Stone Horses Wooden Deer Moving Water

Location: Kildare Setting: Outdoor garden park with ponds, landscaping and sculptures Verdict: Look beyond the ponds: the animal sculptures are the distinctive part.

If you go to Kildare, look past the fountains and keep an eye out for the deer hiding in the trees.

Water sets the pace

The bench is positioned for watching rather than passing through, facing a pond and fountain [1]. A tiered stone feature gives another pond a formal centre [2], while the smaller waterfall under bare branches feels like a quieter interruption [3]. The domed stone buildings pull architecture and landscaping into the same composed view [4].

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a wooden bench on a deck beside a pond with a fountain in a park setting

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a tiered stone water feature in a garden park with a pond

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a small waterfall flowing into a pond surrounded by bare trees

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domed stone buildings with outdoor landscaping

I like Kildrare from several different perspective, Village yes, Nature yes, Habitat yes, All of it NO, there are some other things that I have still not found that pulls me in Kildare

Then the animals take over

The stone horse beside its information sign still belongs to the garden’s orderly side [5]. The wooden deer among the trees [6] and more wooden animals on the lawn near the country house [7] change the mood into one of spotting shapes. Even the ornamental tree has been carefully sculpted [8]. By the decorated horse, ornament has fully escaped the stonework [9].

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a stone horse statue and an informational sign in a park setting

[6]

a deer sculpture made of wood in a forest setting

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wooden animal sculptures on a lawn near a country house

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a pruned ornamental tree in a garden setting

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a decorated horse statue in a garden setting

The water made the garden feel composed; the wooden deer and decorated horse kept it from feeling solemn.

I will come back.