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January 31, 2008 : Nitobe Memorial Garden
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Eric La Fountaine has been very helpful to me these past few weeks while I work to meet a deadline, so once again, here are a couple of his photographs and a write-up!
Vancouver has been graced with a few good snowfalls this year. These photos were taken late January, in Nitobe Memorial Garden. The garden was not yet open for the day, so the fresh layer of snow was undisturbed, except for the few paths that had been cleared by horticulturist, Junji Shinada, who has tended the garden for over 15 years. The white snow outlines the graceful form of the cherry trees and highlights the bridges, ponds and other structural elements typically found in Japanese gardens.
Opened in 1960, Nitobe Memorial Garden is one of the most authentic Japanese gardens found outside of Japan. Professor Kannosuke Mori of Chiba University came from Japan to design the garden and remained to oversee construction until the official opening. The planning and construction of the memorial was chronicled in the garden's journal, Davidsonia, by John W. Neill, now deceased, who was the University of British Columbia landscape architect appointed as the university liaison to work with Professor Mori during construction.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at January 31, 2008 9:12 AM
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Posted by: Barbara Lamb at January 31, 2008 10:01 AM
gorgeous photos, beautiful place
Deborah
Posted by: Deborah Gibson at January 31, 2008 10:26 AM
Oh! These pictures, as much as any I've seen in the last couple of years from BPotD, make me want to take the long journey from Maine to visit your garden. What really touched my heart is the way the path was so beautifully cleared (by a broom?) into that lovely pattern. Thanks so much.
Posted by: Ginny at January 31, 2008 10:31 AM
The apparent footprints on the ice send "chills" down my spine in light of the recent news of the gentleman who fell through the pond ice in Boston.
(http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/15151401/detail.html)
It conjures up a haiku:
Tracks on river ice
Proof of a winter's mercy
Pictures sent are nice
Posted by: Bkida at January 31, 2008 10:55 AM
It was hard to choose which images to use for this post (actually, I let Daniel choose). I posted a few more photos taken the same morning on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums.
Posted by: Eric La Fountaine at January 31, 2008 11:13 AM
white lilacs in the snow
white crystals upon the blooms
i revel in the glittering night
my feet have wings as i walk
the starry nignt to sit upon
the moon and fill my cup
by elizabeth a
your images are just so full of beauty
Posted by: elizabeth a airhart at January 31, 2008 11:26 AM
Beautiful photos. So elegant.
Posted by: van at January 31, 2008 11:41 AM
Marvellous photos, even the path has been cleared with care and symmetry.
Posted by: Beverley at January 31, 2008 1:03 PM
If only there were more sunshine during northeast winters. Perhaps then could I see beauty in such cold photographs.
Posted by: TC at January 31, 2008 1:52 PM
OH, the quiet beauty of winter, so exemplified in these photos ... time for another log on the fire?
Posted by: Cyndy Henderson at January 31, 2008 5:57 PM
Thank you for such lovely pictures, Eric (and for the others you posted on the Garden Forums). They do bring out the poetry in us! I love snow scenes, but they surely make me thankful to be in warm San Diego County!
Posted by: Janet A. at January 31, 2008 6:21 PM
Ahhh.....so tranquil. I want to go there. I live in New Westminster. I don't drive. Can I just go there? Really, opening this site each morning just makes my day. Thankyou so much.
Posted by: bonita march at February 1, 2008 11:42 AM
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