When I was visiting Carol and Aurora in North Carolina, they took me to a flowering bridge. I’d expected it to be like the one I visited in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
I was wrong.
The bridge in Massachusetts is a footbridge. The one we visited in Lake Lure was a two-lane bridge that had been driven over for many years. When a new, nearby route was established, the community created this beautiful walking bridge on the old road.
The bridge is divided into separate planting areas, each one distinctive and independent of the others. Blocks painted as books are throughout the garden, each title reflecting the type garden it sits in.
Here are random photos.
And the most moving part of the garden was that dedicated to the wonderful doggies we’ve lost. The section was called the the Dog Garden, and to get there, we walked across the Rainbow Bridge. Grab your tissues.
I definitely spilled a number of tears while walking through this section.
After we’d visited the whole garden, I sat awhile and reviewed my photos.
More to come one of these days when I get to it. I’m too busy having fun!
Emilie Vardaman 