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| Proof that we really were on a boat leaving Seattle. |
Our Seattle hosts, Dale and Elizabeth, thought we would enjoy a trip out to
Bainbridge Island, 35 minutes across Puget Sound. We had never heard of this place, but it was a good suggestion!
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| Such beautiful greenery. |
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| Even the lawns look pretty. |
We took the car ferry and landed at the town wharf, but that was not our destination. We were headed across the island to a special park, the
Bloedel Reserve. The house and land (150 acres) that comprise this beautiful public garden were originally owned by Prentice Bloedel (of the forestry Bloedels). He was a visionary and a naturalist, and with the help of professional landscapers he turned his property into a showplace of small unique gardens that each reflect the ecology of the Pacific Northwest.
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| Not quite the garden I expected. |
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| The Bloedel estate. |
(I was reminded of Victoria's Butchart Gardens, another public garden
inspired by private enthusiasm. The Bloedel Gardens, however, serve to
enhance the natural landscape without a single bloom.) There are paths
throughout, so we wandered from one green space to another until we
arrived at the mansion in the centre of the estate. It was a lovely way
to spend the morning.
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