Sorry about the delay - I had a slight computer Malfunction and have spent the last 3 days uninstalling, scanning for viruses etc etc. Anywho it seems to be somewhat functional again except for a lovely error message that ceases to vanish - too bad.
So returning to Sunday - After breakfast I decided to catch up on some emails and such instead of running because I was feeling a tad sore from my city excursions. After lunch I headed back into the city to visit the gardens. At first it rained and I was disappointed that I had wasted my time walking all the way down there but then the weather decided to clear up and become a wonderfully warm and beautiful (some of you may have heard the Melbourne - 4 seasons in a day- saying - it is very very true). I spent the afternoon strolling along exploring the gardens and visitor center (witness 8 billion pictures below). I was getting a little annoyed at the level of other tourists about since they kept scaring away my birds I was photographing but I'm not sure what I was expecting on beautiful Sunday. I eventually walked myself home along the Yarra - I was disappointed to see such great amounts of litter - but I guess it's been like that in every city I've ever visited when a river runs through it. I decided to treat myself to a tram ride home and even had time for a powernap before dinner. After dinner I watched the try outs for "theatre games" (kind of like a Who's line is it anyway? competition) which will be held as a competition between the colleges eventually.
Days 21, 22, and 23
These days were somewhat similar so no need to bore you with details. I spent a good deal of time still trying to work out class schedules and attending lectures. I filled my free time with attempted computer repairs, laundry, and running in the park. I got offered the position at Cafe 99 - but not with many hours so I may try to pick up a shift or two at Safeway to fund spontaneous adventures and gifts for people. I finally worked out most of my calendar and I am attempting to squeeze in quite a bit of adventures - I am definitely coming home broke - but I imagine this was expected. Anyway on to the garden pictures - they are more exciting then the life of a student...
The beginning of the gardens...
A flower....without a sign
and another one...
This is a Cockscomb Coral Tree (actually from South America) - the knobby look is achieved by pollarding a pruning method that stimulates dense flowering - in early summer - so I'll have to come back...
Asparagus densiflorus
Tree Ferns!
My boo-boo - this is in fact a Dusky Moorhen while the crazy blue thing from Healsville was actually a Purple Swamphen - UM How could no one catch that???
Some hidden scenery
Captain Cook's Pine
Queensland Kauri bark - so cool looking...
Oh so pretty! Anyone know why there are rings on the palm trees? Insects?
I spent half my garden time creeping along the ponds searching for a frog or turtle but no such luck :(
Fern gully or something -awesome tree root system....at first I thought it was once of those vines that grows down along the tree - but I think it's just the tree... I also saw a small gray hopping rodent of some kind bigger than a mouse but not rat? Not sure but I know they have little tiny opossums
Bell Miner -landed 2 feet from my head and after 25 pics this was the best one of him - youtube his sound cause he is RIDICULOUSLY loud for such a small critter
Melbourne of the Yarra....
A Black Swan... apparently an Endemic race recorded only in Australia? that's what the book says...
His mate's nest of trash... I saw a girl giving them sticks yesterday she was probably lucky not to get attacked!
A Pacific Black Duck - they have an incredible green speculum but I don't how to make them show me it!
1 comment:
The black swan is AWESOME and that asparagus looks super tasty. Beautiful gardens!
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