Monday, May 29, 2017

El Paso: Municipal Rose Garden


El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.


Snug by the side of the lovely Manhattan Heights neighborhood is the El Paso Municipal Rose Garden. Free. A haven of fragrances, a field of bright-colored marzipans.

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.


Large allium reminded me of my mother's gardens, present and past.

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.


A little video below:



Can we call brides and grooms and their attendants flowers, too? I think so.

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.



If we were under the sea, these graceful, waving tendrils might be coral.

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.


There is always a yang to the yin, is there not? A sawtooth presence brings a bit of bite to the scene, adding balance to the sweet.

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.


It reminds me of the palm at Cypremort Point State Park in South Lousiana.


A slide show below:

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, Texas


A tribute to Georgia O'Keefe here:

El Paso Municipal Rose Garden, El Paso, Texas, May 2017.





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