Tasmania, Parks and Gardens

I adored the parks and gardens in Tasmania. 

I guess being Spring made them pretty good.

We spent a fair bit of time in parks as the kids were practising their cracking.

This is city park in Launceston.

 They had a very beautiful conservatory.

 filled with orchids.

 The fellow was in there tending to them.

 Catmint and poppies, i think!

 I didn't even realise on the first visit that behind here was a heap of monkeys.

 Mackaws from Japan.

 I couldn't work out wht these cages were for and then I got it- they let the fish hide from the ducks, who couldn't get to them in there!!

 A youngish Oak.

 I think these are rhododendrons.

 Helebores?

 A little train that dragged the kids around in it.

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 Rhodi?

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 This bush had a fairly strong almost aniseed scent.

 Clivias just like at home

This was a huge sprawling tree and I couldn't find a name tag.

 the Oaks were beautiful.

 The Children's fountain.

We played some chess in the park, except when I went to the toot I came back and Itty Bitty had lost 3 key pieces to his brother!

 Eventually I won, even though I had to change the rules at the end to cease the stalemate.

Below was the front garden of the B& B we stayed at.

I told him I saw a moving shadow in my room the first night. 

He got a bit freaked!