Crooked Gardens © 2012 Bo Mackison
Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence. ~ Henry David Thoreau
If ever I am in need of some spirit lifting, one of my first remedies is to find the nearest flower garden and follow a path or two. I seem unable to hold onto a bad mood or an angry thought or hurt feelings once I begin to wander from one flower bed to the next.
And for an even more delightful experience, one sure to make me smile and even laugh, I run through sprinklers and cool water drops while looking for the newest blossoms. There is nothing finer than to walk through a garden while being spattered with cool water from the twirling watering hoses – especially when it is 90˚ and there’s not a cloud in the sky.
These lovely gardens were photographed at the Allen Centennial Gardens on the University of Wisconsin’s campus in Madison. This summer the staff has added vertical tubes of color in all the flower bed, each tube’s color coordinates with the flowers and foliage. Fun!
About Bo Mackison
What a fun garden. The colored stakes add an element of whimsey to the flower beds. I’d love to see it.
I often wonder about the “why” of the beauty of flowers, but really, there is no better reason.
Oh, I love this crooked path! And the route to the flowers, of course.
They have lifted me and saved me so many times, over and over, always full not just of beauty but also humour, kindness, silliness, love.
Thanks for the reminder 🙂
Ah yes, the healing qualities and lifting powers of flowers, and all of nature for that matter, is incredible. I’m with you with the sprinklers too, you are never too old to “accidently” walk through them!