May 03, 2005
Springtime in Salt Lake
Last week, I went to see M. Ward at Kilby. I had a couple hours to spare, so I drove down to Salt Lake a couple hours early, so I could spend some time in my fair capital. First, I went to Memory Grove, a little area hidden away beneath the hill the capitol is on. People like to go there with their dogs and cameras. It's that kind of place. I fit in with the camera, but my outfit seemed a little too... formal, maybe. I was wearing a skirt, but it had cargo pockets, and mary janes, but they had rubbery soles. Anyway, it was like a little Greek garden hidden away, with mini-temples and a little creek running through. Behold:
I really liked this round temple dedicated to soldiers.
There was another one that supposedly had a room set aside for meditation, but it was locked. Apparently, you can meditate just as well outside. There's also a walking trail that I started walking on. I came to this rock bench.
It curved into the landscape. And then closeby there was a rockwall that curved against the falls of the creek, which I suspect are probably manmade. Well, they're still pretty.
Next, I went to temple square, with its abundance of flowers in all varieties. The next pictures are dedicated to the colors of spring (ha-ha-cheese). (oh yeah, the first picture in this post is part of this section, too.)
This next two photos are transitional into the next section about architecture.
Now there are just a few photos of some architectural details around SLC (not punk).
So, that's Salt Lake. It was nice to be back in my home town. When I was in junior high, my friends and I called Salt Lake "Europe" because it was the closest we could get. We'd go down and take pictures of ourselves there, sometimes with umbrellas. Now that I've actually been to Europe, I realize that it's a very American town, but still beautiful. It was fun to see tourists there and wonder what they thought about all the flowers.
Posted by kea at May 3, 2005 09:37 AM