I am one of those "older people" (85). I take a D7100 with 18-200VR2 on my travels.

You're very welcome. I love to share.

I didn't see any vehicles inside the gardens. No need for any.

Thank you very much! They weren'tt lost, just forgotten about. No idea how that happened.

Thank you very much! Always nice to see you.

Thanks, Jim E. I have been to Butchart Gardens, in 2007. My photos of it are in this Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157603512311778/

As to the sign, I've no idea what the reason is. Maybe there's a hospital or church near the exit? I took a picture of it because it seemed so odd.

Susan, I guess I got busy and just forgot about it. I'm working now to overcome that failure.

Longshadow, thanks for the thumbs up!

Melbourne, Australia Botanic Gardens

I toured Australia in 2017 and posted a panorama from the Botanic Gardens in 2018, but I don’t seem to have posted any other photos of the city. I have several other photos of the Gardens and I’m posting some of them here.

Bougainvillea at the entrance
DSC_2103.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Flower of the Tibouchina Purple Glory Tree
DSC_2104.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (not as sharp as I’d like)

A Purple Swamphen
DSC_2105.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Chrysocephalum apiculatum
DSC_2107.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Water Lily Lotus Flower
DSC_2108.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

A Black Swan
DSC_2110.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Eremophila hygrophana
DSC_2117.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Morning Glory and Bee
DSC_2121.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Plumbago auriculate
DSC_2127.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Strange sign at Exit
DSC_2126.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Melbourne, Australia

I toured Australia in 2017 and posted a panorama from the Botanic Gardens in 2018, but I don’t seem to have posted any other photos of the city. I don’t know haw that happened, because I have posted many photos of that trip to Flickr, and once I’ve done that I usually post a small set from there to UHH. A search of UHH for “Melbourne” does not reveal a posting by me, so I guess I didn’t make one. This set will attempt to correct that omission.

Melbourne Airport entrance
DSC_2091.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Melbourne Star Wheel
DSC_2096.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Statue “Eagle” by Bruce Armstrong
DSC_2097.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (about 20 feet high)

Docklands Goods Shed
DSC_2098.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (low brown building)

The Shrine of Remembrance building
DSC_2102.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Art Centre Tower
DSC_2145.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Queen Victoria Monument
DSC_2146.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

The Yarra River
DSC_2147.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

St. Patrick’s Cathedral
DSC_2266.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

St. Mary’s Catholic Church
DSC_2268.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Forum Theater Clock Tower
DSC_2270.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Refugee Center
DSC_2271.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Royal Exhibition Building
DSC_2279.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

St. Michael’s Church
DSC_2275.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Old Public Baths Building
DSC_2285.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

In lobby of Standard Plaza Hotel
DSC_2336.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (tour group stayed there)

Have to include at least one Harley=Davidson motorcycle
DSC_2334.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr

Your opinion. I like the politics in Texas. The scary ones are in Massachusetts.

flashguy

Good folk all over Texas.

Nice! Love me some Harleys!

I stayed at the Menger Hotel in 1991. There are some photos of it in this Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157626142208797/.

Excellent! It needs some work.

Another very interesting set.