Showing posts with label NY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NY. Show all posts
01 October 2014
29 September 2014
Conference House, Staten Island
On September 11, 1776, representatives from both sides of the revolutionary war met at a house on the Southern tip of Staten Island. There was some hope to end the war, but no agreement was reached.
The meeting place became known as Conference House, and is now a NYC park.
We went with our SI friend - stopped for deli sandwiches on the way, walked around the grounds a bit, picnicked, and relaxed!
Here's the Conference House
You can see the New Jersey shore from the bottom of the lawn
This is the Biddle house
With interesting benches
Further out on the bluff is the Rutan-Beckett house
The backyard view
And the backyard view :-)
(This entire flower is no bigger than the tip of my pinkie)
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Where is it?
The meeting place became known as Conference House, and is now a NYC park.
We went with our SI friend - stopped for deli sandwiches on the way, walked around the grounds a bit, picnicked, and relaxed!
Here's the Conference House
You can see the New Jersey shore from the bottom of the lawn
This is the Biddle house
With interesting benches
Further out on the bluff is the Rutan-Beckett house
The backyard view
And the backyard view :-)
(This entire flower is no bigger than the tip of my pinkie)
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Where is it?
28 September 2014
Chinese Scholar's Garden, Staten Island
The highlight of our trip to the Snug Harbor park was the Chinese Scholar's Garden. It was very beautiful, and extremely relaxing.
The framed views were exciting!
Architectural details were interesting
The floor patterns were all different!
(This is the 2 cranes mural)
Of course, there were koi!
And more plants :-)
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Landscape architect: Zou Gongwu
From the placard:
In 1998, skilled artisans from Suzhou, China, arrived at Snug Harbor to create the first Chinese Scholar's Garden in North America. Every floor tile, door hinge, and wooden beam was handcrafted by the Chinese artisans. The enclosed one-acre Garden is an exquisite example of the private classical gardens developed in the city of Suzhou during the Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644. As early as the Third Century BC, Chinese scholars would retreat to these gardens and seek refuge from their stressful and demanding jobs in government service. Even though Scholar's Gardens are designed to be harmonious and elegant, there are surprises hidden around every corner. Be sure to look through the moon gate and imagine distant vistas, or peer through floral windows to see varying perspectives of nature.
The framed views were exciting!
Architectural details were interesting
The floor patterns were all different!
(This is the 2 cranes mural)
Of course, there were koi!
And more plants :-)
~~~~~
Landscape architect: Zou Gongwu
From the placard:
In 1998, skilled artisans from Suzhou, China, arrived at Snug Harbor to create the first Chinese Scholar's Garden in North America. Every floor tile, door hinge, and wooden beam was handcrafted by the Chinese artisans. The enclosed one-acre Garden is an exquisite example of the private classical gardens developed in the city of Suzhou during the Ming Dynasty between 1368 and 1644. As early as the Third Century BC, Chinese scholars would retreat to these gardens and seek refuge from their stressful and demanding jobs in government service. Even though Scholar's Gardens are designed to be harmonious and elegant, there are surprises hidden around every corner. Be sure to look through the moon gate and imagine distant vistas, or peer through floral windows to see varying perspectives of nature.
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