Duke Gardens

In the Duke Gardens.

It has now been almost a year since the closing of the Gardens due to the pandemic. What a loss--how we took for granted those impulsive strolls, taking in the beauty, whether of springtime flowering or wintry decay, geese and heron on the broad pond. Only a year? It seems longer than that, even as time, in my own impending dotage, flies by.

In the Duke Gardens, late November.

Japanese maple in profusion.

A thriving Japanese maple.

Taken last week during a mild spell.

Blooming in the mild spell last month. Pentax Spotmatic II Fuji ProPlus II ISO 200 film Super Takumar 55/1.8 f4 - 1/500

Warm days in March--nice. Pentax SF1n Fuji ProPlus II ISO 200 film Super Takumar 50/1.4 f5.6 - 1/125

In the Asian section of the Gardens.

Or entering.

With red for good measure.

Pentax P3n Kodak Ultramax ISO 400 film SMC Pentax-A 35/2.8 f4 - 1/60

Sculpture made from sticks and branches by the artist Patrick Dougherty.

In the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.