Inniswood: Part 2

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As I mentioned in Part 1,

the photo gallery from this trip

to Inniswood Metro Gardens in

Columbus, OH, is dedicated to

Daddy's sister Jimmie Sasser.

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This is the actual point in the walk

that I first spotted "the grotto."

(I have placed their beautiful quotes

throughout these three posts.)

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Everything is geared toward
children here in the Sisters' Garden.
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A nice redbud behind the Grotto...
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This creek is a slow-moving body
of water that traverses the park.
It's not accessible from the trails.
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This pond was loud with activity...
so long as children and adults
remained quiet.
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I thought this arbor with the
wavy wall was cool.
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So many places to be reflective...
so few people doing so...
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The lower end of the pond...
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I wonder if I can spot some of the
ponds' inhabitants...
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The frogs' croaking reminds me of
one of the sayings from the Grotto...
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I'm not sure if this specimen is

still alive or not...

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Once I started trying to get a

close-up of the daffodils

a couple dropped by and

asked if they could sit here.

(They were nice enough to

consider if it would impede

my photo-taking.)

I told them it would not bother

me, but they might get

slapped by the branches

of the tree given the

gustiness of wind.

No sooner had they sat

down than a limb whacked

the female full in the face!

They moved...

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All of these close-range shots

were very difficult today because

of the whipping winds.

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Wow...the stream actually

gained some character here.

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What's this I spy?

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Although the water in this pathway

fall was recirculating, it danced

merrily in the bright sunlight.
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Another Grotto remark is due.

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The garden itself had some

nice specimens.

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I suppose this is the first time in my

life that I realized God invented plaid!

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I had hoped the camera could

capture the subtle differences

between the light pink and the

light purple; however, there

seems to be very little difference

in this shot. Can you see

the difference? You may need

to click on the photo for a

larger view...

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These flowers (lily of the valley [?])

hung their heads bashfully.

I was so happy this evergreen limb

helped to naturally prop them up

for a close-up shot.

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Here's a shot of them as they

lounge in their natural state.

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There's a path ahead that seems

to leave the formal gardens...

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