Perseus with the head of the Gorgon, aka Medusa.
Large gardens like museums, can’t be explored in depth in one day. Btw, I think next time I need to visit some of the art.
Fountains and water are a relief from the heat. Lucky for me, the day wasn’t too hot.
This time, a visit to the children’s garden, I hadn’t been here in a long time. It is quite expensive to bring kids here, but so worth it if you can.
Crows as art, they are a very common bird after all.
Then, a very fun encounter, years ago I heard an interview with Terry Eagan, since 2010 he has been restoring the FauxBois in the Japanese and Rose Gardens. He was so touched that someone actually heard that interview! He gave a long lecture about how it was the FauxBois that convinced Arabella Huntington to move to remote San Marino with her second husband Henry. (Her first husband was Henry’s uncle Collis, although she and Henry were the same age.)
FauxBois is a French invention, using reinforced concrete to create trees, or items like benches that look like they were made from trees. In Los Angeles there are also fences made from FauxBois in Ferndale canyon in Griffith Park.
Nowhere does it reach the level of artistry like it does here. I am so glad the Huntington has Terry on staff to repair these beauties, as well as make some new ones.
Pantone color of the year, ultraviolet alongside ultra blue, as it is found in nature.
A vibrant red Japanese Maple glittering in the sun. Really, no photo can do it justice.
Color and texture in the desert garden.
Here in SoCal, May is the time to visit the rose garden. Once again, photos don’t do it justice. This is a small portion of it, human for scale. Other parts of the country will have the height of their blooms later in the summer. By then, this garden will be tired and be screaming for water, not producing many blooms.
Big Koi, or what we like to call, gefilte fish.