I found a mystical place this long weekend off.  It is Kubota Gardens a short drive from my house. I had always wanted to visit it and what a day I picked for my first trip.  The sun was out and the fall colors abounded every turn I took.

If you want to know more about this Seattle Park, here is a link you can follow:   Kubota Gardens Info

Follow along now to see some of the sights. Of course no picture really gives the sparkle that being there does but I hope you will find joy.

 

This looks like a miniature fairy land – but look there is a person on the path that brings perspective to the scene. According to the guide, this was the pond Fujitaro Kubota used to water his private nursery. Another person told me there are large Koi there.

Even a path between areas brings beauty to the eye. How could one not forget the world outside?

Not all is red and green here! This tree had so many shades of yellow and pale green.

This tree had all that one would want in an ornamental maple tree. It has been loved and molded into this lovely form. The color is moot when you see the curves of her lovely limbs.

The multi colored tree had a gift at her feet!  This small forest of ‘shrroms embraced by her lovely branch structure.

No garden would be complete without moving water.

Red Cedars have taken my imagination these days. They are like crows in that they are everywhere I look. This one I did not measure to figure out his age but he had to be in the couple hundred year old range.

The bridge is hard to see. Look for the two people on the path. That is about where it is & there is the cedar too.

 

This bridge symbolizes the difficulty in living a good life. “Hard to walk up hard to walk down.” So true!! I stood on the other side and it was tough to keep ones balance, just like life.

The guide says this gate came from the Japanese Garden at the Arboretum managed by the University of Washington. Hope this scene takes you away just like it did me.