The Huntington

These intricately carved wooden panels were on display in an open-air pavilion next to the Chinese Garden pond.

Is that a fish or a dragon about to devour the top of a tiled roof in The Huntington’s Chinese Garden?

Stone mosaic walkways, intricate limestone rocks, and classic Chinese architecture produced peaceful scenes like this.

Wandering into The Huntington’s Chinese Garden, we enjoyed the reflections of stones, trees and sky in the pond.

Dolphins and other imaginative sea creatures decorate this Renaissance-era fountain at the end of a long tree-shaded lawn lined with classical-style statues.

This elaborate fountain appeared through a break in the Camelia bushes and trees as we walked through The Huntington Gardens, inviting us to get a closer view.

’Homage to Nature’ by Japanese-born artist Mineo Mizuno fills a premiere location near the entrance to The Huntington’s gardens. A sign identifies the work as a meditation on the fragility of California’s ecosystems; the charred logs of California Oak “speak to fire’s destructive potential, while the mottled glazes on the ceramic teardrops [showcase] its transformative…

This ‘Tinsie Grande’ camelia was one of the first blooms we encountered in our visit to The Huntington Gardens and Museums near Pasadena, CA. So nice to see bright colors outside at the end of January!