Japanese Garden Portland Tree. Pagodas and patches of raked sand give way to foot bridges that cross sinuous streams, which, in turn, wind around japanese maples, bamboo, plum trees and iris beds before transforming into waterfalls that spill into ponds. Free online jigsaw puzzle game

I first learned about the portland japanese garden’s famous japanese maple tree from seeing a large fine art print of “tree of life” for sale in one of peter lik’s galleries. But its beauty, acessibility and light makes it one of the most photographed trees in the world. 2012 | photography by richard wong

Photographers love to see fallen leaves under the trees but the clean up crew are keen to clean those up so i had to grab a few handfuls of fallen leaves and put them back under the trees i was shooting.

The portland japanese garden (japanesegarden.com) is tucked in the hills of washington park, west of portland. On a recent trip to portland, my wife and i stopped in washington park with the intention of seeing the japanese garden and nearby international rose test garden. Japanese gardens (日本庭園, nihon teien) are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Free online jigsaw puzzle game