. It was like a small folk art fairyland, with not a little "outsider art" thrown in.
I'm usually loathe to place a toe on someone else's property when I have a camera in hand, but somehow just knew that the maker wouldn't mind. When I was just about to leave a couple of the residents arrived home and told me the garden was created by the building manager, who is native american. As the weather warms I'll start wandering by more often. This is one interesting guy and I want to meet him! Maybe I was drawn to it somehow by the bit of native blood running in my own veins. I certainly felt some sort of kinship with the designer.
Worth, I think, looking at the original size for the details. My little camera doesn't have very many mega pixels.
Highest I know of on Explore!... #60 on 8.21.08