Current pictures from fmg. Older son is on vaca so he was able to join in as well. It’s the first time he saw his niece feeding the koi at the waterfall. Remember that pretty yellow iris from TankaTuesday poem? The night of the day I took the pic someone/something snapped the stalk. I brought…
Category: Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
dVerse — Haibun Monday — eternal landscapes
Eternal Landscapes I remember everything in my grandparents’ yard, from towering hundred years’ oak to a field of lily-of-the-valley. Oriental poppy and fuschia-hued peonies reached for the sun along the property line rough brick fence. Rose of Sharon to the left side of many-windowed front room. Behind them, in the shade of pines, a stump…
The Oracle Speaks — Light Melt
like the universemake not secretdark cup o’ nighthard as glassfated must dazzlemelt ocean icein a smile top image “Large Parrot Screams Color,” by Jim Dine, installed at fmg This poem came from The Poet Kit. Today I bought the botanical kit and can’t wait to try it out.
Friday Favorite Feature 34 — fmg 050724
Since it’s been so busy I’ve been behind in posting, reading, and processing pics taken. I went through the pics from 050724 yesterday while taking breaks in working in the yard. As you will begin to see, I share pics of Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park (fmg) often but you will rarely see repeats,…
Meijer Gardens Michigan All-State Bonsai Show May 10 — May 12, 2024
poster lifted from fmg website As I promised, here are the pics from the bonsai show. All of them were taken by me, except for the last few, which were taken by “Anonymous,” aka my Daughter In-Law’s Father. He’s an excellent photographer, and the pics are used with his permission. I’ll have them as a…
Doodads — witch hazel, prickly pear, and more
Friday and Saturday were spent mowing, trimming, and hauling bricks to the middle of the yard to build a foundation for the Amish-made lighthouse that has replaced the eroding, ant-infested wishing well my stepfather built for me many moons ago. When the wood-shingled roof of it fell off last fall, a plan to replace emerged. …
Friday Favorite Feature 30 — Cherry Blossoms at FMG
This pathway of cherry trees is near the entrance. There is also a walkway of them in the Japanese Gardens. Tuesdays are the days I drive to Grand Rapids to meet up with younger son and his family. This past Tuesday they got held up by a work conference call, so I had a chance…
Tao Talk 