Railroad Bridge Among The Trees
by Linda Cox
Title
Railroad Bridge Among The Trees
Artist
Linda Cox
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
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This is an original photograph that has been gently, digitally enhanced to give you a distinctive work of art for your home or office walls. This is an image taken at Clark Gardens Botanical Park which is located between the towns of Mineral Wells and Weatherford, Texas, on the line of Palo Pinto County and Parker County. This is just one of three G-scale model trains that meander along 700 feet of track in Clark Gardens. In the garden train area, the three trains wind among miniature, local villages, small streams and over 7 foot high trestles with lots of natural plants in between. The large "Clark Station" depot houses many beautiful, scaled-down models of local landmarks that the trains pass on their journey. The landmark buildings are made of plant materials such as poppy seeds, acorns, grapevine tendrils, cinnamon sticks and pinecone scales. The gardens grew from the purchase of an unattractive, neglected piece of land. Billie and Max Clark bought the land and decided to make themselves a beautiful yard. Over a period of years, that yard became a breathtaking, 35 acre botanical garden full of flowers, trees, water features, birds, butterflies and a delightful spectacle of three different G model trains complete with a grand train depot. One of the garden's highlights is the early spring display of over 4,000 Iris varieties in bloom...mostly the tall, bearded Iris in every color imaginable. Each season at the gardens is full of the beauty of nature. The roses, irises and poppies are probably the most outstanding features of the garden. During their bloom time they are absolutely spectacular. This garden was a labor of love for Max and Billie Clark and one of their friends stated that whatever Billie wanted, Max saw that she got it. When they discovered that they had created something more than a backyard, they created the Max and Billie Clark foundation in 1999 and donated 143 acres including the garden to it. Billie Clark died in 2011 and Max, in his late 80's still devotes many hours each day to working in the garden. A beautiful place of refuge.
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June 20th, 2014
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