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Ruvinka wrote:[color=#408080]I think that it does look like the mountain forests of Japan

Yep!
No doubt it reminded Jen's coworker of traditional Chinese landcape paintings - many things does look quite a bit like certain brushstrokes that are typical for many of these - especially on the larger shrubs and trees. :7

You're right, pappou; this is no Japanese garden, it's a jungle. No self respecting Japanese garden would just throw plants around wildly like that. I think Jojon and Ruvinka have it right in that the pic resembles the mountain paintings--weirdly, I hadn't even noticed I was imitating that style.

The raked stone gardens are just one of many styles of Japanese gardens. They are indeed peaceful and thoughtfully crafted. I can see why the architect is so drawn to them. Myself... I am almost drawn more to the wild jungle that Jennifer has created.

An interesting note on raked stone gardens is that they are generally meant to be viewed from indoors. And as to whether wild jungle is compatible with a Japanese garden, well, why not? We'll have to hack the ERC out of the jungle with machetes anyway, so why not carve out a garden while we're at it? Fern Gully, eat your your heart out...

Yes, thats true. I'm an indoor guy, where the air conditioning lives and the skeeters don't. Guess i've been in Texas too long. At least, we don't hunt our skeeters with bird shot like you do in Alaska. Pow! Pow!

You know, there's a song about that...unfortunately I can only remember these two verses:

"Caught it chewin' on my old wood fence--
killed it in a case of self defense."

By the way, i ran across this couple looking for a genu-wine Japanese garden on Earth Day; all they had found was the Google Garden. I took this pic:

I tried to tell them how to find the ERC, but realized i don't know where it is.

Heh, cute pic. I like how you used the Earth Day Google picture.

Back from Japan. I have hundreds of pics of Japanese gardens, including raked stone (including the rake!), pond gardens, temples, textures, etc.
I'll find a place to put them on-line until I have my own server. Meanwhile if you have any particular need, please ask.

OOOOooooooooooOOOOOOOoooooooooh!!

Delightful!!
Welcome home Chacal and thank you for thinking of the ERC on your trip.
I hope you had fun whilest you were taking the photos.
I can't wait to see what you captured and integrate it into the ERC

Chacal, have I told you lately how much I appreciate you?

Anyway, the whole of Chacal's adventure is available here if someone missed it: http://forum.guildofwriters.com/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=1536&start=0