Monday, August 1, 2011

CDP Theme Day - Postcard-worthy



Japanese Bridge
Japanese Garden, Birmingham Botanical Gardens

It's the first of month already and you know what that means by now....City Daily Photo's Theme Day!
This month's theme is Postcard-worthy.  This was a no brainer.  The bridge in the serene Japanese Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a show stopper.

There are almost a thousand CDP bloggers from right here in Alabama ( have a look at Selma's DP here) and around the world.  They will have some fabulous photos to share of their fair cities.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

32 comments:

Olivier said...

superbe reflets, cela donnerait en effet une belle carte postale

Babzy.B said...

Beautiful atmosphere and reflection of this little red bridge , perfect postcard :)

cieldequimper said...

Now that's a postcard you can send me!

Julie said...

Very Giverny, VJ. Lovely splice of Christmas in July! i love lichen on rocks, too. We have a lot of that dotted over our countryside.

Bergson said...

une carte postale vraiment zen

Jilly said...

Just lovely. Adore the reflection. You could almost be in Monaco in our Japanese Garden. And if you were, we'd be sitting having glasses of wine somewhere near, wouldn't we?

Monique DEPORTE said...

J'aime ces ponts d'inspiration japonaise. Ca me rappelle un peu Giverny (Monet).
La photo est très belle.

Cheltenhamdailyphoto said...

Very Monet. I like it :)

VP said...

Monet would paint it like this!

Kate said...

Wonderful view with the bridge as the focal point and the fantastic reflection.

MurciaDailyPhoto said...

I love how red bridge stands out from the rest of the photo. Great choice for theme day.

brattcat said...

how wonderful, this graceful arch of red across the monet water.

Daryl said...

Oh this is picture perfect .. I forgot to check the theme .. oh well...next visit you must take me there!

Leif Hagen said...

Ohiogozaimasu Virginia sensei! What a wonderful postcard photo of that RED Japanese garden bridge!
Subarashi desu yo!
Sayonara
PS - fun to catch up on your B'ham blog since I've been so tied up with your Paris blog, y'all!

Thérèse said...

Next book's cover: "Red Birmingham"

Virginia said...

Thérèse,
Don't think It hasn't crossed my mind! :)

Leif, ya'll better not forget to check B'ham!

Daryl, I can't believe you forgot! HA

Monique, bienvenue! Merci

Lynn, welcome and thank you for your comment.

Julie, we have a radio station playing Christmas music on Sat! I can't even go there.

Bergson, oui zen! HA

Olivier, merci beaucoup!

Babzy, thank you

Ciel, I can't wait to see what you have for us from Versailles today!

BC, do you suppose M . Monet would like it in red? :)

Jilly, I can't think of anything more delightful. I can hear the glasses clinking and the laughter.

VP, thanks and about Madame on my Paris blog. I'm not surprised that you have photographed her as well. She's so interesting.

Kate, sometimes the water is not so lovely! I got lucky that day.

Murcia DP, thanks for stopping by today !

Luis Gomez said...

What a gorgeous image Virginia! Lovely!

Tanya Breese said...

i love japanese gardens, they are always so pretty and peaceful. we had a good one that i loved to visit while we were living in springfield, mo...pretty red bridge/reflection you captured!

Lowell said...

With a pastel effect, this could be a Monet project! :-) But I do like the brilliant red against the dark background. Very nice.

I'm going to check out your book, V, but I've been dealing with some other issues and wanted to give it the time it deserves. I'll get back to you on that. Looking forward to it!

Unknown said...

Postcard-worthy it is. The contrast is awesome. What a beautiful shot, V.!

Birdman said...

Worthy, worthy, worthy!

Anonymous said...

Definitely postcard worthy... love the red =)

Unknown said...

Great photograph and reflections on the pond Virginia.
Worth being a postcard.
Have a great day.
Costas

Malyss said...

Unexpected to discover a japanese landscape in Alabama.. Great reflection, and beautyful red color.

Anonymous said...

Definitely

RedPat said...

I thought that you would have something fabulous for the day and I certainly wasn't disappointed! Wonderful.

Lynda. said...

Even more beautiful in the fall!

Anonymous said...

A picture close to poetry. Impressed.


Please have a good Tuesday.

daily athens

magiceye said...

sure is lovely!!!

Bob Crowe said...

I have no better chance of remembering theme day as what I had for lunch yesterday - unless, of course, you remind me. I love our Japanese garden and yours is equally lovely. In like it best in snow. Gotcha there.

Halcyon said...

Very pretty! I can't resist anything red. :)

Lucas Kain said...

A bit late with the comment - amazing picture! Loved all of the postcard worthy pictures I saw!

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