A few days back MadamMtnLion commented about the logistics of providing water to all the plants in the gardens of Château de Villandry. It's actually pretty eco-friendly. They have a reservoir that fills up with water by natural means, and they reuse their water too. So providing water to the 150 000 plants really isn't the same troublesome deal here that it would be in other parts of the world where the climate is less forgiving.
The left picture shows the chateau as seen from a large pond that is situated in the highest part of the garden, and the right picture shows a beautiful set of steps that the water falls down though as it travels down towards the lower parts of grounds (on the other side of the bridge in the left shot). I like the curved pattern to it, it made it fun to compose pictures :)
I like your edits on both of these--especially the water steps one. And, as usual, you have fascinating stories to go along with your beautiful photographs. Thanks for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nina :)
DeleteNice shots (made better with your enhancements). ;-) That water looks like it has too much algae (good for the plants maybe, but not for human consumption)?
ReplyDeleteThank you. Hmmm, maybe, I remember there were fishes in the water down stream by the entrance to the chateau. So at least the fishes liked it there :)
DeleteOh those steps of falling water are gorgeous! I bet the sound was wonderful! MadamMtnLion
ReplyDeleteThey really are, there were many wonderful sounds in the gardens, the water, birds... I love peaceful places like that.
DeleteI love the photo of the steps with the water flowing over, and I especially like that you did more of a stop motion then doing a longer exposure to make the water look soft. And the curves! It's really beautiful. So can you go fishing in that pond? hehehe
ReplyDeleteThank you, haha, who knows, those fishes further down the stream sure looked large enough ;P
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