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Eggy
webmaster & eldest son
Camberwell, London
photographing plant labels29 Nov '04 9:09 am
In a recent visit to the Mona Vale Rose Garden Moosey said :
| Quote: | | "taking sensible photographs, noticing vistas, and peering at the rose labels. If only I'd taken a notebook... " |
When she should have said :
"[...] If only I'd taken photos of the labels."
There can be no excuse for not naming plants. When we were at Beth Chatto's recently I saw this sign and thought of moosey :
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moosey
head gardener
20 Dec '04 2:39 pm
I reckon I have the answer - a dictaphone! I'm going to return to the Botanic Gardens with my 'walking friend' and shamelessly mutter into this sleek silver dictaphone which takes tiny little tapes. Ha!
And while we are on the subject of mcgTV (which we're not, but never mind) - think about talking books for a minute, and then ask - would anyone actually like all the articles, diary pages etc. actually TALKED to them in the soothing tones of Moosey the tired gardener? As test match cricket commentaries go on for ages about nothing, spoken by famous voices, so can Moosey-talking sessions (which will go on for about as long) be enjoyed.
All this from the simple thought of using a dictaphone! Imagine - one could even listen to the uncut version of Moosey's Second Visit to the Botanic Gardens...
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Eggy
webmaster & eldest son
Camberwell, London
No more excuses for unlabelled plants!30 Mar '05 5:47 am
Moosey,
If you turn to page 76 of your new digital gardening camera's instruction manual you will find details of your camera's Voice Memo function.
This handy feature allows technically savvy country garden photographers to attach up 30 seconds of sound, speech or as you put it - 'Soothing tones' to each photo.
While this feature has obvious journalistic benefits, if you use voice memos during public garden visits you will look like a batty old lady talking to herself...
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pumpkin
compost executive
Auckland
30 Mar '05 7:21 pm
 sheesh...modern technology aye...
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moosey
head gardener
8 Apr '05 9:10 am
Hey - I look like a batty old lady anyway! But back to this talking page 76 function - There is a wee problem. I so often don't know what I'm talking about anyway, so if I was actually talking I would not only appear batty, but could deeply offend listeners who require accurate information!
I can just hear the voice overs - 'Now I am taking a photo of these red flowering things - um - they are flowering now - um - I think they might be south african - um - [rustling noises, wind in trees noises]....'
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