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The Family went to see the Orchid Exhibit and the winners of the Photographic Competition. It was an outstanding day sunny and cold.
Having just had a cataract operation and with no new glasses, the camera did most of the focusing
 Camellia |
 Dogwoods under the trees |
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 Crocus tomasinianus |
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 Helleborus corsicus / argutifolius |
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 Kabschia saxifrage on a trough |
Alpine House |
 Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler' |
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 pseudomuscari chalusicum |
 Dionysia curviflora |
 Tulipa kaufmanniana |
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 Iris vicaria |
 Fritillaria eduardii |
 Fritillaria sewerzowii |
Costa Rican Orchid Festival in the Conservatory | ||||||||
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Aloe jacunda |
 Sloth |
 Jaguar |
 Bats |
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 Orchid arch |
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 I love this snake |
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Chocolate nut tree |
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Quetzals are strikingly colored birds in the trogon family.
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 Rhododendron scopulorum |
 Cymbidium 'Christmas Joy Salmon' |
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 Monkeys |
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 Miltonia |
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Boruca Masks |
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The Boruca masks are hand carved out of balsa wood. The Borucas believe that the spirit animals of the jungle helped them resist the conquistadors, so their elaborate masks are carved to represent those animals. The masks were originally left unpainted, but now are painted in vibrant colours and are even more exquisite. |
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Matt's pictures
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Banana |
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Aroid |
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| We had lunch at the Orangery and then walked down to the Shirley Sherwood Gallery to see the Photographic Exhibition |
 Parakeets |
 Camellia |
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| We had a very good coffee at the Pavilion Bar. Jackdaws were keeping an eye out for leftovers and a herring gull was acting as apex predator. |
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Temperate House |
 Protea cynaroides |
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 King protea |
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 Veltheimia bracteata |
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 Hemp |
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 Some of the flowers are single
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Sphaeropteris medullaris, synonym Cyathea medullaris, commonly known as mamaku or black tree fern, is a large tree fern up to 20 m tall. It is distributed across the south-west Pacific from Fiji to Pitcairn Island. Its other Māori names include katātā, kōrau, or pītau. |
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 Rhododendron scopulorum |
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 Lemon flowers also wonderfully scented |
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Rhapsis humilis |
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 Prunus 'Kursar' |
The lovely weather lasted all day so we had an excellent day out. We did not even have to wait too long for the trains. | |||||||||
