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It was over forty years…
…since I first heard of Butchart Gardens.
The wait was well worth it.
The floral displays were…
…simply gorgeous…
…and all parts…
…of the gardens…
…were immaculately cared for.
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Ryan-Weekly-PC-70: Floral
Butchart Gardens
SUNDAY-STILLS-PC-Butchart-Florals
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Some of…
…my images…
…captured…
…at…
…Butchart Gardens…
…Vancouver Island…
…British Columbia,
Canada.
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO: Fantastic-Florals
SUNDAY-STILLS-PC-Favourite-Places
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My favourite places.
Locally it has to be Griffin Gully Pier
over looking Geelong’s
Corio Bay.
I missed out on visiting Butchart Gardens in 1976.
The wait was long but certainly worth it
when we visited in 2018.
Accommodation during my 1976 visit to Banff
consisted of a sleeping bag and a small tent.
Forty-two years later and a lot more comfort
and more memories
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO: Favourite-Places
SUNDAY-STILLS-PC-Up-Close-Green
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The best I could do for…
…the Up Close…
…and Personal Challenge.
An appropriate…
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…colour for…
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…a St Patrick’s Day…
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…post. 😊
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My favourite.
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Just read your post Terri and realised
there was a reason why you chose ‘green’ 😄
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SUNDAY STILLS PHOTO: Up-Close-Personal-to-Green
RyanPhotography-WeeklyPC-49-Doors
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I may be stretching the terms
doors and doorways this week.
Still in Canada’s
Vancouver Island.
Still in the Butchart Gardens,
this first image is a doorway leads us to
the Japanese Garden.
The gateway between old and new
Chemainus (presumably).
Finally, a fair dinkum doorway
taken from our horse and carriage
ride around Victoria.
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Ryan-Weekly-PC-49-Doors
RyanPhotography-WeeklyPC-48-Water
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Water images from
Victoria,
Vancouver Island
Canada
The Ross Fountain in the Butchart Gardens.
It reminded me of a mini version of
the Dubai Mall Fountain
Victoria Harbour….
…just on…
…night fall.
I didn’t think of it at the time, however…
….I really wish I had taken a ride
on the H2O Taxi…just for fun.
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Ryan-Weekly-PC-48-Water
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Odyssey
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odyssey
a long wandering and eventful journey
I am inclined to suggest that any journey
originating in Australia and visiting
the northern hemisphere
could be described as an ‘Odyssey’.
Last year’s travel to Canada took us about
16 hours flying time to reach Vancouver Island
to the start of our Canadian/Alaskan adventure.
Falling snow on the Columbia Ice-field was
an event we had not counted on.
Our sled ride on the Mendenhall Glacier was wonderful.
Followed by the Red Carpet treatment
when boarding our
Rocky Mountaineer
Gold Leaf Carriage.
Our Final day, not included in the tour,
was a visit to Wiseman,
a very small township
inside the Arctic Circle.
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Word of the Day Challenge: Odyssey
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Tuesday-PC-Wk172-Overhead
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overhead
above the level of the head; in the sky.
Two photos which are both
14 hour flights from Australia.
African Hawk-Eagle soars above me
in Kruger National Park.
From Butchart Gardens.
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Gardens
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During our travels of the past twelve months
we were fortunate to visit several gorgeous gardens.
Butchart Gardens, Schönbrunn Palace, Versailles Palace
and finally Hamilton Gardens in New Zealand.
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Versailles Palace
Geelong Botanic Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
Geelong Botanic Gardens
The Gardens which I really wanted to visit were
The Butchart Gardens on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
We were so pleased that we arrived a day or two early.
This gave us time to look around Victoria
prior to our tour commencing.
Because of this we spent much more time exploring
Butchart the our tour had allocated.
We were just finishing a walk through the Sunken Gardens
when were were scheduled to leave.
Public transport took us back to Victoria
and we both would recommend this to anyone visiting
Victoria and Butchart Gardens.
Hamilton Gardens,
New Zealand.
Hamilton Gardens,
New Zealand.
Hamilton Gardens,
New Zealand.
Hamilton Gardens,
New Zealand.
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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Dragon
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dragon
1. a mythical monster like a giant reptile.
2. another term for flying lizard.
Dragons.
Dragon Fly
Dragon Fountain in Butchart Gardens…
…on Vancouver Island,
British Columbia,
Canada.
Finally, Geelong Gardens
provides a Dragon Tree.
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Word of the Day Challenge: Dragon
