Sunday
Selections was originally brought to us by Kim of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could
post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. I am continuing to focus on winter this week.
Each year, our National Arboretum, has an exhibit called 'Warm Trees'. Selected trees are given winter woollies to combat the cold - and entice more visitors to the arboretum. The woollies are knitted by volunteers. When the exhibit is over the woollies will be repurposed, and washed (repaired if necessary) before being given to cold humans and/or animals. Which is lovely.
We headed off on a chilly day last week and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The arboretum is still a baby and I will be long gone by the time it reaches its peak, but it is a lovely idea and I am always happy to visit. More forests are planted each year, which I love. I enjoy the colourful quirkiness of the warm trees exhibit too.
I chuckled in rueful sympathy when I noticed that some of the trees stretch the seams of their woollies.
The views are lovely too.
There was a special feature piece in tribute to our near neighbours in New Zealand.
Close up? It is a colourful mess.
So we went some distance to get a different perspective. And yes, with a generous helping of imagination it is possible to see that colourful mess as a kiwi.
The trees weren't the only things given woollies. The walls leading to the Visitors' Centre were also decorated. I think the fern was a nod to New Zealanders too.
We stopped in at the Bonsai Centre (aka Tree Torture Centre) and saw some teensy weensy scarves there too.
As usual I took lots and lots of photos. There will probably be another Arboretum post in the coming weeks. That is, if my computer which is behaving very, very badly lets me. If I am absent in the next little while it is almost certainly hardware issues at fault.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. I am continuing to focus on winter this week.
Each year, our National Arboretum, has an exhibit called 'Warm Trees'. Selected trees are given winter woollies to combat the cold - and entice more visitors to the arboretum. The woollies are knitted by volunteers. When the exhibit is over the woollies will be repurposed, and washed (repaired if necessary) before being given to cold humans and/or animals. Which is lovely.
We headed off on a chilly day last week and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The arboretum is still a baby and I will be long gone by the time it reaches its peak, but it is a lovely idea and I am always happy to visit. More forests are planted each year, which I love. I enjoy the colourful quirkiness of the warm trees exhibit too.
I chuckled in rueful sympathy when I noticed that some of the trees stretch the seams of their woollies.
The views are lovely too.
There was a special feature piece in tribute to our near neighbours in New Zealand.
Close up? It is a colourful mess.
So we went some distance to get a different perspective. And yes, with a generous helping of imagination it is possible to see that colourful mess as a kiwi.
The trees weren't the only things given woollies. The walls leading to the Visitors' Centre were also decorated. I think the fern was a nod to New Zealanders too.
We stopped in at the Bonsai Centre (aka Tree Torture Centre) and saw some teensy weensy scarves there too.
As usual I took lots and lots of photos. There will probably be another Arboretum post in the coming weeks. That is, if my computer which is behaving very, very badly lets me. If I am absent in the next little while it is almost certainly hardware issues at fault.
