Yellow Water Lilies © 2012 Bo Mackison
Simple pleasures are the last refuge of the complex. ~ Oscar Wilde
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from writing long blog posts, but garden walks and the photos continue. Bo photographed these pond lilies at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison.
Showy Garden © 2012 Bo Mackison
Of all the ingredients we employ in the creation of a garden, scent is probably
the most potent and the least understood. Its effects can be either direct and
immediate, drowning our senses in a surge of sugary vapor, or they can
be subtle and delayed, slowly wafting into our consciousness, stirring our
emotions and coloring our thoughts. ~ Steven Lacy
I lose my anxieties, my worries of the day, when I am strolling along the garden paths. Perhaps it is the full sensory experience – eyes feasting on a multitude of colors, drifting in and out of floral fragrances, accompanied by the rustling of the overhead leaves, the birds chattering, the flowers bobbing.
And even the senses that seem to be second tier senses in most experiences are available. An invitation is extended in the herb garden — pick a leaf, feel its texture, crush it and release the aromatics, awaken your sense of smell. Deep smell. Rich, luxurious, but ephemeral.
The garden is a sensorium, it offers a full sensual experience. Ah, the pleasures.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer of the seeded earth and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. Ah, the gardens bring smiles to the faces of those who walk their paths…I’m smiling.
Garden Path © 2012 Bo Mackison
The path is always right beneath your feet. ~ Issan Dorsey
The path may not always be as beautiful as this garden path, lined with late summer blossoms, but it is always there. All we need to do is keep on, keeping on, one step and then the next. Never know what is going to appear around the next curve.
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from writing long blog posts, but the photos continue. Bo photographed these flower beds while walking the paths at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.
Chair, Occupied by Flowers © 2012 Bo Mackison
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
I saw this lovely chair in front of a shop window while walking on Main Street in Galena, Illinois. It’s not every day I find a chair already taken — by a swag of fragrant lavender!
Bo Mackison is a photographer of the seeded earth and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from long written blog posts, but the photo walks and photo-blog continues.
Rainbow Water Lily © 2012 Bo Mackison
A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature.
It is earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.
– Henry David Thoreau
I was entranced when I looked closely at this water-lily. Never have I seen so many separate colors in one lily. From the center, moving outward — yellow, red-orange, orange, red, magenta and green. Almost like a rainbow lily. Such a beauty!
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Bo Mackison is a photographer and the owner of Seeded Earth Studio LLC. She is taking an August break from writing long blog posts, but she is still busy with her photography.
Bo will be at the Agora Art Fair in Fitchburg, Wisconsin (Madison area) on Saturday, August 18. Stop by if you’re in the area and say hello!
