Time for us to head back to Tucson to the beautiful gardens of Tohono Chul (“desert garden” in the language of the Tohono O’odham people). There are a number of smaller, more intimate areas in the large garden, including this Meditation Garden. For now we’ll meditate on the door leading to it.
To paraphrase the old adage: “A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man”, a gate’s as good as a door to a Thursday Door-ite. Hmmm, that sounds a lot like Dudley Do-right of the old cartoon series and the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” show. But I digress. At any rate, here’s the gate. Oh, I’m a poet and I didn’t know it…until just now.
Here’s a final door, Spanish-looking, sturdy, and elegant with some ironmongery for who like that sort of thing (which is probably all of us.)
This, that and the other thing 
Really unusual examples
The gate is especially unusual but they’re all rather nice. 🙂
Indeed
Beautiful clicks
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed them.
janet
Very interesting door and gates. Your poetry is outstanding. Rocky and Bullwinkle and Dudley Do- right. Now that takes me back to the past. Ha
It took me back to the past too, Peggy. 🙂 Glad you were impressed by my poetry. Cough, cough. 🙂
You are a mess – just like me. Humor is so much fun. ha ha
😁
A gate is as good as a door! Absolutely. These are great gates and wonderful doors, and that center gate was quite the challenge for the watermark hunters among us. I know, that might just be me 😉
I love the craftsmanship on display in that bottom door.
I hope yo have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks, Dan. I’ve been thinking I made my copyright info to obvious of late as you haven’t mentioned trying to find it. 🙂 I just linked to your post and hope I did the hashtag addition correctly. We’ll see.
I hope you have a wonderful Friday and weekend as well.
I think you got it right!
These are so romantic doors! I love the look of ivy and plants grown around the frame. It makes them seem so much more inviting, full of life, and time-honored.
Vegetation can make such a difference, albeit in either a good or bad way. 🙂
The is a wonderful trilogy of doors, Janet. So much so, this is perfect for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npfi0UZL2ow
Ha,ha! And then he tied her to the railroad tracks!!
Glad you enjoyed my surprise
Ooh, I love the vine arbor gate, and the final door with great carvings, design, and hardware.
The gate would be so much less interesting without the vines winding around it. And that last door is so elegant but in a relaxed way.
Loved your poetic takes on these doors. Gates are definitely ‘doors’ in my book, too!
In my book as well. Glad you enjoyed these, Madison. I’m happy you liked the poetry, but I doubt I’ll be giving the current poet laureate any competition soon. 🙂
I love all the pics here in this post but something with that first one OMG gorgeous! Looks like it’s from a magazine for home decor!
Having people like different doors is what keeps Thursday Doors interesting, Jennifer. 🙂
Thinking how it would look in the summer, I go for the arched door” But I do like the 3rd one very much too:):)
Yes, when the arched branches are in bloom, it must be even more beautiful.
Beautiful photos!
Thanks, Teresa. 🙂
That second one looks like it’s wearing glasses…and quite a head of hair! (K)
Ha! It really does.
janet
Hi. The first door has a Z on it. Maybe Zorro used to own the property!
Maybe. And maybe not. 😉
janet
A beautiful post, Janet. I love the foliage all around. I think my favorite is the last one. Very sturdy and unusual looking.
It is a beauty, isn’t it?
For a brief while this morning I escaped through your magical doors and gates. One dreams of the world beyond the unknown: looking for peace and calm.
I’m happy my photos were the gateway/doorways to some peace, Virginia. It’s really lacking in the world right now, isn’t it?
Hmmm. A place to put on my list.
Yes and if you have a Botanical Garden membership, it’s free, part of the reciprocal program. We loved Tohono Chul. My husband liked it better than the Botanical Garden.
Hmmm, you just answered my next question. I love my membership.
Beautiful collection, Janet! 🌞
Thanks, Lisa. If you get down to Tuscon, you should definitely stop at Tohono Chul and then go to Tumerico for delicious vegan Mexican.
Sounds perfect! 🌞
Cool doors, and a gate!
Will all that growth over the gate grow green, eventually?
I’m sure it will and it will look even better. 😁