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If Blissful is a place, then the population is ME! This was a great afternoon spent crunching through leaves and hanging out under the trees. This trail is close to home and no matter what season, it is beautiful!
This is a shot I took at Image Essentials, an amazing sim built and owned by my dear friend Kay Weston - its an entire photogenic sim and a haven for bloggers and budding photographers like me - check it out!
'The Path - Original' Large On Black
Path leading to Latourell Falls in Multnomah County, Oregon. I have received 5 emails asking to see the ORIGINAL of 'The Path - Filtered' so here it is. Hope you enjoy the photo as much as I enjoyed the peaceful walk down "The Path".
Dave
Along the paths of Life, there will be Storms. Their Fury is but short lived, the Light will always overcome and Shine once again. - E. Karl Braun
Sometimes the first step to being on the right path is having the courage to know which path that is.
Right now I'm on that path.
I'm taking my first steps in this new direction.
Which is incredibly exciting.
Also scary.
But ultimately exciting :)
Another challenge. I thought I'd go simple with this challenge. I love this simple and insightful quote from Buddha.
Make It Interesting ~ Challenge #1
Starter image with thanks to ~Brenda-Starr~
The Path - www.flickr.com/photos/davelau/2426797529/
Background - skeletalmess - www.flickr.com/photos/davelau/2426797529/
Part of the South West Coast Path as it climbs the headlands and contours the coves near Warfleet, South Devon.
The mind is a labyrinth, ladies and gentlemen, a puzzle. And while the paths of the brain are plainly visible, its ways deceptively apparent, its destinations are unknown. Its secrets still secret. And, if we are honest, it is the lure of the labyrinth that draws us to our chosen field to unlock those secrets
Our peaceful, Grade 1 registered garden is unlike any other with its romantic design and architecture, combining formality with nature and magnificent rural views across an unspoilt valley, whilst beautifully framed architectural gems and antiquities punctuate your visit throughout. Set on the last hill of the Cotswolds, within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we hope that all who visit leave here feeling relaxed and inspired.
From its origins in the wool industry, through Georgian gentrification, then Harold Peto’s Edwardian structures, and right up to the present period, the passion of Iford’s inhabitants and its history are inextricably bound up in the beautiful garden’s unique design.
Today, Iford’s story continues to be written in this secluded corner of ‘Olde England’ with a new generation of owners, William and Marianne Cartwright-Hignett, who are taking the garden forward. Their appointment of Troy Scott Smith as Head Gardener (previously Head Gardener at Sissinghurst, Bodnant and The Courts) ensures there is much of horticultural interest throughout the season, as well as architectural and design. The gardens will be expanded yet further over the coming years, whilst refreshing the planting and preserving the heritage within the main garden itself. There will therefore be something new to discover on every visit.
The structural design seen today was largely created by Harold Peto, who lived at Iford from 1899-1933. A man of exquisite taste, with a talent for placing objects sympathetically to their surroundings, he designed gardens for royalty and aristocracy around the world. Trained as an architect, working in partnership with Sir Ernest George, Harold Peto ‘discovered’ a real passion for plants when undertaking work at Gravetye Manor, then home to ‘the father of gardening’ William Robinson.
Learning much about gardening directly from Robinson, Peto subsequently travelled the world, including Japan, Canada, America, Egypt and across Europe, learning about garden design and bringing back plants from all over the world. His skill for garden design, planting and architecture meant that he was in demand, especially on the Cap Ferrat in France where many of the world’s most expensive houses are today. Peto was the architect for several of those villas and gardens, to the extent that the Cap Ferrat was nicknamed ‘Peto Point’ in Edwardian times. Working for royalty, aristocracy and tycoons, his main patrons were the then Countess of Warwick and Isabella Stewart-Gardner.
Influenced mainly by his love of Roman, Italian and Japanese design, he was a promoter of the renaissance period and had a strong influence on the Arts and Crafts period. Striking the balance between formal and informal gardening, between soft planting and hard structure, Harold Peto’s work was appreciated in writings by Gertrude Jeykll and William Robinson.
During the past 55 years, today’s owners, the Cartwright-Hignett family, have lovingly restored the garden (once thought 'lost' after WW2) and continued to develop it, saving the buildings therein, finishing the Oriental Garden area designed by John Hignett and redesigning areas of the garden as they age, 100 years after Peto’s original plantings
This one is heavily altered. I played around in photoshop a bit and that is what came out. I might put out alternate versions some time. We'll see... Anyway, enjoy! :D
Shot taken this winter (2017-2018) in Passo San Pellegrino (Trentino, Italy), along the path that allows to reach the Fuciade valley and hut.