I was in Wichita, Kansas recently attending an energy industry convention. While there I took a little time out to visit Botanica, Wichita’s wonderful little known gem of a botanical garden.
I have to tell you I’m not much of a flower person. I mean I love them but I don’t know one from another. I love gardens. To me gardens are much more than flowers. Flowers are very important of course but so is how they are planted in relation to the other plants and settings.
How the garden makes use of shadow and light is just as important as any other component. The key is how it all fits in. People go to gardens for the total experience, not to just look at plants. You can go to nursery to do that.
Gardens engage all our senses, sight, hearing, touch, feeling, smell. There is something ancient and comforting about being in a garden. I think the being is important. You should go to a garden and just “be.”
Of course, so that you can just “be,” somebody else had to work their butt off.
I also posted about Botanica last year.
Beautiful place! I like all those shadows.
Very nice collection. This is almost as interesting as Skywatching. Well done.
Ah, a beautiful place. Very nice images.
Love your great photos of this interesting place.
What a lovely place and what gorgeous shadow shots you captured!! I love them all! Have a great weekend!!
Sylvia
Good idea to shoot these pictures.
Greetings,
Filip
I am glad others are willing to work their butts off building beautiful gardens. You’ve captured the essence of this place very well. Love the light and shadow play.
For me the total ambience is more important than individual trees and plantings. This Garden really reminds me of Denver Botanic., esp. the shots of the arbor and of the shaded bench. Did you go because there was a geocache there??
What a lovely place to ‘be’
Thanks for taking me along with you..
nice captures…lovely place!
Some wonderful shadows at play here.
What a fabulous grouping of ShadowShots! This botanical garden has such an inviting vibe. Cool and green. Not anything like the one in Phoenix…hot and prickly!! Happy SSS.
GREAT shadows!