Brooklyn Botanic Garden : April 19, 2005

fuzzytank: 21st Apr 2005 - 07:42 GMT

wow
i really like the first third and fourth comp wise

if i didnt know better i never would have thought these came from NYC

Jamie: 21st Apr 2005 - 09:00 GMT

Your photos brightened my morning, and replaced my usual intake of caffeine with something far more fulfilling. Thankyou Sine.

jeeff: 21st Apr 2005 - 14:41 GMT

wow, a torii in the pond. i wonder what the story is behind that.

Ben: 21st Apr 2005 - 19:50 GMT

I love the last one.. I wonder what that guy's thinking about..

sine: 22nd Apr 2005 - 03:44 GMT

jeeff: it's the japanese hill and pond garden in the bbg.

http://www.bbg.org

sine: 22nd Apr 2005 - 03:44 GMT

jeeff: it's the japanese hill and pond garden in the bbg.

http://www.bbg.org

jeeff: 22nd Apr 2005 - 03:54 GMT

cool, thanks. i wish we had something like that around here. actually, i should check and see. you never know.

Editor: 22nd Apr 2005 - 11:42 GMT

www.bbg.org

sine: 25th Apr 2005 - 08:26 GMT

the presence of a torii signifies a shrine or temple nearby. indeed, there is a shinto shrine dedicated to Inari hidden in the woods behind the torii. here is some info from the site:

Torii
The Japanese Garden covers an area of about 3 1/2 acres, including the 1 1/2-acre pond. The large wooden structure in the pond is a torii, which signifies the presence of a shrine, tucked away in the pine grove on the hill beyond. This cypress-wood torii is painted bright vermilion, a color associated with Buddhism; it is modeled after the camphor-wood torii that stands in the sea at Miyajima. The inscription on the torii reads Dai-myo-jin, which means "Great Illuminating Deity" or "Spirit of Light."

Shinto Shrine, White Pines

The wooden shrine is dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of harvest, and two stone foxes on either side of the entrance gate represent messengers of the deity. The present structure was erected in 1960, replacing the original shrine. It is built of white cedar, ash, redwood, and cypress, and uses pins instead of nails. The shrine is situated in a tranquil grove of white pines (sho-rin). In Japanese gardens, pines symbolize longevity.

sine: 25th Apr 2005 - 08:34 GMT

a view of the torii and the shrine from 1915!

Peter: 25th Apr 2005 - 14:01 GMT

wow... that place looks so different in 1915... actually, it looks exactly the same, but with much less density in the trees. i love archival photos of familiar places...

nando: 25th Apr 2005 - 16:13 GMT

wow sine what a lovely posting you sure have some good stuff on here i love the photos of that garden

Anonymous (cpe-69-203-110-105.nyc.res.rr.com): 25th Apr 2005 - 18:42 GMT

I can't wait to go to Sakura Matsuri next week!! ^_^

motembo: 25th Apr 2005 - 19:26 GMT

Are those cherry blossoms? They are very lovely. Thank you for sharing these pictures with us.

Cherilya: 25th Apr 2005 - 23:26 GMT

Those are amazingly gorgeous! I just love this time of year. I'll have to try and make a trip out there to see them, however, seeing as my finals are coming up next week, I'm not sure I'll be able to get out there. So beautiful though.

sine: 27th Apr 2005 - 07:00 GMT

kobe: no, it's brooklyn! but i guess that is part of new york city, technically.

brooklyn is amazingly beautiful.

Peter: 2nd May 2005 - 15:54 GMT

we went back to the garden this weekend for the sakura matsuri festival... cherry blossoms... so wonderful, though i did sneeze alot form all the pollen, heh.