feathery tendrils
sweeping air currents
precarious insect home
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
21 January 2019
21 February 2018
19 February 2018
BeautyScope 440: Bottlebrush shout
fanfares are sounding
the bush is singing
bottlebrush season is here
17 February 2018
15 February 2018
4 January 2018
2 January 2018
29 December 2017
25 December 2017
BeautyScope 414: Flower Sillhouette
ants hanging upside down?
multi insect bungy jump?
or gum flower exploded
17 December 2017
15 November 2017
Floriade 2017
Greetings everyone!
To continue my series on views around Canberra, I have a post full of photos from our annual flower festival, Floriade.
Right next to the park where it is held, is this water jet named after Captain Cook. It has recently been refurbished and shoots higher than ever. We love it!
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| Miles led the way to the ferris wheel this year. That was his goal. You will notice in the video Aiden didn't join in. He has struggled this year with asthma, and had to wear a mask. |
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| The festival is mostly tulips with underplanting, planted out in interesting shapes. Believe it or not, this is a tulip not a rose! |
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| Miles decided that he had "renewed my fear of heights" once the ride had started. That dubious look and clutching hand are not posed for the camera! |
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| However he did admit that the views from the top were magnificent. |
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| You could see the patterns beautifully, and even see the water jet. |
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| This year being a significant anniversary year (the number of which escapes me), they planted out the lake as they used to do in the old days. It is so pretty, and one of the highlights for me. |
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| This is a Spring planting in the normal park just outside the gates. I think it is almost better! Shhh. |
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| And we escape out of the bamboo maze...phew! |
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| This was taken near another lake which happens to be in the local cemetery. One of my places I go for some quiet time. |
So here is a video of us tripping the light fantastic at Floriade 2017.
Oh, and I thought I'd share my poem about the Captain Cook Water Jet:
piercing the lake's surface
the water jet stabs skyward
taunting and tilting at the clouds
a spike of liquid
with delusions of grandeur
~
Jazzy Jack
13/02/01
Til next time,
keep on creating!
Love,
Jazzy Jack
9 September 2017
BeautyScope 376: Seedhead brushes
a collection of brushes
ready for any job
from bottles to chimneys
2 September 2017
14 June 2017
11 June 2017
10 May 2017
15 April 2017
15 January 2017
21 December 2016
20 December 2016
BeautyScope 318: Growth by committee
Oy chaps
we seem to have gone astray
all together now
grow left, now right,
no up, er down?
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