Bosquets
Rooms cut into the trees. You do not see them from the axis until you turn.
Bosquet de Cyprès
Cypress · Cedar · Moss
A shaded walk. Cool stone. Needle and resin.
Parterre d’Eau
Iris · Wet stone · Galbanum
A still basin. Light on gravel. The first cold of morning.
Allée des Tilleuls
Linden · Beeswax · Hay
A long walk under honeyed shade, late in the afternoon.
Orangerie
Bitter orange · Petitgrain · Terracotta
Sun on a boxed tree. Peel, leaf, and the heat of the wall.
Bassin de Latone
Narcissus · Cold metal · Water
The horn sounds. Bronze wakes. The axis takes the spray.