Sunday, November 25, 2012

Want a Quickie? Today


“Quickies”

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)
These photos were taken this morning at the Gardens at Waters East. - - 11.25.12
Notice all the wonderful patterns formed by the snow on plants, sculptures, and stone.
A feast for the eyes in design.

Enjoy

 Cairn on log
(for more information and photos of Cairns see archives Nov. 1, 2011)

 Barberry

 Asian Garden- - Buddha

 Coneflower Seed heads

 Gardens, South Ravine, and Lake Michigan

 Gargoyle

 Lily Sculpture

 Blue Spruce

 Queen Anne's Lace

 Chain from ship once owned by Aristotle Onassis

 Pattern on Stone Step

Sedum on Stone Wall


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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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.


Monday, November 19, 2012

Seasonal Contrast #6


Seasonal Contrast in the - Gardens at Waters East

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.

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.


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

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.

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:


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

BLOG SHOTS #38


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

 StoneWater Beach
private beach
Gardens at Waters East

 Coneflowers & Rudbeckia

 Sunrise
August 9, 2012

 Cosmos

 Fog from Lake Michigan
covering gardens
August 3, 2012

 Succulent in Bloom

 Hydrangea
July 7, 2012

 Donkey tail Sedum
April 15, 2012

Spider attacking Bumble Bee

StoneWater Beach
August 5, 2012


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.

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:


Monday, November 5, 2012

Cana Island Light - Watershed #7


Cana Island is north of Gardens at Waters East and sits out in Lake Michigan.  It rest on Niagara Escarpment rock.  Much more information on this unique rock formation which runs for hundreds of miles from Niagara Falls New York over the top of Lake Michigan then out to the state of Iowa, can be found in the archives titled:  Niagara Escarpment – Watershed #6   July 21 2012.

Cana Island Lighthouse

 Niagara Escarpment
forming the island

 Close-up

 Cairns on island
for more information, facts, and photos of cairns
see archives for November 1, 2011

more cairns


Cana Island lighthouse is located in Door County Wisconsin which has more lighthouses than any other county in the USA.  The lighthouse was build in 1869 out of cream city brick from Milwaukee.  Due to the deteriorating condition of the brick from lake storms, the tower was clad in a steel casing in 1902 and then painted white.  The tower is 89 feet tall with the light being 85 feet above the water level.  It has a third order Fresnel lens which was made in France.  The visual range is 18 miles.

 Cana Island Lighthouse
built 1869

 Fresnel Lens - 3rd Order


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.

 Cana Island Lighthouse
Door County Wisconsin

Overview of the Great Lakes Watershed
Gardens at Waters East


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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Thursday, November 1, 2012

October - Review 2012


October has come to an end.  The gardens have been cutback and prepared for Winter.  Now is the time to enjoy some of the remaining final colors of the season here at Gardens at Waters East.

As happens with the “end of the month review” every month, it is difficult picking only a few photos that reflect the entire month in plants and views.  Thus, this is only a small sampling of the many many photos taken during October.  All of the following photos have never been posted before today.

Enjoy

 Cosmos

 Viburnum - Autumn Jazz

 Bumble Bee
checking last of the asters

 Barberry - Golden Nugget

 Lily Path

 Remaining Shrubs
after Fall garden cutback

 Ninebark - Golden Nugget

 Fog from Lake Michigan
covering garden

 Gravestone along Outer Path
Thoughts of Halloween

 Garden  - Middle Walk
before Fall cutback

 Lavender & Barberry - Crimson Pigmy

 Lily of the Valley - berries

 Rosemary
before brining inside for the Winter

 Sedum
growing in Karst Stone

 Sunset
October 21, 2012

 StoneWater Beach
private beach
Gardens at Waters East

 beach flower

 beach flower

Nepeta foassenii
Walkers Low


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

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.

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: