Flowering trees

Post #48 Sunday 23 July 2017 – The Quadrangle

July 23, 2017 by MG Leave a Comment

Posted in: Adventure, Flowering trees, Gallery, Letters from America, Selfie, Urban landscape

Letters from America

Sunday 23 July 2017

Yesterday I went to a small event at Sydney University. It was held to celebrate the planting of two new flowering trees in the Main Quadrangle. These trees replace the old jacaranda which graced the Quad for years but which had expired.

It was a glorious day and the sandstone buidings looked beautiful.

The alumni organisation gave commemorative bagdes to guests (including to your glamorous aunt MG).

So this picture is a selfie – my phone camera insists on putting rays in which gives me a halo (oh dear).

Here is one of the trees, the flame tree.

And here is the badge. It has a stylised depiction of the contrasting colours of the flame and jacaranda flowers.

MG xx
in an almost perfect world

Flowering trees – Cape Chestnut

December 6, 2016 by MG 4 Comments

Posted in: Flowering trees, Harbour, Urban landscape

Well I already reported on the excellent Jacaranda season we seem to have had in Sydney this summer. So at the risk of turning into a complete _b_o_r_e_ about flowering trees I’d like to ask you to notice, if you come across it, another beautiful flowering tree that is just coming into full bloom now. It is not as noticeable or as well known as the Jacaranda – it’s the Cape Chestnut.

Here is a Cape Chestnut tree in Rushcutters Bay Park, down near the tennis courts – it’s overloaded with bunches of blossoms. This one may not be the best shaped tree of its kind, but it is still putting on a spectacular display.

This is an individual blossom fallen from the tree – delicate as an orchid.

So it’s over an out from me in the Potts Point botanical studio here this evening.
xx MG

Flowering trees – Jacaranda

November 6, 2016 by MG Leave a Comment

Posted in: Flowering trees, Urban landscape

This is a good Jacaranda season – in contrast to last year which was very ordinary.
Here is a photo of a fine tree growing in the heart of the city at the top of Riley Street (where Riley meets Oxford Street). The street is closed off and runs one way.
It’s become a quiet and charming pocket of summer blossoms in overcrowded East Sydney.