Of Cabbages And Kings by photosynthesis
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A section of the gardens at the Chateau de Villandry. This is another chateau that I have posted photos of previously - I just have a few others that I thought might be worth a look.
My title is taken from the Lewis Carroll poem "The Walrus And The Carpenter", which appeared in "Through The Looking-Glass":
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
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Comments (9)
Glendaw
What a beautiful set up, looks like it is well taken care of indeed !
anahata.c
an apt title, and a fascinating capture, a composition like a maze, leading to a long near-faceless building in the back. The building is part of the chateau, I assume, though it looks like a long stable...The luminous greens, yellows and reds make this almost an abstract. The open paths are a sweet contrast (with far less color contrast in them---though you brought out a lot of texture, which I like). This is the kind of shot that could be stretched at great lengths, and still be fascinating (if there were that much garden). A high contrast, high energy shot, with nuclear energies in it. Very vivid, Claude. And the red at bottom provides a nice eye-grabbing frame.
durleybeachbum
It looks marvellous!
roguetographer
Merci beaucoup, Claude, for taking me with you to Chateau Villandry and many other chateax.
SunriseGirl
Interesting how they have planted veggies among the formal looking hedges. Those are very nice looking cabbages.
MrsRatbag
I quote that all the time, one of my favourite pieces. Actually growing up we had a record of "Alice in Wonderland", and played it over and over and over. I never knew who made it, or what orchestra played on it, although I can see the cover in my mind's eye. I'd love to find it again! Your shot of this formal kitchen garden is wonderful, with fascinating colour and textures. I imagine it's easy to harvest in a setup like this.
mtdana
Great garden!!!
kenmo
So lush and beautiful....
danapommet
I like that title and reference for this photo. Huge cabbages!