Hold onto your hats, there's a lot to see! (Hope no one gets bored.)
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I loved this little sculpture of cat and kitten sleeping in the columbine. I have a great fondness for cats. I have two, but they seldom go outside, so I don't talk about them much. (I like dogs, but Nigel is allergic) |
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I'm not a big fan of most garishly painted garden gnomes, but I like this one, cuddling with a sleeping kitty. |
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This birdhouse tree is cool, a good way to use an old dead tree. |
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At first glance I thought this kitty was real. |
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This one was! |
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She was friendly, but desperate to get in the house, away from the people. |
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An interesting take on the proverbial pink flamingo. |
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This cluster of leaves on pipes is meant to look like a real Gunnera. |
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Bambi and his mom? |
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Frog prince leaping beside a stream |
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Sometimes crocs in the garden can be a bit kitschy, but this one works. Rather creepy. |
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Chess, anyone? |
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Sometimes just a piece of driftwood can make a statement. |
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When the stream is flooding, I bet this life-size nymph looks like she is rising out of the water. |
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Looks like this boy has caught a frog in the stream! |
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Bathing beauty beside a pond. |
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I didn't realize until I looked at my photo -- this life-size fairy looks like she's flying. |
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Hoping for some rare PNW sunshine. |
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If you sit next to him, maybe Mark Twain will read to you. |
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Art in the Japanese garden was minimal, as it should be. Stone and metal lanterns. |
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This interesting stack of stones was suspended in a tree. |
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The front door was the most ornate thing in the garden. |
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In the Japanese garden, the big stones were really the only art the garden needed. |