Monday, July 20, 2009

The Little Red Bridge

The Great Way has no gate.
Clear water has no taste.
The tongue has no bone.
In complete stillness, a stone girl is dancing.
~Seung Sahn

The little red bridge

waterfall under bridge

The stone girl and bench.

35 Mountain Climbers:

aspen said...

Nice shots! Love the lil' red bridge!

This DVM's Wife's Life said...

Love that bridge! What a pretty garden you were able to walk through!

erin said...

a good monday ms. michele.
love your captures, especially the litle red bridge :)
hugs

Hilary said...

Lovely shots. That bridge looks so inviting.. I want to walk across it!

Peggy said...

Love the poem ...the pictures are so unique, but part of everyday life.
I saw that you added your name to my following....thank you so much Michele. Like you , I still get a smile when I get a new friend!
Hope you're feeling OK!!!

Tricia said...

What a pretty red bridge - does a stream run underneath it?
A refreshing little waterfall caught in motion, too. And cute lil girl sittin' on a bench, to boot! The flowers behind her are an added touch. Very nice photos!

Su Chua Phin 徐蔡斌 said...

Beautiful and charming ...

Great job!

Greetings from Malaysia :)

The Retired One said...

loved the quote, loved the photos.
I imagine the large tree and the end of the bridge was much smaller when the bridge was originally built.

Betsy from Tennessee said...

Beautiful place, Michele. Where is it???? Love the bridge, the little waterfall and of course, that precious little girl sitting on the bench.

Thanks!!!
Hugs,
Betsy

Shellmo said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! The red foot bridge was my favorite!
Hugs to you! :-)

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Michele: What beautiful captures from your area of the world.

Rose said...

Love that little red bridge, and well, I like the other photos also. That little bench w/girl is so cute!

George said...

Beautiful pictures, Michele. They are great illustrations for the words of Seung Sahn.

Corey~living and loving said...

love this post. :) that red bridge is just delightful.

have a good week!

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Lovely scenes.I especially like the little water fall.
Blessings,Ruth

Carver said...

I love that little red bridge. Great shots.

Mimi Lenox said...

The red bridge is breathtaking. I hope you posted it for Ruby Tuesday, yes? Your photographs are always stellar.

Also...I'd like to invite you to play The Queen's Meme every Tuesday with Mimi Queen of Memes.
The Queen's Meme

I hope you will join us!
Mimi Lenox

Pietro said...

Wonderful sequence of images, Michele! So unusual and romantic! :-)

namaki said...

a nice serie with cool words .... thanks for your birthday wishes !

Ed Vatza said...

No gate on that bridge but you better watch out for the tree at the end! These are something different for you. I like it!

Michelle Johnson said...

That little red bridge certainly captured my attention this morning. And, the words that followed. Wonderful post Michele. Have a great day.

RuneE said...

I fell for that bridge instantly, not to mention that statue with the the girl on the bench. But the I'm very partial to all those "things". With three girls of my own... :-)

PS Thank you for the comment - keep well!

Lucy Corrander said...

All your viewers / readers will be wanting to cross that bridge.

Lucy

Together We Save said...

Love the bridge. Great pictures.

Danton said...

As always, your photos speak louder than words.

Danton said...

Michelle, many thanks. Always appreciate your gest.

Robynn's Ravings said...

I'm WILD over that bridge! You ALWAYS manage to capture feeling in your work and not just image. You're AMAZING.

Denise said...

Ow isn't that just the prettiest little bridge, and I would love that child on the bench in my own garden.

Sara G said...

Beautiful photo, Michele
Hope you and Marcell are doing well
Take care

happyone said...

Great photos, all of them. Love the little red bridge!!

Pam said...

Your photos are so delightfully peaceful...

Bhavesh Chhatbar said...

Those lines are fantastic, and the photographs are superb.

Bedse Caves

Greyscale Territory said...

Such a cute little red bridge! It looks like a welcome to some fairyland! And adore the magic of the last photo!

Anonymous said...

Michele, I do enjoy your pictures. I grew up near the mountains, stream fishing, etc., and I do so miss that now that I live in the planes and my husband doesn't feel the need to go to the mountains. Your pictures are good for me!! Linda

L. D. Burgus said...

What good shots. Enjoy sculptures a lot. I hope that heat goes away soon. That isn't a usual temperature for the Rocky Mountains but we have been unusually cold. Take care, and stay inside.

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Michele