Thursday, October 2, 2014

Good Rockefeller Fences…

One of the things I like best about photography is that it allows one to time travel.  That’s what I’m going to do today.  I’m going back to August 28 of this year, when Greg and I were in Maine visiting our friends, Linda and Brian Friedmann.

Linda and Brian own a camp on a beautiful lake in Maine not too far from Acadia.  We were lucky to get to spend a couple nights with them on our way home from Nova Scotia.  We were also lucky that they happened to have four tickets to the opening of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor.  This garden is open to the public only once a week in late July, August and early September, so we were very fortunate to get to go.


I don’t think much needs to be said about the beauty of this place so I will let the photos do the talking.





The walls that surround the garden were spectacular in their own right.  For my purposes here, I’m going to call them fences, because that’s really their function and it allows me to hook up with Theresa’s Good Fences.





23 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

the gardens look lovely, but gimme those walls all the way around run*a*round! :) thanks, barb!

Ida said...

Oh yes this is a wonderful post. How lucky you got to visit this garden. I loved the 2nd to the last shot. Lots of beauty there for sure.

Latane Barton said...

What a beautiful, enchanting place.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

love all the flowers however the last 3 shots are stunning. Love the light coming through the gate and the shape in the wall.

Glennis said...

Beautiful garden specially the fence with hole in middle. Would be so nice to wander along the paths.

eileeninmd said...

Wow, a lovely garden.. The flowers and the landscaping is just beautiful. The rocks walls are wonderful.. Have a great day!

Brian King said...

Beautiful photos! I love the stone walls!

John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...

Those walls qualify as a fence for me. They are great. Thank you for visiting my Vernal Falls Good Fence. Your comment made me smile. Darwin Award candidates without a doubt.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

gorgeous blooms. so pretty!! ( :

Deanna said...

Those stone walls are just beautiful. Your trip just keeps going, how wonderful!!

A Colorful World said...

Gorgeous blue blooms! Love that keyhole gate! Beautiful place! You were indeed quite fortunate to get to go!

Rose said...

oh, my! Your photos did some fine talking! Loved them all.

RobertN said...

Lovely series!
Best regards!

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Hi Barbara.. Lovely place and pictures.. Cheers!!!..

Debbie said...

You always capture the light so beautifully. The image of the door was my absolute favorite but there were a lot of favorites before that one became the final favorite ;)

Gail Dixon said...

The "harp" design in the brick wall is so beautiful. Like a portal to a magical garden. Lovely blooms, too!

MadSnapper said...

wow, you were blessed to get to see all this.. i love that keyhole fence. so beautiful and that first shot of the crevice in the grass is gorgeous

Unknown said...

I always find it so refreshing to go walk about in big gardens...beautiful photos all!

Roan said...

Lucky you is right! Love the first with the shadows and that wall is great!

Amy Burzese said...

The flowers are gorgeous and those stone walls and the openings are beautiful.

Tina Fariss Barbour said...

Oh, my goodness, I would love to walk around there! The paths look magical. Is that moss in the first photo? The green is gorgeous. I like the wall, too.

EG CameraGirl said...

OH YES! It truly is a gorgeous place!

Pamela Gordon said...

What a beautiful garden and I love the 'fences'. The first photo is so cool looking. I am wondering why there is a crevice in the ground. Beautiful!