Japanese Garden

The Drum Bridge–January

I have really enjoyed taking monthly photographs of different Missouri Botanical Garden landmarks over the last two years, so I decided to do it again this year. I wasn’t sure which location to pick at first, until I realized that the Japanese Garden is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Once I learned that, my location choice was obvious…the Drum Bridge!

I’m very grateful we had snow already this month, and on a day when I was already planning on driving into the city. Snow is actually considered a flower in a Japanese Garden, so I think it’s especially fitting that my first month of photographing it, the bridge is “in bloom!”

I haven’t yet decided from what angle I want to photograph the bridge. I really like the way it looks from both sides, and the background either way is also stunning. For this month, at least, I’m “cheating” with two pictures…and if I continue having a hard time choosing my shot, I’ll just keep on sharing both!

Seiwa-en

There is no better place to view the fall colors at the Missouri Botanical Garden than in the Japanese Garden, Seiwa-en. I’m glad we had time to walk through it after church yesterday…the colors are currently at their peak, and soon the leaves will drop, and it will be another year before I get to see it like this again!

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Spring in the Japanese Garden

We’ve visited the Missouri Botanical Garden three times in the past week, and each time we went, we walked through the Japanese Garden. It’s been fun watching the cherry blossoms come to life, and see how green everything is getting!

Another Fall Sunday in the Japanese Garden

I never get tired of walking through the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden. It’s especially beautiful right now, and it’s fun to see how it changes from week to week, and even at different times of the day, as the light begins to fade:

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Fall in the Japanese Garden

Yesterday, Chickadee and I visited the Botanical Garden while the rest of the children were at choir practice, and we spent most of our time there admiring the Japanese Garden. It is always beautiful, but there’s something extra special about it during the fall!

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I’m hoping to go back in another week or two, just to see how quickly things change at this time of year!