'The Path of the Labyrinth' -- Barton Park Arlington (VA) March 2020 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
'The Path of the Labyrinth' -- Barton Park Arlington (VA) March 2020 / Ron Cogswell
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | 'Even on on a cold and windy November morning, there’s something peaceful about the path that meanders past the community garden at Arlington County’s Barton Park (2401 10th St N, Arlington, VA) . The smell of pine needles is strong in the air. Blowing leaves are scattered across the smooth river stones that nestle beneath the boulders that border the walk.Stroll down an incline so slight it’s only evident when the destination is revealed, and there, resting beneath the mature oaks, cypresses and pines, is a stone labyrinth that will seem very familiar to Arlingtonians who remember the healing garden at the old Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia.The labyrinth, opened this month to the public, is the same one that once occupied the clinic’s property at Lee Highway and George Mason Drive, its stones pried from the earth when the clinic closed in 2009, the pieces of its seven-circuit path of contemplation painstakingly numbered and stored in a county warehouse until three acres of land became available at 10th Street North and North Barton Street.“Our past and history is important to the future,” said Jay Fisette, an Arlington County Board member who was the clinic’s director from 1990 to 1998 and helped come up with the idea for the original labyrinth. “The whole healing garden could not be saved, but an important part of it was.”The story of its relocation began several years ago, when the county received the use of the land from a developer and began talking to neighbors about what their plans for the space. Rocky Run Park, of which Barton is a part, was rebuilt for active recreational activities with playgrounds and ball courts. Neighbors sought a quieter, more contemplative space on the south end, near 10th Street North — someone even mentioned the possibility of a labyrinth...'Source: The Washington Post November 13, 20133694B347-BF3C-465D-A84C-E5A93E1EF379 |
| 撮影日 | 2020-03-22 15:28:49 |
| 撮影者 | Ron Cogswell , Arlington, Virginia, USA |
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| 撮影地 | Lyon Park, Virginia, United States 地図 |