Visited Durham, North Carolina, to capture the architecture of Duke University and the surrounding areas.
Our first stop was at Duke Cancer Center. The architecture reflects the collegiate Gothic style of the Duke campus, while ample natural light and arched wood accents, echoing the Carolina pines, harmonize with the surrounding environment.
Duke Cancer Center
Davison Building, Duke Cancer Center
We end the series of images with a tranquil stream and mini-waterfall in the asian section of Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
A Mini Waterfall
The Great Blue Heron is a stately heron with subtle blue-gray plumage. It often stands motionless as it scans for prey or wades belly deep with long, deliberate steps. Although they may move slowly, Great Blue Herons can strike like lightning to grab a fish or snap up a gopher.
We saw this bird at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina.
Great Blue Heron
Springtime is the peak growth time for colorful flowering plants in Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina
Colors around White Flowers
Colorful Flowers
While the cherry blossoms are no longer in bloom, sights of spring flowers abound throughout Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina.
Colors in the Garden
Colors Galore
In April 2025, we visited the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, which consists of approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. We will post images of flowers from there.
Blend of Colors
Colorful Flowers
Setting sun through the trees creates interesting reflections on a side pond at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
Sunlight Reflections
The sun’s light from the trees at a side pond at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina, creates golden, sky and shadow reflections on the water.
Shadows and Light Reflections
Geometric reflections characterized by and decorated with regular lines and shapes at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
Geometric Reflections
A bench to view reflections at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
A Bench to View Reflections
Waves in the pond create abstract, attractive reflections in Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
Abstract Reflections
Abstract Vertical Reflections
Miniscule waves in the pond create small unstill reflections in Lakeshore in Durham, North Carolina
Unstill Reflections
A variety of abstract reflections on a pond and a large puddle at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
Variety of Reflections
A photo of trees and home reflections at Lakeshore (pond) in Durham, North Carolina
Home Reflections
Moving from images from the Kentucky trip back to North Carolina. Posting photos from Durham at a small rainwater drain pond, also known as a buffer pond – Lakeshore. A range of homes and trees cast reflections in the pond.
Lakeshore Reflections
While we saw and captured bonsai images, we walked around the gardens and took photos.
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens consist of approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University located in Durham, North Carolina. There are 5 miles of allées, walks, and pathways throughout the gardens.
Here an image of a yellow lily in a small pond.
Yellow Lily at the Garden
We continue to post some images from our July 6, 2024 visit to The Triangle Bonsai Society which displayed an amazing array of bonsai carefully pruned plants in the Doris Duke Center at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina.
Although Bonsai is a Japanese word, the art of growing these miniature trees originates in China, called “Penjing” or “Penzai”. Penjing are miniature landscapes, displaying a combination of rocks, trees, and figures – though increasingly single plants are shown in China these days.
Penjing Forest Bonsai
The Walk of HOPE at the Angels Among Us Event at the Duke Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina began at the main stage and was led by the survivors and participants and No One Walks Alone.
Survivors Walk First
No One Walks Alone
Though late, I will be posting images from an event that our family participated in.
More than 700,000 people in the United States are living with the diagnosis of a primary brain tumor, and 69,000 more will be diagnosed this year. Approximately 4,300 children younger than age 20 will be diagnosed each year. On Saturday, April 27, 2024 thousands of people from across the country gathered on Duke’s Medical Center Campus, Durham, North Carolina to raise money for brain tumor research.
Angels Among Us Screen
Angels Among Us Display
In Durham, North Carolina, Sarah P. Duke Gardens’ iconic red bridge has been named the Meyer Bridge. The bridge is located over the large pond in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum and is a favorite spot for visitors to pause for photos and gaze at the beauty around them. Reflection of the bridge in a moving pond creates an artistic feel.
