Photography Now & Then #60
Finally, we had a nice day without significant moisture expected in the near future, giving us a chance to dry out.
Now[1]: Sun drenched woods behind our house in west-central Arkansas, March 1, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s)
After taking several pictures of the woods at the back of the house, I accidently took another photo by pressing one of the volume buttons – which act as shutter release buttons in camera mode – instead of the on/off button. It actually took a fairly decent photo, albeit at an usual angle of the trees on the side of our house and the camper.
Now[1]: Accidental photo of woods and camper at the side of our house in west-central Arkansas, March 1, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s)
Blue skies and fair weather clouds. Love it!
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Number 2 on tripadvisor’s “Things to Do in Hot Springs,” Garvan Woodland Gardens is well worth a visit, though we would advise a morning visit if dropping by in the summer when Arkansas can be quite hot and humid. Number 1 on the list is Anthony Chapel, located in a free area of Garvan Woodland Gardens.
Then[2]: Japanese Maple Leaves, Garvan Woodland Gardens, Hot Springs, Arkansas, April 13, 2010 (Pentax K10D)
Garvan Woodland Gardens[3]
Garvan Woodland Gardens is a 210-acre (850,000 m²) botanical garden located approximately 6 miles from Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Owned by the University of Arkansas, it has the stated mission of education, research and public service. For an admission fee, it is open daily, except on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and the month of January.
Garvan Woodland Gardens is situated on a woodland peninsula with 4.5 miles (7 km) of shoreline on Lake Hamilton. It features rocky inclines reminiscent of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains, floral landscapes, streams, and waterfalls in a natural woodland setting, plus the fifth-ranked Garden of the Pine Wind Japanese Garden with Japanese maples and tree peonies, a conifer border, and various flower and rock gardens. Its collections display hundreds of rare shrubs and trees, including camellias, magnolias, roses and more than 160 different types of azaleas.
Garvan Woodland Gardens website[4]
Garvan Woodland Gardens is an example of The Natural State at its best: a canopy of pines reaching skyward providing protection for delicate flora and fauna, gentle lapping waves that unfold along the 4 ½ miles of wooded shoreline, and rocky inclines that remind us of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains.
Garvan Woodland Gardens’ mission is to preserve and enhance a unique part of the Ouachita environment; provide people with a place of learning, research, cultural enrichment, and serenity; develop and sustain gardens, landscapes, and structures of exceptional aesthetics, design, and construction; and partner with and serve communities of which the Gardens is a part.
- Now photo is a one that is almost always taken the day of the blog post. In some instances, posts may be backdated if internet access is not available on the day of the photo or other reasons prevent posting Photography Now and Then.
- Then photo is a randomly selected older photograph from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Photography Now and Then.
- Garvan Woodland Gardens – Wikipedia
- Welcome to the Gardens – Garvan Woodland Gardens
Notes:
- Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
- Reference links were accessed on the date the blog post was published, unless otherwise stated.
- The title convention for Photography Now & Then blog posts evolved early on from one word related to each photo separated by “&” to usually being the first word in the caption description for each photo.
