Because I need respite from remembering.
Images from the peaceful Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia
African lily - Agapanthus x Headbourne hybrid
Lotus flower
Oakleaf hydrangea - Hydrangea quercifolia
Passionflower
Passionflowers
Bench with Black-eyed Susans
Queen of the Night - Selenicereus grandiflora (Jamaica & Cuba)
Bird of Paradise - Strelitzia reginae
'Diamond in the Rough' - Stick sculpture by Patrick Dougherty
Made of red maple and sweet gum saplings
Corn still life
Pollinator
American beautyberry - Callicarpa americana
Purple fountain grass - Pennisetum setaceum 'Fireworks'
Unidentified flower - West Island garden
Purple pods vine
Flower cottage
Where:
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia
Oh, thank you, thank you. I can't bear remembering either (as if any of us ever forgot...).
Posted by: Dale | Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Absolutely the best. WOW
Posted by: Shannon | Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 03:35 PM
I felt the same way yesterday...& took in as much peacefulness & visual beauty that makes it bearable over this weekend....I didn't need to visit disturbing images over & over again that are forever etched in memory. Depleting yourself means you have less to give. Filling up lets you remain resilient & able to give back. And nature remembers eternally.....
Posted by: Sharon from CT | Monday, September 12, 2011 at 02:16 PM
Great pictures, Basia! :)
Loved the purple pods, passion flower, and African lily...among the others :)
Posted by: Madhu | Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 08:57 AM