I went to a place that was waaaaay Secret Garden

[lapsedmodernist]

vista


from the miradora


closer, in the grass


the leaves stay, the background fades


inside


horsies were here


inside the tower


the long view


stairs to nowhere


this place lives underneath a dramatic sky


amidst crazy spider Georgia O'Keefe trees


and enchanted trees


annabelle snapped this cute photo of me, trying on the tree for size...yes, it could be my habitat, I think so...

Comments

[boymaenad.livejournal.com]

this reminds me of this.
did you ever see this?

http://boymaenad.livejournal.com/226697.html

that.

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

haunting. the trees, especially.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

hey, aren't you in Cali now? Lots of photogenic spots for adventuring
http://www.uer.ca/locations/newlist.asp?n=1&statfilter=160&country=United%20States&province=California&city=Death%20Valley

unfortunately, that is the limited public directory, and the more interesting stuff generally is members-only, but maybe if the imp of adventure tickles you, you can find some interesting stuff...

I, personally, would love to go here
http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=24898

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Death Valley. I'm wrapped up in my writing-mode cocoon right now, but I expect to spend the winter here as well. Winter is probably a good time to visit desert ghost towns.

[isquiesque.livejournal.com]

These are fantastic, N! You find the most amazing places in the world.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

danke

[rana--x.livejournal.com]

i cant wait till all that horrid horrid poison ivy on the rooftops die so i can climb up in there and get to the second floor. im so allergic, its the one thing i really like about winter exploring

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I thought for a long time that poison ivy was just the English word for this weed that grows in Russia and also stings (called krapiva), and it is annoying but tolerable. Then I found out that poison ivy is, in fact, a different plant, and a much more insidious one. I accidentally wandered into, like, a forest of poison ivy at Whalom, and extracted myself from it like one of those robbers in the movies who have to carefully step over motion-triggered criss-crossing alarm lasers.

[orpheusinhades.livejournal.com]

That second picture particularly is thrilling; it's replaced FDR at Yalta as my desktop for the time being. Lots of excellent shots, though.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I am glad it is more thrilling than FDR at Yalta!

[theophile.livejournal.com]

plz to send me full-resolution copies of the first two, thx

[theophile.livejournal.com]

also the Georgia O'Keefe image reminds me of Stephen King's description of Cthulhu as "a gigantic, tentacle-equipped, killer vagina from beyond space and time."

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

is Stephen King afraid of women? Does he make sure that all the women in his vicinity have a light switch on the OUTISDE so that he doesn't have to turn a corner to turn them on?

[theophile.livejournal.com]

are there actually women who don't have lightswitches on the outside?

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

sent.

also here is a bonus just for you, I thought you'd like it. I uploaded it in FULL SIZE to flickr JUST FOR YOU

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

Wow - where is this? Great sky photo and I also love The Long View - with all the graffiti.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I just sent you an email telling you where it is.

[iaaphoto.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful space, with all the graff. I added you on flickr but I don't use that much. Up for being LJ friends? :)