FLY THE FLAG

ARTICANS

 

Artican is the demonym that people call themselves who are fans of and participants of the Artica scene. The logo is a stylized version of the burning wooden effigy of Our Lady of Artica that ends the festival. The community was hanging out at Saturday night’s event.                

PURPLE ARCHES

 

Plum trees in springtime bloom mark a pathway in the botanical garden. Now I have to hunt for a few more days of images. Wednesday is a travel day. When we arrive on Thursday I’ll have to drive all the way across a country in 2.5 hours.                        

MAZE

 

A last picture from The Observatory in the Missouri Botanical Garden. Off to one side is a traditional hedgerow maze. I am frightened by these things. It’s a dim memory, but it seems that once I felt hopelessly lost in one and had to call out for help to a monitor on a tower overlooking the puzzle. (Edinburgh?) I’d rather photograph this one from above.               

BRIDGE TO THE TEAHOUSE

 

The Japanese garden has a small island containing a tea house. You may notice that the bridge is barred. The tea house is open only for special occasions and can hold a small number of people. Makes me think of the time we were at a tourist tea ceremony in Tokyo and stiff-jointed Western me couldn’t come close to sitting in an appropriate position. They didn’t kick me out.