Prokofiev, Botanical Gardens, the lake, contemplation....

Beautiful day in Ballarat today - I ventured out for a walk in our Botanical Gardens, and stopped by the lake, which is now lapping at the wallking tracks, after 10 years of drought!  Our council had begun filling it with grey water so that water sports of the schools and others could resume, but since we've had so much rain quite recently, (not flooding as much as other areas of Australia), it has really filled up. Couldn't snap any black swans today, but obtained a cute shot of a coot on her nest.

I decided to go all "arty" and post the pictures with D&Ms.....(deep & meaningfuls).  Have Romeo & Juliet suite on the stereo - don't think I'll watch the news tonight - having fun with this!

Like clustering Pleiads, glimmer through the shade

O behold the fair! - again; for their glances can explain secrets hid from all beside...

where the small seed springs from earth, leaves & bark & fruit have birth....



Here be wonderful treasures: sights & smells, presented to the gardens by our local Zonta Club - supporting those touched by breast cancer......

 

all we see; above around-is but built on faery ground...

 Fresh leaves & blossoms seem around to spring...

still may they in eternal splendour grow, & be like Paradise, as they are now!

where fragrant gardens, filled with bloom cast forth their breath of soft perfume...(can't believe the monarch stayed still!)

Sat down 'ere...and -

...thought.....

Hail to the city, from whose bowers-the glowing paradise of flowers!

where she in shade may calmly dwell







life's rich colours, gleaming bright....

nothing in the world of ours, flows as we would have it flow

then she retires to muse once more, when day's rays are dim...

while lotus flowers, just opened, there: look with bright eyes t'ward heaven in prayer

and to the sound, in wild amaze, on the water the dancing light does play-

This is SO much fun!  Really getting into this bloggin thing now.....signing off whilst I eat.....more later.......

Back now - ate AND talked on the phone!   Still listening to R&J - second disc now.  Bit of tension between sisters tonight - hope a break from endless texting and phone conversations  will bring repose.  Anyway, this medium is very healing, I find, in so many ways.....and I have made two new friends..already! Very inspiring and uplifting.

So, we got up to the little fish pond - so on we go through today........

virtue was my belov'd, & th

ou: hadst vitues impressed on thy brow..

flowers whose petals never close

 Avoid the paths that lead to vice: and win thy way to paradise

a mighty work-for ages to remain



these are Australian rosella parrots

 night dwells amidst thy spicy groves

thy violets have tales of eyes as fair...

for help, for rest-here I can fly!

Like some delicious tree that throws its shade, inviting to repose:

this was interesting: a gift to Ballarat from USA! Everytime I visit our gardens, I find something new.....

I moved on to the city's famous lake next: we've had so much rain of late, all these little lagoons are forming just near the larger lake.....

don't often see the level of the water quite so close to this little bridge....

lake with various boatsheds...water level almost lapping at the walking/cycling path...

So that was my day - very pleasant...got some sun, so my cancer care nurse will be happy.  Returned home to find.........

Herself, the feline person, keeping said dressing gown company in my absence!

"but mum, I'm so cute...you know you'll let me stay here..."

Time for bed now...might check in on a few of my newly  discovered bloggers first........night all (or morning if you're in the northern hemisphere.........