May 22, part 2

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Calder. This one is called "100 Yard Dash."





Azalea. (Or rhododendron?)





Calder, with grandparents. (See Mom on the bench under the arbor, a bit southeast of center?)





Virginia creeper. I like the diagonals...... Contrasted with the curvy tendrils.





Mahonia. (Thanks Leslie!) Lots of drama here!





Love the orange with the dusty teal and yellow green. Look at the swirly texture (where the blush has rubbed off????) on some of the berries.







Even the bark is cool.





Peony.





More mahonia, with Calder.





This is the closest to a yellow peony I've ever seen.





Peonies are (essentially) always in the white/pink/fuchsia color range. With a shot of yellow from the pollen.





We were struck by these two trees, so close together. Is the one on the right a beech, perhaps? I looked up to see if I could get a clue as to the identity of the other by looking at the leaves, but all I saw were beech-like shapes....

They were touching, up higher, and I think had grown together to the point that they'd be injured if a mammoth gardener tried to separate them.

I hope they are friends.....





Contrast of curvy sculpture bits with the building's utilitarian lines and angles.





One last look at the Calder.

Lots of contrast with the stone building behind, but look how the circle traced by the Calder mirrors the windows on the building..... As though they found something to agree on, after all......





I bet this is wisteria. This is one serious arbor, sturdy enough to hold up several mature wisterias. I bet it is intoxicating when they all bloom.....





Fallen nest, under the arbor.





Mom and Dad, you are an inspiration. In a lot of ways, but what I'm thinking of right now is that after almost 60 married years you are still, so obviously, friends.

Thanks for being such good role models!



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