Nymph & satyr
August 13, 2008
So many garden bloggers have been posting pictures of their naked ladies that I thought I should follow suit.
These statues grace Woodward Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The city’s terrible ice storm last winter left lasting damage to the park’s stately trees, and many of the trails and beds seemed sadly neglected since we last visited. But these two statues still look lovely as ever. The nymph is dipping her feet into a small pond, and the little satyr frolicks in the water.
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Dear Pam, Statues you have posted are very beautiful. Sometimes I see statues that do not add charm to garden, but these ones are really lovely.
Thank you for posting,
Ewa
I agree, Ewa. Often garden statuary can seem overdone or ill-placed. I thought these two examples enhanced the garden they were in—a rare thing.
What is it with statues of nekkid people in the garden? Can’t they afford to buy ones with clothes? 😉 Nymph pretty, very pretty!
It does make one wonder, doesn’t it? These two are doing a little skinny dipping. —Pam
She is so beautiful. I think the park is having the same problems the OKC park is having. The city has reduced staff @ Will Rogers until there’s almost no one taking care of it. The garden clubs tend their own spaces, but we can only do so much. There is also a trend to make the parks just mowable. It’s as though Oklahoma is always 10 years behind everyone else. (I’m thinking of the edible lawn movement for the White House lawn.) Here, they want to turn all of the parks into soccer, softball, baseball facilities because that’s what bring people to the park system. Sad isn’t it?~~Dee
That is sad, Dee—turning gardens into fields. I don’t see that happening at Woodward, but it has definitely been neglected since last we saw it. —Pam
Pam, did you get a chance to visit the Linnaeus Garden while you were at Woodward? I love it there and pop in a couple of times a month and always see something new.
Hi, Becky. You point out a shining, new part of Woodward Park that I’ve still not managed to visit, to my frustration. One time when we stopped by, it was closed. This year we just ran out of time before we got over to it. Next year! —Pam
How sweet(-: I love statues in the garden.
I’m glad you enjoyed these two, Cindee. —Pam
The 1st statue is refined elegance itself – very striking.
Yes, she’s my favorite too, and lovely from every angle. Maybe her green coloring helps her fit into the garden setting? —Pam
love the statues…it is cloudy here …hoping for rain! Keep Digging!
I’m hoping for rain too, ELK. Let’s do our rain dances! —Pam
Hi Pam, Woodward Park is where I grew up, just a couple of blocks from my house, by Swan Lake. I know the gardens have declined, but the park itself with the paths and the faux bois bridge were my favorite haunts as a child. Lots of room for imagination there.
Oh, lucky you, Frances. The neighborhood around Woodward Park is just beautiful, and how nice to live where one could walk to the park and explore as a child. My children love to follow the trails there too. —Pam
You certainly managed to take in a lot of gardens on your trip. If you are like me you are winning over the family to garden tours. I once saw a dedication in a book which said roughly- I couldn’t make a fisherman out of my wife but she managed to make a gardener out of me. I’m afraid I have never taken to fly fishing but David now has an interest in gardens.
I’m trying, Jenny. They are usually game for at least one garden visit when we travel, but I can’t push it too much and ask for two—yet. —Pam
These naked ladies are beautiful. They are more unique than the naked ladies gracing my garden.
Certainly more permanent, anyway. 😉 Enjoy your lilies, Lisa. —Pam