Saturday 13 October 2012

Road Trip! Canberra

Last week I showed you some gorgeous flowers from Floriade 2012 in Canberra. This week is some more Canberra photos from the same day. It was glorious spring weather, which seems but a hazy memory now- it's snowing here in my bit of Australia today!

It wasn't just the Floriade flower beds that were full of blooms. 







Floriade isn't just about flowers though.

There's also a gnome decorating competition.

It was a beautiful spring day. 


The Captain Cook Memorial Fountain isn't always on, but I think it should be. 





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21 comments:

  1. Cipriano13 October 2012 at 18:26

    So delicate, those first shots are -- like popcorn on trees.

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  2. bermudaonion13 October 2012 at 21:17

    Just gorgeous! The gnome decorating contest looks like fun!

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  3. Laurel-Rain Snow13 October 2012 at 22:55

    It is lovely to remember spring when winter is approaching. Great shots!

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  4. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea14 October 2012 at 00:25

    The first one is my favorite against that blue blue sky, but actually they are all pretty awesome.

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  5. Susan Lindquist14 October 2012 at 00:31

    Just beautiful! So strange to linger over your Springtime loveliness when our fall and winter weather is all around us!

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  6. Eugenia O'Neal14 October 2012 at 00:41

    Beautiful flowers! Love the gnomes, too! I think I could really get into a gnome decorating contest.

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  7. Carol 14 October 2012 at 00:49

    Beautiful spring photos.
    We are just losing the leaves off the trees and our blossom trees have berries.

    Keep warm in the snowy weather

    carol

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  8. Anonymous14 October 2012 at 01:23

    How wonderful to be having spring now. These are sumptuous photos. They are so so clear and sharp. We're into fall, and soon the snow. But there's beauty to behold too.

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  9. Sharon Galligar Chance14 October 2012 at 02:40

    Love those gnomes!!! I must get one to paint up for my garden! Love the pics!

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  10. Sim Carter14 October 2012 at 03:48

    The flowers are really, really pretty but the gnome deco contest really speaks to me. What a fun idea!

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  11. Joy14 October 2012 at 03:54

    Great photos -- I love flowering trees. What fun those gnomes are!

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  12. Alyce14 October 2012 at 08:28

    Gorgeous flower photos and blue skies! It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that it snows in Australia - so not the weather I would expect there.

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  13. Brona14 October 2012 at 09:22

    Spring bulbs and blossoms can make any city look beautiful :-)

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  14. Paulita 14 October 2012 at 10:20

    I can't believe you had snow again after the blossoms in the photo, but I figured your October must be equivalent to our April. We never know what April will bring. Glorious sky and flowers. Here's Mine

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  15. Barbara14 October 2012 at 12:46

    So happy it is spring somewhere! Gorgeous photos!

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  16. Booksnyc14 October 2012 at 13:11

    gorgeous! Australia is on my list of places to visit and these pics are making me want to go now!

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  17. Swan Pond14 October 2012 at 16:13

    I wished I'd taken that picture of the swans with the fountain in the background!

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  18. Louise14 October 2012 at 23:12

    I'm so glad to be having spring now (even if it is cold) rather than autumn.

    Yes Brona, even Canberra can look pretty with flowers!

    And Swan Pond I was pretty chuffed with that photo. I like the strong shapes, boldness and simplicity. My favourite of the day I think.

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  19. Ginx Craft15 October 2012 at 01:28

    What lovely photos. I love the tiny rainbow in the fountain photo.

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  20. Christine Harding15 October 2012 at 02:30

    I can't believe it is spring where you are. Today, for the first time this autumn, I scraped ice off the car windscreen, and felt as if winter was already here. No Snapshot from me this week, but I'm enjoying looking at everyone else's.

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  21. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)15 October 2012 at 08:53

    I'm jealous of all the spring flowers! My garden is barely hanging on with temps near freezing. Love the garden gnomes too.

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