Cliff Walk - Views From

Only a few steps and we begin our ascent.

Already we are looking down to our bench.

In the left upper corner, look for a mound of bare earth. That is the rootball of a very large tree that fell over during one of the storms. When the earth is soft, sometimes trees do that. Its roots must have broken on one side, but the large mass turned up and over. The tree was so tall it fell across the back yards of two houses behind us over the fence. It took a long time to get it all cleaned up with all households working on it.

The shape, size, and layout of the Woodland Garden is apparent here. Good time of the year to take these photographs.

Looking out and forward.

Looking outward and across: next three photographs
These young trees were broken in the icestorm, but trunks were left standing for us to hold onto while we work on the steep slope and to grab when we fall.





Looking back.
Here where this broken crabapple tree is, there is a sharp zig in our path; it becomes much easier walking and less a climb. At that point, its name changes from Cliff Walk to The North Path.


Bottom edge of Rockery is barely visible.

Farther along - the curved path to the bench on The Terrace is barely seen through May flowers.


We have reached the end of the Back Border. The little arbor is still there under the green branches. Most of these flowers are oriental poppies.

The North Path
Homeward bound toward the Shade Garden.


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