You walk along well maintained paths passing shaded benches, fountains, maintained scrubs and beautiful flowers between the formal gardens. Some paths are of brick and some of natures own bark.
In the bottom left photo you can see a gnarled old Oak tree down the path a ways and to the right. It’s thought this Oak was alive when the members of the “Lost Colony” first stepped foot upon the shore in the late 1500s. However, as seen in the bottom right image there’s been some scars over those long years.
Note: This is the last of this series.
I always relish your photos of walkways and these are no exception. It is a great treat to make my way through those grand trees celebrating the pleasing balance of nature’s randomness with just enough imposed order. This has been another thoroughly satisfying series with stories to remember.
Anita, thanks! Now if we can just figure out how to attach the aroma and pleasures of a light breeze with warm sunshine to these images we’ll create real memories, and be set for the rest of our lives. :-)
Thank you for this very delightful series from the Elizabethan Gardens. You’ve given me the inspiration to seek out the formal gardens in our area. Well done.
Ken, thanks. I’m glad you enjoy these post. I appreciate it.
That’s a lot older than us and yet it is a just a blink of an eye in the time span of this earth.