Elements that come into the water

One of the main elements of Japanese gardens is the use of water, and a lot of times the movement of the water or wherever it is positioned is made by man. It is interesting to see the relationship between water and other elements of Japanese gardens. A lot of times the water element in Japanese gardens is an element that can only be seen and the change of views as you move around the water is what makes the interaction with the other elements making you see different landscapes. However there are many times in which this interaction is more direct and it gives a notion as if the water was pulling elements to interact with it. For example in the first image it can be seen that there is an arrangement of big round rocks that emerged from one side of the land making a pathway to the other side. One does not have to go through this pathway since they can just go around to keep the same trajectory, but the position of these rocks motivates the person to go through them and have a more direct interaction with the water as they play going from rock to rock without falling into the water. In the second and third image it can be seen how supports are place into the water and trees are bent to be hold by these supports to give the notion that the trees are coming into the water; this is another example that shows the direct interaction between water and other elements of the garden.