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Auditory geometry |
There's been a surfeit of Pink petals around these parts of late. Some of which is architectural. Behold the new acoustic petals in the Concert Hall at the Opera House, seen twice recently:
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Viewed both this way ... |
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... and that. |
But it's been mostly confined to the abundant Azaleas and Magnolias, hereabouts. They're a little past their best right now, but it's a good sign that spring is here. Well, that, and a goodly dose of hayfever. Such a reliable Spring Herald.
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Feast your eyes upon these Lilly Pillys |
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They're the size of cherries! |
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Not to mention the gigantic magnolias |
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Practically the size of soup bowls |
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A mystery pink blossom at the park ... Addendum: Now identified as the Judas Tree Thank you, dear Rosemary!
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Azaleas and Magnolias making companionable bedfellows |
Delightful, no, Dear Reader? And as I'm thoroughly enjoying a charming Anthology of Bad Verse in the form of D. B. Wyndham Lewis & Charles Lee's selection,
The Stuffed Owl, let me share with you a touching tribute to Spring by the alleged worst poet of England, Alfred Austin (1835-1913):
The Spring-time, O the Spring-time!
Who does not know it well?
When the little birds begin to build,
And the buds begin to swell.
When the sun with the clouds plays hide-and-seek.
And the lambs are bucking and bleating,
And the colour mounts to the maiden's cheek,
And the cuckoo* scatters greeting;
In the Spring-time, joyous Spring-time!
Image credits: Flying With Hands