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Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

Lime Kiln Lighthouse on the west side of San Juan Island, Washington

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

No. 137 Kubota Garden

 9817 55th Avenue S.
 Seattle, WA 
Website: http://www.kubota.org/index.htm

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The Kubota Garden is a 20 acre asian style garden on a hill side in a south Seattle neighborhood that was started over 60 years ago by Mr. Fujitaro Kubota. After immigrating from Japan, Mr. Kubota a self-taught landscape and gardener built his landscaping business and soon began to plan and construct his vision of the Japanese-style garden on his private property in 1927.
60 years later In 1987, the City of Seattle bought the garden from the Kubota family, and it is now maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation as well as volunteers from the Kubota Garden Foundation.
The Kubota Gardens has many trails that are lined with many varieties of trees and plants that bloom each year, bubbling brooks, waterfalls and stone and wood foot bridges.

 The garden is open to the public every day during daylight hours all year round.







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Kubota Garden Main Gate
Kubota Garden Foot Bridge
Moon Bridge and small pond
Maple sunrise
Orange Maple Sunrise
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Monday, November 5, 2012

No. 136 Seattle Japanese Garden

1075 Lake Washington Blvd E
Seattle WA 98112

Reminder : The Japanese Garden will close to the Public Sunday November 11, 2012  for the rest of the year until February 2013

website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm
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HOURS - 2012 Season
Feb 17 - April 1 Tues-Sun 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 3 - May 6 Tues-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 7 - Sept 16 Mon-Sun 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sept 17 - Oct 29 Mon-Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Oct 30 - Nov 11 Tues-Sun 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Japanese Garden will close to the Public Sunday November 11, 2012  for the season until winter 2013


Opened to the Seattle public in 1960 the Seattle Japanese Garden celebrates 52 years of educating and inspiring visitors from around the world about the art of Japanese miniature idealized landscapes and garden design.
The garden located in the southwest corner of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens at Washington Park Arboretum, along Lake Washington Boulevard E., features over 100 types of plants, trees and koi ponds in a 3.5 acre gated area.
For more information on the garden you can visit http://www.theseattlejapanesegarden.com/index.html

ADMISSION
Adults 18-64: $6
Youths 6–17, Senior Adults 65+, College students with ID, & Disabled: $4
Children 0-5: FREE





Japanese Garden, Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle Washington
Aerial Shot looking down at Seattle Japanese garden from Longbach Nyguen
Seattle Japanese Garden
Entrance of Japanese Garden in Fall
Seattle Japanese Garden
Stone Bridge crossing stream in front of large Koi pond
Seattle Japanese Garden
Reflecting on images on wooden bridge
Seattle Japanese Garden
Fall colors appear around the garden
Seattle Japanese Garden
Afternoon light hits the maple cove
Seattle Japanese Garden
Blue Heron keeps watch on bank
Seattle Japanese Garden
Plenty of Wildlife to see around the arboretum
Seattle Japanese Garden
Maples turning color
Seattle Japanese Garden
Japanese stone lantern on the pond edge
Seattle Japanese Garden
Fiery Fall Colors


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Friday, October 12, 2012

No. 129 Nishiyama Japanese

Nishiyama Japanese
90 Westmore Ave
Everett, WA

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Nishiyama Japanese
Nishiyama Gate Entrance



The Nishiyama Japanese Garden at Everett Community College represents a compressed world of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, meadows and village. Access to the garden for self-guided tours is provided at no charge on days when EvCC classes are in session and on special occasions.
The garden has eleven primary elements, each with a quiet message of its own. These include entry gate, entry area, waterfall, stream, tea garden, rock garden, Tsubo garden, side gate, stone bridge, earthen bridge, Iwakuni wooden bridge, and stucco masonry wall with tiled roof enclosing the entire garden site.  
The centerpiece of the garden is the "Iwakuni" footbridge made of wood salvaged from the famous landmark Kintai Bridge located in Everett’s Sister City - Iwakuni, Japan. The 330-year old Kintai Bridge is rebuilt periodically to maintain the integrity of the structure. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between The City of Everett and Iwakuni City, lumber from the 2001-2003 bridge reconstruction project was fashioned into a smaller bridge and donated to the college’s garden project.
The bridge was shipped from Iwakuni in pieces via container to Everett in late May 2003. Four carpenters from Iwakuni followed the bridge to Everett and assembled it over a five-day period using traditional Japanese bridge construction techniques. The same carpenters were also involved with the reconstruction of the larger Kintai Bridge in Japan. Kumetsugu Ebisaki, chief carpenter on the bridge project, is the eleventh generation of his family to work on the Kintai Bridge. The nails, spikes and bolts used in the bridge were made by the only artisan in Japan making them today and are guaranteed to last 1,000 years. The bridge is made of Hinoke cypress, Japanese pine, zelkova wood, and others.



Nishiyama Japanese
A Wide Angle view of the garden
Nishiyama Japanese
South West Corner of garden
Nishiyama Japanese
"Iwakuni" footbridge
Nishiyama Japanese
"Iwakuni" footbridge
Nishiyama Japanese

Nishiyama Japanese
Nishiyama Japanese
Rock Garden

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