Walkwithme No. 3 — A Stroll Through Whitney Gardens In Brinnon, Washington

The other day, Mrs. Denmarkguy and I took a few hours off the daily routine to head to the small town of Brinnon, Washington to visit some friends.

As part of our excursion, we stopped in at Whitney Gardens... a combination nursery and 7-acre nature park with outstanding collections of both Rhododendrons and various types of Japanese Maples.

Although it is somewhat late in the flowering season, there was still a tremendous variety of blooms. I was also struck by the "layering" of colors and textures, especially around some of the streams and water features.

Of course, I had my camera along! So I thought I'd take a "small" selection of the photos I took and share them in @lyndsaybowes' popular "Walk With Me" format. Hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the gardens! There are a number of small streams traversing the park.

The layering of colors and shapes is amazing; most of the plants are mature specimens.

Whitney Gardens is best known for their rhododendrons. There are 100's of species, and many have grown into mature "trees," some more than 20 feet in height.

Every color and flower type you can imagine.

Some were as vibrant as the feathers of tropical birds.

Peachy-salmon colored...

...and scarlet red.

Of course, there were also lovely Zen-like views with water and trees...

The trees... some of them are huge and ancient. Here Mrs. Denmarkguy is "getting intimate" with a giant Spanish Oak. Yes, we're tree huggers!

The Rhododendrons were not the only thing adding color. The foliage of some of the Japanese Maples was amazing!

Note the tiny threads of spider silk...

Even the little seed pods on the maples were brilliantly colored...

A strange mechanical monster rises between the trees...?

No, these lilies have not been color enhanced-- they are just THAT bright!

A rusty sea serpent dwells by one of the streams...

In the end, we had to cut the visit short when the rains came... but it was a lovely outing!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this small slice of Pacific Northwest nature! As you can see, I can't even make a short and simple photo post, I just believe people should get their money's worth when they visit these pages! Comments and feedback always welcome and invited!

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