Mt TBR report: January 2014

A super slow start to the year

Mt TBR Status
Mt TBR @ 1 January: 191
Mt TBR @ 31 January: 190


Books Read
* denotes a reread.
@ denotes electronic copy

January
1. The Cloud Collector's Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney *
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. To Spin a Darker Stair edited by Tehani Wessely

The Red Centre Garden

I am fortunate to have some fascinating friends. One of them is a landscape architect. We like to geek out about nature together and have been working on catching up more often to do things like visit national parks and go on nature walks.

Last weekend was the Australia Day long weekend and since neither of us eat meat we decided to forgo the traditional barbeque and celebrate in a different way. The Australian National Botanic Gardens had recently opened a new section they have dubbed the Red Centre Garden which features flowers from some of the more arid parts of the country. My friend was keen to visit and proposed that afterward we have a picnic dinner on the Eucalypt Lawn where a live jazz band would be playing as part of the Garden's Summer Sounds program. Needless to say, he didn't have to ask me twice!

Of course I packed my camera--so a warning: there are lots of photos ahead. Like about 15.

( Flowers )

( Red Centre landscape )

( Rocks )

( Sculpture )

( Desert flowers )

( Sydney region flowers )

( Birds )

( Carpark landscape )

The Botanic Gardens really are a beautiful place and next time I head back I hope to spam you with more photos!