I went to the woods because ... Thoreau

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862.
To suggest we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the gardens would be a complete understatement. A more accurate description would be "we felt joyously tearful" as we stepped from our vehicle and we maintained that beautiful emotion for our entire visit.
We took over 800 photos, plus a slew of videos. We talked with the owners, sniffed the flowers, visited the birds, admired the lakes and chatted to the swans.
Nature has a unique way of energising the body, spirit and soul; of bringing us back to "ourselves and to the needs of others". Maple Glen provided us with that energy and we are grateful to Muriel, Bob and Rob Davison for creating (and maintaining) this experience, and for allowing others to freely share in their passion.
Thoreau provided the perfect opening paragraph for this write up and has also delivered the perfect closing sentence.
"We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep."
Henry David Thoreau

Information on Maple Glen:
Maple Glen is a 25 acre private garden, nursery, aviary, woodland and wetland set in the rolling green countryside near Wyndham in Eastern Southland. Home to beautiful and expansive gardens home to a large population of native and exotic birds, Maple Glen is open to visitors all year round. Originally it was bought as a dairy farm but over the past 40 years has slowly developed into magnificent gardens.

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