A variety of abstract reflections on a pond and a large puddle at Lakeshore, Durham, North Carolina
Variety of Reflections
Variety of Reflections
Tag Archives: Durham
Home and Tree Reflections
A photo of trees and home reflections at Lakeshore (pond) in Durham, North Carolina
Home Reflections
Lakeshore 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
Gardens in Durham
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
Penjing Forest Bonsai
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
No One Walks Alone
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
Angels Among Us
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
Japanese Bridge at Duke Gardens
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.
Red Wolves
Red wolves used to be common in North Carolina, but worldwide, only 300 of the species now exist. Red Wolf brothers, Eno and Ellerbe, were born in 2018 at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham and have been raised there ever since.
Wolves in Durham
Located in Explore the Wild at the Museum of Life and Sciences, Durham, NC wolf habitat features two red wolves (Canis rufus), ambassadors for a critically endangered species that was once common in North Carolina.
Not Only Butterflies
In addition to the Magic Wings Butterfly House, we saw this black bear resting at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC.
Large Nymph on Flowers
The butterflies in the genus Idea are sometimes called Paper Butterflies or Tree Nymphs, because of their delicate, translucent wings. They boast a distinctive, graphic patterned appearance, veined and spotted with black markings. Here are these large nymph butterflies around flowers at Magic Wings Butterfly House, Durham, NC.
Large Tree Nymph
Also known as the paper kite butterfly, rice paper butterfly, large tree nymph, or in Australia the white nymph butterfly, it is a butterfly known especially for its presence in butterfly houses and live butterfly expositions. It has a wingspan of 12 to 14 cm. Here is one at Magic Wings Butterfly House, Durham, NC.
Julia Butterfly
Julia butterflies are found (in the US) primarily in the southernmost parts of Florida and Texas. The host plant for Julia butterflies is passion vine. Here is one at Magic Wings Butterfly House in Durham, NC.
Postman Butterfly
The postman butterfly, common postman or simply postman at the Magic Wings Butterfly House in Durham, NC. It gets its distinctive name because of its daily travel route, which is the same from day to day, from flower to flower, just like a postman on his route from postbox to postbox every day.
Butterfly House Visit
Our camera club visited Magic Wings Butterfly House at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, North Carolina. It is one of the largest butterfly houses on the entire East Coast and by far the biggest in North Carolina. Any visit here is sure to be an enchanted one spent gazing at the many species of butterflies, and even some animals.
A large butterfly sculpture near the garden at the entrance is appropriate. The 35-foot-tall see-through butterfly house is home to more than 50 different species of butterflies from all over the world.
Soothing Waterfall
This water feature for Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina is a naturalistic creek-style water feature consisting of a series of cascades/waterfalls and creek system.
Soothing Waterfall
A Curved Bridge
A strategically placed small bridge adds to the landscape at Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina
A Curved Bridge
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, North Carolina consist of approximately 55 acres of landscaped and wooded areas at Duke University. There are 5 miles of walks and pathways throughout the gardens. More than 400,000 visitors from all over the world visit Sarah P. Duke Gardens annually. Will be posting some images from the gardens this week.
Topped by a wisteria-covered pergola, the Terrace beds are filled each season with marvelous combinations of bulbs, annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs. Container plantings complement the landscape designs.
Terraced Gardens