Ghostly Quiet
by Joan Carroll
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Title
Ghostly Quiet
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
It was ghostly still before sunrise at the "quiet pool" at the Fort Worth Water Gardens. We discovered that the fountains are not turned on until about 6:30 am. Once the fountains are turned on, there is a wall of water running down behind the trees shown in the photo, and indeed down all four walls of the sunken pool, which creates a cooling breeze that ripples the water. But before that the water was completely still. The Fort Worth Water Gardens are probably the most underrated attraction in Fort Worth. Maybe they just aren't 'active' enough and entertaining enough. There are no water slides, there are no cartoon characters, there are no snack stand or souvenir stands. They are only a beautiful place to sit and enjoy (although unfortunately abuse it by swimming in the pools). The Fort Worth Water Gardens were built in 1974 and are located on the south end of downtown Fort Worth between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Fort Worth Convention Center. The 4.3 acre (1.7 hectare) Water Gardens were designed by noted New Yorkarchitects Philip Johnson and John Burgee and were dedicated to the City of Fort Worth by the Amon G. Carter Foundation. The urban park is frequently billed as a "cooling oasis in the concrete jungle" of downtown. Its focal points are three pools of water and a terraced knoll, which helps to shield the park from adjacent Interstate 30. The quiet meditation pool is encircled with trees and features a flat, still plane of water that cascades almost 90 degrees down to a sunken walkway. The aerating pool features multiple spray fountains. The main attraction of the Water Gardens is the active pool which has water cascading 38 feet (11 m) down terraces and steps into a small pool at the bottom. The park also contains over 500 species of plants and trees.
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September 9th, 2013
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Luther Fine Art
Joan, thanks so much for suggesting the ABC GROUP's newest theme.. Q IS FOR QUIET! I appreciate your imput as well as your involvement in the group! This beautiful "quiet" art will be proudly featured on the home page of ABC GROUP as my way of saying thanks!