some of christchurch
October 25th, 2009 | 
Author: i have been spending an inordinate amount of time in the botanic gardens here. its so nice to be here in spring! i am missing fall at home, but i’m enjoying all that the gardens have to offer me here!
eucalyptus tree
i love the yellow tulip in this one
duck!!!
greenery with blue skies....amazing!
sun through the tree
the lone red tulip
cherry blossoms
cherry blossoms
cherry blossoms
pretty purple flowers
rock garden
these flowers looked like wax or candy from willy wonka!
dunno what these were, but the leaves were NOT soft
pond with lily pads
buds on the trees
world peace bell
french peace (for jack)
hebrew peace
good ole english peace
rats with wings, they're everywhere
the art centre
mmm lilacs!
man, i love the gardens
looks like a perfect afternoon
view of lyttleton from the gondola
view of lyttleton from the gondola
view of lyttleton from the gondola
christchurch, the ocean, and the southern alps
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Tags: art center, art centre, blue sky, botanic gardens, cherry blossoms, cherry tree, Christchurch, flowers, garden, gondola, harbor, lilacs, lily pad, lyttleton, mountains, New Zealand, ocean, paix, peace, peace bell, rock, shalom, snow, trees, tulip
i see some holiday cards here. Thank you for sharing.
The Lily pad image was the most amazing one. But you got a lot of great pics here.