Saturday, May 2, 2009

Botanic Gardens birdbath

This birdbath is another feature of the Herb Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney.
Designed and made in 1994 by sculptor Peter Mueller, it commemorates Hope Clayton (1907-1991), a friend of the Gardens.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Botanic Gardens, Herb Garden

Shadows in the Botanic Gardens cast by pots in the
Herb Garden surrounding a memorial to actress Nellie Stewart, who was born in the nearby suburb of Woolloomooloo in 1858. I must admit I'd never heard of this actress before I saw this memorial but not completely surprising considering that she died in 1931. It made me think that people must have always been fascinated by celebrities, as they are today.