I usually run with a theme. This week I am taking you back to our Arboretum. Specifically to see the Warm Trees exhibit. This exhibition is run in winter each year to encourage more people to visit the arboretum. It works.
Selected trees are wrapped in winter woollies, knitted/crocheted by volunteers. At the end of this month, they will be removed, washed, unravelled and knitted into rugs and scarfs for the needy in my city.
My city is known as a chilly place. And this year the Chilean embassy sponsored the Warm Trees exhibit. Which tickled my childish mind..
Less talk. More photos. Lots more photos.
There are lovely views too.
When we got to the Visitor's Centre there were more wrapped trees and art work on display.
The Monkey Puzzle is Chile's national tree, and the Chilean bellflower the national flower. The Condor is their National bird, and the Magellanic Woodpecker widely spread and much loved.
There are Chilean forests in our Arboretum and I can see we are going to have to track them down in Spring and Summer. Goodness how we suffer. Not.
This post is more than long enough so I will stop here. If you are interested I will continue it next week.
I do love our arboretum and hope that even the grey days in your week are filled with as much colour and whimsy as we found on our outing.
What a huge undertaking and one that I'd love to see in person. Thanks for the tour.
ReplyDeleteMarty: The arboretum is huge and I have only showed you a fraction of its glories.
DeleteEven the name 'arboretum' sounds nice. Thanks for the lesson about Chilean symbols, flora and fauna.
ReplyDeleteDUTA: You are right - arboretum IS a nice word - and an amazing place which will only get better as the years go by.
DeleteHow is the chain link tree held up?
ReplyDeleteMike: I don't know. Welded is my guess. It is great isn't it?
DeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteThe vultures are well done.
ReplyDeleteSome of those tree scarfs are big enough they might just need a washing and be good to go.
Alex J. Cavanaugh: There were more condors in other parts of the arboretum - also well done. They have an incredible wing span too. You are right about some of those scarves but rugs will require more work.
Deletel loved so much seeing the wrapped trees and that beautiful sculpture. Your pictures made my day, dear friend. It's been a tough time around here and I'm fighting to stay positive!
ReplyDeleteDJan: Hugs. I turn to beauty and whimsy when the world gets me down. It v rarely fails.
DeleteSuch a wonderful exhibit again this year. I always look forward to these photos.. Such an original idea! It brings a smile to see the warm trees and know the result!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: It makes us smile too - even on a grey and chilly day.
DeleteThe knits for trees looks warm. We're experience summer here but I guess it's good for the trees but they probably don't need it. That tree trunk sculpture looks intriguing.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day
lissa: The trees don't need it but a smile is always a warming thing. Speaking of which I hope your summer is not too hot. I really like that tree sculpture and as Mike reminded me I will have to investigate further on our next visit.
DeleteRiver Fairchild - Love these exhibits that you share with us! I’m always happy to see more of what you have to offer. Your city has so much to offer in terms of art and creativeness. It’s awesome to experience, even secondhand. Thank you for working so hard to share the bounty with us.
ReplyDeleteHuge hugs to you and treasure the quiet moments.
River Fairchild: I am so grateful for the art in my city - and later this week hope to explore more. It is looking like a busy week but there will be beauty in that busyness. Hugs. And hopes for quiet moments.
DeleteThis is a beautiful event. Love the decorations on the trees and all the sculptures
ReplyDeleteroentare: My city does art well frequently and it is widespread which I love.
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ReplyDeleteHow fabulous! I do enjoy seeing the trees with their colourful wraps and to know that others will benefit afterwards. There are some lovely art works on view too, so thank you for sharing your visit.
Have a good week
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: It is a lovely initiative isn't it? And I am glad that needy people also benefit.
DeleteWhat a great series of photos and a brilliant idea in you city. My first introduction to the word "arbor" when I was about 8 or 9 was on the map of Australia and the "Nullarbor Plain" which, we were told, meant no trees.
ReplyDeleteIn the book I am currently reading, the trees that are burning in wildfires are described as "screaming in pain" which has really disturbed me.
And yes, I am an unabashed tree hugger.
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Wisewebwoman: You would love our arboretum. I hadn't heard that explanation for the Nullabor Plains - but it makes sense. And yes, trees screaming pain would disturb me too.
DeleteI'm surprised you hadn't heard that about the Nullarbor Plain. Null meaning none and Arbor meaning tree, we learned it in school, grade 3 I think.
DeleteRiver: If I did learn it I quickly forgot.
DeleteI'm a bit like those trees at present....all rugged up, and it takes a crane to lift the blankets off me when I want to get out of bed!!! It's chilly up here on the hill!
ReplyDeleteI hope the coming week is kind to you, EC....take good care. My cuddles to Batty and Odie. :)
Lee: Himself's Brisbane family is suffering. Our winter while a tad grey is warmer than other years. Thanks for your wishes.
DeleteI love everything about the Warm Trees tradition! So whimsical and cheery, and all for a good cause. :-) The artwork was lovely, too. Thanks for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteDiane Henders: An excellent cause - and fun. We go every year and don't regret it.
DeletePeople are becoming much more creative with outdoor fabric art. I'd love to see the cedar forest, and I am sure the Chilean forest is interesting too.
ReplyDeleteAndrew: I think there are a few cedar forests. The one the first photos were taken in is well established. I would love to see the Chilean forest(s) when the blooms depicted in the art work are out.
DeleteWow, how wonderful!!
ReplyDeletee: Isn't it great?
DeleteThis is an incredible display of care and talent. All the work displayed on what I assume to be some kind of retaining wall is wonderful. Thank you for the visual tour. More, more, more...
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: You are right. It is the wall which leads to the entrance to the Information Centre. And I was blown away by the art - and the accuracy given the photos underneath each piece.
DeleteWhat a delightful exhibit! Of course, if there's more I would enjoy seeing it.
ReplyDeleteIt tickles me to think Chile is sponsoring Warm Trees, too.
My selections will be over here.
messymimi: A different country each year sponsors/teams with the arboretum for Warm Trees - and it is definitely a must see for us.
DeleteA wine palm and a monkey puzzle tree! I love your arboretum. I had no idea the scarves were unravelled and reknitted, I thought maybe the scarves were just crocheted together somehow into blanket sized pieces.
ReplyDeleteRiver: I knew about monkey puzzles trees but the wine palm is new to me. I suspect that the rugs are more sturdily made than the tree wraps.
DeleteI always like your yearly posts about the warm tree event and love this years Chilean theme.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: I am glad to hear that. Thank you.
DeleteAmazing and so wonderful to see these photos. Thank you EC.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: Thank you too.
DeleteSort of a warmer version of tree hugging, I guess.
ReplyDeleteJ Cosmo Newbery: I hadn't thought of it quite like that, but yes.
DeleteHi EC - interesting to note that each year a different country is represented ... that makes sense - learn about other places. Delightful to see - stunning views ... while the word 'Screamers' refer to trees broken and split ... horrible, but no doubt, right description for the poor tree: I came across that in Canada. Excellent workmanship all round - thanks for sharing with us ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: Does Screamers only refer to trees broken and split in fires or is wind damage referred to the same way. As you say horrid for the tree. There are forests of endangered trees from across the world in the arboretum so they have years ahead to focus on them and educate us - which I love.
DeleteHi Sue - I think mostly human inflicted, because the tree crashes ... and screams as it hits the deck - not properly cut through - but enough to free the wood. Also wind or storm damage ... the gashes are left on what remains of the trunk ... sad ... thanks for asking - Hilary
DeleteHilary Melton-Butcher: Thank you. Such an evocative term and a sight I hate to see.
DeleteI have visited Chile and found it a fascinating country with warm, welcoming people and nature all around. Thanks for rekindling memories, Sue.
ReplyDeleteDavid M. Gascoigne: I am not surprised you have visited Chile. And not surprised you found the people (and the nature) warm and welcoming. Appreciation of all that is on offer will do that.
DeleteHi EC,
ReplyDeleteInteresting photos as always.
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Plastic Mancunian: Thank you.
DeleteChile, chilli, chilly
ReplyDeleteWhatever the spelling, I love the art. It's just great.
kylie: It is isn't it? I really love that my city's love and promotion of art extends to the arboretum - which is a form of art in itself.
DeleteOh the memories! As a child mum would take us into the city on the bus and we'd pass a couple of Monkey Puzzle trees that mum would point out to us, or get us to look out for. Any photograph of them, or mention of them, takes me back to the top level of a double-decker bus with my lovely mum. Please continue with this next week! The tree sculpture is fabulous, I love the way it honours dead trees. which are so vital for habitat.
ReplyDeleteKim: I am so happy that this has triggered happy memories. I don't think I have ever seen a monkey puzzle tree though I know of them (through my eclectic reading). I agree with you about the tree sculpture. I think it is beautiful and as you say honours dead trees.
DeleteA wonderful event, Love the images. I hope you have a great start to the new week. I'll say keep warm while I keep cool.
ReplyDeleteRasmaSandra: Thank you. It is eight or nine degrees here (at not quite 8 in the morning) which is almost unheard of warmth for this time of year. I hope you can stay cool.
DeleteMe ha gustado mucho la exposición de este año patrocinada por Chile, por esos colores tan vivos y representativos de países de América del Sur, por lo que no me importaría que la próxima semana continuases con ello, ya que a nadie le amarga un dulce.
ReplyDeleteGracias por compartir y que tengas una bonita y feliz semana, amiga Sue.
Manuel: Thank you. I probably will continue this next week but hope not to be quite so excessive with the photos.
DeleteThank you fir this wonderful walk through the Arboretum. I loved to see the knitted and crocheted scarf around the tree trunks and even more that they will be out to good use afterwards. It was very interesting to see and read about the trees in Chile and see the wonderful artwork. It breaks my heart when I read sentences like "the last tree was cut down" - gosh, humans are so horrible with little to no respect for nature. One day we'll pay the price (I think we're already working on the down payment and the following generations will pay the ever climbing interest rates).
ReplyDeleteCarola Bartz: I found that sentence really sad too - and the extinction of trees in their native habitat hurts my heart and my head. At least some survive miles from home. You are right about the lack of respect (in too many areas) for nature. We are already paying a price which will only get higher.
DeletePlease do continue. I love the art and the trees togeher - even if the monkey puzzle makes my mental fingers hurt, we knew someone who had one groing whan I was a child, and running into it was a hazard when playing in their garden. They must be a tree hugger's nightmare ;)
ReplyDeleteLike you I smiled when reading that the Chilean embassy sponsored the warm trees - very fitting - and I love that the yarn ends up keeping someone warm.
Charlotte (MotheOwl): I believe that climbing monkey puzzle trees is a challenge - one that I am sure my brothers would have tried to meet (at a cost to their skin and their clothes).
DeleteAll these artworks in the wood are very beautiful. I love this kind of land art and wool 😍😍😍
ReplyDeleteDasha Rainy: Welcome and thank you. It is a great combination of art and fun isn't it?
DeleteSo much to absorb and appreciate. The only thing that would be even more impressive would be a real life view of each and every exhibit. Thanks for bringing it to us, EC.
ReplyDeleteBe well.
Rawknrobyn: I hope to go back to the arboretum in spring and summer and take photos of the plants. The birds sadly I will not see here.
DeleteThe pictures are great. I love seeing the artwork.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: Thank you - we did too.
DeleteVery beautiful art in that wall Dear, is it felt? I like the red flower and bird pattern...They are so detail and interesting...Have a nice day ^__^
ReplyDeleteMbul Kecil: I think the wall art was a mixture of applique and knitting. Felt may have been used, but I wasn't close enough to see. They were lovely though.
DeleteI'm enchanted by trees with wrappings to keep them warm, especially since the wrappings will become goods for people who need them.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Janie Junebug: We love them too - and equally love that those in need are not forgotten.
DeleteWhat an interesting exhibition! The photos are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDaniela: Welcome and thank you.
DeleteWhat an exciting stroll through your Sunday Selections. You teach us so much.
ReplyDeleteGranny Annie: Thank you. Isn't it wonderful how much we learn from each other's blogs - and how much beauty we see.
DeleteYes, it's amusing that the Chilean Embassy hosted the warm woolies on trees this year. I think it's all very pretty.
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: It is pretty - and fun.
DeleteMy grandfather born in Chile, I have always had a soft spot for the country and its people. Same goes for arboreta. So it's no wonder that this warm tree exhibition warmed my heart.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm delighted to see that you recently had a literary tête-à-tête with Lord Peter Whimsey.
Feel yourself hugged, dear Sue.
Sean Jeating: Thank you. I have long loved Lord Peter Whimsey - though some how this one had escaped me. I may reread some of the others soon. And the hug is welcome and reciprocated.
DeleteA lovely post, so much to see, I enjoyed every photograph.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
All the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: I am so glad to hear that.
DeleteLovely photos. Enjoyed seeing all these photos.
ReplyDeleteRomance Reader: It is a lovely exhibition.
DeleteAs always, many goodies. Loved that the Chilean embassy visited the arboretum:) Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: There are Chilean forests in our arboretum. I wonder whether the embassy staff visit them for a taste of home?
DeleteI remember this exhibit and am delighted to see the trees dress up again. How interesting to see all the Chilean information and designs. Always excellent to learn about other countries. Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: I am so glad that you enjoyed this.
DeleteI agree. Trees are our best friends.
ReplyDeletePlease, continue.
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Caterina: No arguments from me. I loved Antarctica but suffered badly from tree deprivation.
DeleteNow this is an activity I'd love to participate in. Thanks for taking us there.
ReplyDeleteLux G.: It is my pleasure.
DeleteYes, but were you eating a bowl of chilli as well...? Har-har!
ReplyDeleteThe images show a feast for the eyes. I love the wee tree scarves and the sculpture in the cedar forest. Thank you for sharing!
Bea: No chilli from me - though I am sure you could get it in the visitor's centre.
DeleteI fully agree with the statement that trees are one of our greatest resources. Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: That they are, and I love our arboretum.
DeleteYou got some great pictures, per usual. The initiative with the scarves is cool (well warm, but you know what I mean). :)
ReplyDeletemail4rosey: Definitely cool. Chilly/Chile even.
DeleteWow! It's no wonder you enjoy returning to the Arboretum. Art and Nature combined for a wonderful experience. We look forward to more.
ReplyDeleteHope your upcoming weekend is cool, comfortable and peaceful.
Wally Jones: I do love the arboretum and love that my city combines it with less natural art. Our weekend is going to be cool (but sadly not cold enough to freeze bubbles). I hope you and Gini have comfortable temperatures - and that Gini continues to heal.
DeleteI love to see the care people put into those scarves for the trees. It reminds me there are folks who care about all living things. The art is wonderful. And of course - the trees! They are wonderful too :) Hope you are having a good week, my friend.
ReplyDeletejenny_o: Some people do indeed care - and how I wish they were in positions of power. Huge hugs and much love. Has your heat eased yet? I hope so. I really hope so.,
DeleteWhat a wonderful post, Sue! I love trees, and I love that your arboretum is drawing people into its winter space. I smile when I say "winter." In Calgary where I lived, and a good number of family members still live, a "winter" outdoor event can mean 40º below zero on both scales! And how well-planned the Warm Trees exhibit is to repurpose the beautiful fabric pieces into warm things for the needy. I see so much care and love in the woollies! Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteFundy Blue: My city is cold by Australian standards but our winters are definitely wimpy on a world-wide scale. And this winter has been warmer than many. Warm Trees is a heap of fun though - and we go every year.
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