A bridge for contemplation

This traditional domed bridge in a small, neglected Japanese garden, is meant to be seen, but also to see from. It leads to no place in particular except where your mind takes you.

Excellent banner Elizabeth!

Striking color contrast with the foliage around it, I bet the area was beautiful in its day. Wonderful banner!

The bridge almost fits the definition of "arctangent" or am I incorrect?
The more I look at it, the banner draws more and more possibilities for deep meaning and significance of thought. I love creative art in gardening. Excellent composition.

Makes a great banner!

What a fantastic beautiful banner! Stunning!

Here is the source photo. The Japanese garden is laid out around a pond formed by a dam across small stream. The bridge crosses this stream at the dam, as part of a trail that circles the pond and leads to another small garden that has its own special water feature, namely a fountain that is set into a wall that is decorated with ceramic tiles. It's all part of the Cranbrook campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

The sound of the water flowing over the dam just adds to the enchantment one feels standing on the bridge and looking back to the serenity of the garden.