Saturday, March 19, 2011

beneath the bamboo

2 frames at the end of the roll

bamboo

bamboo

bamboo

bamboo

bamboo

bamboo leaf and stalk

into the bamboo grove

wall bamboo

buddha

bamboo

bamboo

the magic of bamboo

(all photos pentax k1000 using fuji superia 800 film except last 3: canon 50D, 100mm macro)

not all of you know that garth and i were engaged while in china in september of 2009 while adopting ellis. we have struggled with setting a date or finding a venue. we have longed for a casual, backyard sort of affair and today, while ambling through our favorite gardens, we stumbled upon a wedding. so, we believe we may have found the perfect spot just for us. beneath the swaying and towering bamboo with acres of green, wind, blooms, and the sound of birds around us.

i think this might be the best plan yet :o) bamboo has long been a favorite plant of mine that has special significance to my healing after the divorce and death of my mother, and i can think of no better place to take our vows and begin our new life as husband and wife.

(ps. all is well in dreamland, thanks for the concern. i have always had powerful, vivid dreams in my life, but only once before do i remember finding myself sleep walking. i am certain exhaustion is the cause, but no worries, a good night's sleep has cured me!)

5 comments:

  1. Oh, the bamboo's garden, sublime! I love bamboo. I thought it only belongs to China. We Chinese really look up bamboo. Take care! Have a nice weekend, Dear K!

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  2. The lights on the photos are so gorgeous. I like the tunnel of bamboo. And as the leaves rustle softly.

    Have a nice sunday.

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  3. I love bamboo... The color and smell of them are great..

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  4. I am a big fan of bamboo too.
    2 years ago, while I was in Japan (...) i had a -fine- "heart attack" discovering a bamboo forest.

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  5. I've never seen so many banboo plants in a one place and a wedding here, wow, sounds heavenly already...

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