Monday, November 7, 2011

A Secret Garden

imagination is a secret garden
entering the mind's portal
vivid surprises await 
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21 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlNovember 7, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    love that portal!

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  2. SnapNovember 7, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    I agree ... the imagination is a secret garden ... full of surprises! Lovely images.

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  3. DianaNovember 7, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Isn't that first photo from the Botanical Gardens? I remember seeing it before. I would love to have that as an entrance to my yard!
    Yes that would be awesome.
    Love Di ♥

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  4. TomokoNovember 7, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Sooo lovely. I am seeing your secret garden and the purple flowers with deep sigh.

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  5. Yogi♪♪♪November 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    That gate got me. Love it.

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  6. Lisa (Mountain Photog)November 8, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Those are both beautiful shots but the water flower shot is especially striking. Love the color!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I would love to walk through that round doorway. You find the neatest places.

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  8. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comNovember 8, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Gorgeous shots, moon gates are one of my favorite things.

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  9. Ms. BeckyNovember 9, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    ooh la la. I wouldn't mind having that portal. what a lovely gateway to vivid surprises! happy day to you Barb.

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  10. ReenaNovember 9, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Love that gate! and what a surprise beyond!

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  11. EbieNovember 9, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Its really a great surprise to see these lilies. What lies beyond is not a secret anymore.

    Did I tell you my Chinese( 美蓮)
    name means beautiful lily?

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  12. Carol MattinglyNovember 9, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    So beautiful. Carol

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  13. HildredNovember 9, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    One of the greatest gifts, - imagination. Beautiful photos, Barb, - the first one draws you in, and the second fills you with delight.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 10, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Wow - just gorgeous!

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  15. JDSNovember 10, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Love the black and white shot. That is a great idea to show the portal in black and white and the "inside" surprises in color.

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  16. EG CameraGirlNovember 10, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I love the idea that imagination is a secret garden!

    I don't think I have ever seen purple water lilies.

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  17. UnknownNovember 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    In the portal to the secret garden I can picture a child running through it, or a bride looking over her shoulder....wow I love this setting....what a great background for some fabulous picture taking!

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  18. teriNovember 11, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    This will be a perfect segue into the writing prompt about windows. Lovely.

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  19. Sallie (FullTime-Life)November 13, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Beautiful thoughts, beautiful photos, absolutely perfect. And the use of black and white for the portal entering into the bright world is a crowning touch of perfection

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  20. susanvgNovember 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    And a garden to be nurtured.

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  21. RamakrishnanNovember 17, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    Nice entrance gate and beautiful blue lilies in the pond !

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