Pictures taken on a recent walk at the Portland Japanese Gardens.
I often walk at the Lan Su Chinese Gardens, but rarely do I visit these gardens.
The camellia was stunning.
The light divine!
"Very
gay they were with snow and sleigh-bells, holly-boughs, and garlands,
below, and Christmas sunshine in the winter sky above.
All faces shone,
all voices had a cheery ring,
and everybody stepped briskly on errands
of good-will."
~Louisa May Alcott, "Seamstress," Work: A Story of Experience, 1873
Wouldn't they be pretty stuck in greenery for Christmas?
There is something so glorious in winter sunshine!
And faces do shine while walking on a crisp winter day.
I will post a Christmas greeting in a couple days, but
if you are busy and don't come on by I will understand.
Have a very special week of celebration.
May you be surrounded by those you love.
May the light of Christmas shine down on you. 
5 comments:
The ceramic camellias are so pretty, Marilyn. I can see getting a bunch of them and putting them on display somewhere. The Chinese Gardens are lovely. Will try to stop by before Christmas, but if I don't remember to.....
Merry Christmas to a very special and dear blog friend. : )
~Sheri
Merry Christmas.
Have a beautiful holiday.
Merry Christmas.
I see you got two comments.
I was testing my comments because I was having a problem with Google. I switched with Chrome and it seems to be working. For the third time Merry Christmas . Thelma.
This is so lovely! I forgot to ask my neighbor visiting her rental from Portland about the gardens! If you need an acupuncturist or holistic practioner, I have a good name for you!
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