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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden6 Nov '09 7:42 pm
Hello again, all!
I was just playing around on UTube and found this explanatory video about the history of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden in Vancouver. Since so many of my pictures of it have been spoiled, I thought some of you might like to take a look at this video. It's part of two.
Here's the address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOzpIYox2mQ&feature=related
Just click on it to view. Enjoy!
Cheers!
gordonf
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Jacarandas are COLOURFUL!6 Nov '09 8:06 pm
In celebration, Gordon, two photos.
The first I took in Johannesburg last weekend; the Bougainvilleas (Bougainvillea glabra) growing into Jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia) are iconic in Jhb, in shades from brick red to dark purple, but this is, I believe, the best I've ever seen as a composition! The Pretoria pic is from an area where the average temperature is a good 5 degrees warmer; there are three different climbers into the Jacaranda; Bougainvillea (scarcely visible here), Zimbabwe creeper (Podranea ricasoliana)and Trumpet Vine (Bignonia radicans). In addition there is a Brugmansia (Brugmansia candida) on the pavement and between it and the Jacaranda in the garden there is an Australian Flame Tree ( Brachychiton Acerifolius ).
What a sight!!!
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Jacarandas7 Nov '09 6:45 pm
Wow, Jack, thanks for the pics of Jacaranda trees with all the vines in them! They're beautiful!! And what a celebration of my (possibly) finding the solution to my imaging problem!
I don't think I've ever seen a real Jacaranda tree, at least not in bloom, and I never realized how lovely they are, especially when they're hosting all the climbing plants that are equally floriferous.
Thanks for your thoughtfulness!
Cheers!
gordonf
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
More Pics from the Sun Yat--Sen Garden8 Nov '09 7:28 pm
Hi, everyone!
Well, I'm back to posting, but, unfortunately, some of my pictures seem to have been saved in black and white only, so I'll try to post only the coloured ones. Sorry if I repeat a few!
By the way, it's raining quite hard here tonight and the forecast is for a low temperature of 2 degrees C overnight, so I just brought in all of my potted Abutilons and the one Pelargonium that I want to save over winter.
I harvested the last of my parsley and cleaned out the coldframe this afternoon, then put my potted seedlings in for the winter and closed the glass for the winter. I left one corner open just a bit in case we get a series of sunny days before the sun gets lower to the horizon. Eventually it will cross the sky so low down that the coldframe won't get any sunshine to worry about for a month or two! Don't forget that Campbell River is right on the fiftieth parallel (pretty far north)!
Cheers, all, and, for you southern Hemisphere folks, enjoy springtime!!
-gordonf
p.s. - Rats!  I see that, even though they showed up in colour and printed in colour, a bunch of these STILL posted in black and white! Oh, well, what to do?? G.
Autumn Leaves.jpg
Here's a close-up of some of the coloured leaves in the Sun Yat-Sen Garden.
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Euonymus.jpg
Here's a Euonymus from which I scrumped three seed pods. They're now planted outside in a pot to see whether they'll grow for me as a souvenir.
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Musician.jpg
Here's a musician who was making a t.v. show, playing her urhu (I think) in the pavilion in the garden. I had to get her at the side to avoid the t.v. camera.
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Private Garden Bat Floor.jpg
I posted this one of the floor detail in the "Lucky" or "Bat" corner to see if it comes out in colour this time.
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Private Garden Floor1.jpg
Here's a detail of another part of the garden's floor. This part, being made in squares, represents the male (yang?) part.
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Private Garden Mountain2.jpg
Here is the imitation mountain with a pavilion on top. The path up there was blocked, however.
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Private Garden Mtn GorgeB.jpg
This was also taken from halfway up the mountain but it shows the "gorge" with the stream that feeds the pond below.
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Private Garden TreesB.jpg
A yellow Gingko and a red Maple. In the damp and somewhat misty air, their leaves seemed to glow!
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