Birmingham Rouge - Japanese Bridge

Shot this through the very cool Bamboo Forest at the Japanese Gardens. 

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

How Could I Leave??

 

This week the Birmingham Botanical Gardens' Japanese Gardens was in full bloom, and I found so much to shoot. Later this month, the rest of the gardens will beckon me back. Today, the Japanese bridge.

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.
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In Your Easter...

parasol???  Well no hats this year, but I thought this made a nice substitute.

In the Teahouse

The Japan-America Society of Alabama's Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Gardens.  I took this through the window.




For my Birmingham area readers I will be offering another series of photography classes. Designed for amateur photographers with any type digital/film camera who want to be more creative and learn to take better family and vacation photos.

Community Education South

 Mondays -April 25-May 23

6:00-8:00 PM

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Cherry Blossom Festival 2001- Ikebana

This lovely lady was demonstrating ikebana,  the Japanese art of flower arrangment at the Japan America Society Alabama Festival last Saturday at the Botanical Gardens.

For my Birmingham area readers I will be offering another series of photography classes. Designed for amateur photographers with any type digital/film camera who want to be more creative and learn to take better family and vacation photos.

Community Education South

April 18-May 16

6:00-8:00 PM

For more information:

Contact me at virgjones@gmail.com

Karesansui

Tuesday I combined my walk with a photography hunt through the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. It was sunny and crisp and just a grand day to enjoy the gardens in all their bare midwinter splendor. I've photographed the Japanese Gardens many times, but this day the Karesanui (dry landscape garden) appealed to me in the afternoon sun. I hope my friend Ann sees this post, and feels I've caught the spirit of this very special, and serene garden. I think the next time I come here, I'll leave the camera in the car and just take a deep breath, relax, and relish this peaceful place.

Serenity

The Japanese Gardens at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a lovely serene place. The last time I posted photographs here, I made a new and very special friend. Since then we have shared a leisurely lunch and exchanged many emails. I decided to let her choose the photograph she liked best for this post. (She chose my favorite.) Quelle surprise!

Birmingham Rouge II

Japanese Gardens

Advent Episcopal Day School's Choir

Pepper Place Market

The second part in my series featuring all things red right here in Birmingham.

The Faces of the Japan-America of Alabama's Festival

Meet some of the interesting people we met on Saturday at the Japan-America of Alabama's
 event at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

TWO THINGS CHALLENGE: Stars/Stripes

STARS - la tour Eiffel

Once in a blue moon I participate in the prestigious Two Things Challenge.  I am always so pleased with myself when I can......  1. Figure out what the 2 THINGS CHALLENGE is for the week  2. Can find something to enter!  Well today it's a titch of a stretch but I am happy to be part of Team 2 Things again!  Stars and Stripes is our theme this week.  My stars is none other than the fabulous Eiffel Tower resplendent with the stars signifying the European Union.  The stripes is the bamboo forest in the afternoon sunlight at the Japanese Gardens. 

To see how other bloggers interpreted this theme click here.

 A Special Thank You! 

My talented friend Mary Beth Shelton and I did a portrait swap this week.  My new avatar is her work.  She and I met a year ago when we were in a photography class together. We have learned from each other ever since.  I admire her work and was so honored that she asked me to photograph her.  Check out her website!  

STRIPES - Bamboo Forest, Japanese Gardens

THEME DAY: Paths/Passages

The path across this bridge leads to the bamboo forest at the Japanese Gardens.  Today is City Daily Photo Theme Day. My Daily Photo friends around the world are posting their interpretation on this theme.  Please give 'em a look.

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The Tune du Jour is "The Poet" by Michael Dulin

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Winter's Afternoon Light

Many of you have commented on the nice light and shadows we get here in the winter.  I agree! This was photographed at the Japanese Gardens recently .  It's really all about the light, isn't it!

The Tune du Jour is " The Highlands" by Michael Dulin

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The Japanese Gardens in Winter

Adjacent to our Birmingham Botanical Gardens you'll find the picturesque Japanese Gardens.  I ventured over last Sunday after my walk,  on a cold, dreary day.  Not the best conditions for a photo shoot, but I am a desperate woman !  I walked to the very edge of the gardens and wandered into this amazing bamboo forest.  If my hands hadn't been numb, I would have thought I had been transported to a tropical isle!  It was a tad too dark for  photographs , but I hope you get the feeling.

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The Tune du Jour is " Someone to Watch Over Me" by Rod Stewart

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