Thanks, Moose.
My younger brother, before he moved to Bulgaria, was master of construction in
various living woods, "eco-sculpture". That tunnel is a place for play, or
perhaps for courting :-)
The front of the house reminds me of the hotel where we stayed in Funchal,
Madeira.
I like all the latter photos; the earlier ones, up to the flowers, suffer from
the difference in our eyes -- yours and mine. You like images rather sharper
than I. But I applaud your reasoning about carrying, or not, a camera. I
shall use that henceforth -- if the need arises.
Chris
On 5 Dec 2011, at 22:37, Moose wrote:
> The weather here has been sunny for about a week, although quite blustery
> some days. Last Friday was particularly
> lovely. So after taking care of other things, I drove over to nearby Blake
> House Gardens for a gentle wander about.
>
> At first, I was going to intentionally avoid taking a camera. I've
> photographed there many times, and the point was the
> wandering, not photography. Then I realized something about myself these
> days. It would be easier, and less disruptive
> to a contemplative stroll, to take a camera and take those shots I noticed -
> than to notice shots and not be able to
> just take the shot and move on. A creative solution to addiction? ;-)
>
> As it turned out, I managed both to have a relaxing time and come back with a
> handful of images.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011>
>
> This scene immediately reminded me of the title sequence of the BBC series
> Posh Nosh.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5311croof20.jpg>
>
>
> Not much the same, really, but PN aficionados should remember this image,
> which I always loved.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Miscellaneous/Images&image=Posh_Nosh1.jpg>
>
> This looked to me like some imaginary island in a fantasy.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5312.jpg>
> It is of course, something quite different.
>
> There is something about this group of log pieces, presumably set up for
> people to sit on, that reminds me of a group of
> old men, sitting out on a lawn.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5291croofmjpg.jpg>
>
> This is the front of the official residence of the President of the
> University of California. The current president is
> not in residence, as the house needs extensive work. Considering current
> budget issues, I suppose repairs may be some
> time coming. The gardens are maintained by students at the Berkeley campus
> studying horticulture, landscape
> architecture, etc.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5302oof30.jpg>
>
> The gardens are sometimes graced by eclectic constructions by students. last
> time, there were a whole bunch, class
> projects. I"m not sure what this one is about, but it made a nice subject for
> four images.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=SFBayArea/BlakeHouse/December_2nd_2011&image=_MG_5294croof20.jpg>
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