tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post514712447101731110..comments2024-03-23T12:45:48.584+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye on False Bay: Biodiversity Garden at Green Point Urban ParkDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-56236774803504552072013-03-26T20:04:13.851+02:002013-03-26T20:04:13.851+02:00This time, the pleasure is all mine!This time, the pleasure is all mine!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-27602067105675540862013-03-26T01:08:45.751+02:002013-03-26T01:08:45.751+02:00My son said he visited this park for me, as he kne...My son said he visited this park for me, as he knew I would enjoy it. He brought back a lovely print for my office. And I do enjoy it, but your tour was much more satisfying, Diana. Thank you for sharing!Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-2140070541664657302013-03-23T22:50:17.002+02:002013-03-23T22:50:17.002+02:00I'll count your perfect comment as my five hun...I'll count your perfect comment as my five hundredth visitor!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-1392167504957866832013-03-23T20:32:33.415+02:002013-03-23T20:32:33.415+02:00It's like a shared back garden for the people ...It's like a shared back garden for the people in the tower blocks - a wonderful idea. The "Wake-up" poster is worded perfectly.b-a-ghttp://experiments-with-plants.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-61925208749021684872013-03-21T23:56:38.061+02:002013-03-21T23:56:38.061+02:00Lovely post! One can tell from your enthuasism how...Lovely post! One can tell from your enthuasism how much you enjoyed this place. Really beautiful and the artwork just fits so well. Love the beaded ones.<br />Bridget x.Bridgethttp://www.fromacountrycottage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-42097308599857988582013-03-21T08:40:35.816+02:002013-03-21T08:40:35.816+02:00Quick visit. You ask how I did the teasel picture ...Quick visit. You ask how I did the teasel picture on my Loose and Leafy post 'Spring and Autumn - Can We Tell The Difference?' http://tinyurl.com/ascu84v<br /><br />All I did was face into the light and determine the exposure by the teasel instead of the overall scene. That way the sky got bleached out and only the teasel remained. It was a grey day when I took it and the light low so the result was a little pale. So I slightly increased the saturation and mid-tones in post-editing. (And slightly adjusted the highlights too.)This warmed the image. I prefer to use pictures with no editing but sometimes it's necessary/worth it. Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-52370896820213184432013-03-17T22:04:20.771+02:002013-03-17T22:04:20.771+02:00What a wonderful park, Diana, and thanks for the i...What a wonderful park, Diana, and thanks for the introduction to it. I love those wire and cut-steel sculptures--my Richard would have enjoyed their playfulness and the respect for the creatures they represent. The interpretive sign about plants using ants to disperse their seeds made me smile because that's also true in my high desert shrubland, half a world away. We are connected in more ways than we imagine....Susan J Tweithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672965940786234043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-49384599618859670162013-03-16T14:52:40.282+02:002013-03-16T14:52:40.282+02:00Love that wire owl, and the old guy with grey hair...Love that wire owl, and the old guy with grey hair even though I don't see him, has me convinced I need a personal trainer.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-56429559467002354422013-03-13T16:10:25.687+02:002013-03-13T16:10:25.687+02:00I'm now delighting my imagination with the tho...I'm now delighting my imagination with the thought of putting a steenbok sculpture in some of our local wild ground. That would truly be startling!Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-32876045071166093742013-03-13T02:52:59.286+02:002013-03-13T02:52:59.286+02:00What a fantastic garden Diana. I really loved the...What a fantastic garden Diana. I really loved the artwork. There is something about metal used outdoors, how it ages in the environment. It comes to life for me.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-36099805473283426402013-03-11T23:13:28.364+02:002013-03-11T23:13:28.364+02:00I enjoyed this post so much, beautiful art, I love...I enjoyed this post so much, beautiful art, I love the sundial, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-33231889142015698792013-03-11T22:27:03.688+02:002013-03-11T22:27:03.688+02:00What a lovely park and gardens. The artwork is won...What a lovely park and gardens. The artwork is wonderful and of course the sundial too. I did not think about reading the clock counterclockwise. I have learned something new.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191861892726873074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-71781568285268631612013-03-11T19:44:49.889+02:002013-03-11T19:44:49.889+02:00This looks like a delightful park. I particularly ...This looks like a delightful park. I particularly liked the wildlife art, and could happily visit it over and over again. -Jean Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-80998569631016659602013-03-11T13:14:17.123+02:002013-03-11T13:14:17.123+02:00Now we hope Cape Town will follow its own fine exa...Now we hope Cape Town will follow its own fine example at Princess Vlei below the Elephant's Eye Cave on False Bay. There are vehemently contested plans for yet another shopping mall.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-30547942934096505852013-03-11T08:55:15.932+02:002013-03-11T08:55:15.932+02:00Green Point Park really is an amazing development ...Green Point Park really is an amazing development by the city. I wish our own municipality would have followed the example when they did the Kings Beach redevelopment here in PE.Firefly the Travel Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278794823093520621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-31764246786331693242013-03-10T19:44:34.460+02:002013-03-10T19:44:34.460+02:00aloha,
what a great tour, I enjoyed it and the co...aloha,<br /><br />what a great tour, I enjoyed it and the cool art in the gardens...thanks also to the great historic background info. funny i just did a tour of my little town in Hilo which is known for ocean and waterfalls.Noel Moratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457118286298824928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-10190529969414297672013-03-10T16:43:39.488+02:002013-03-10T16:43:39.488+02:00What an amazing place your Biodiversity Garden is,...What an amazing place your Biodiversity Garden is, I always learn something new whenever I go somewhere like that, love the sculptures too! We will be visiting the Isles of Scily ( 30 miles off the SW corner of the UK ) next month and they grow Proteas there at Tresco Abbey Gardens, don't know if they are the same as you will now be able to grow, super plants.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-80480783124424583332013-03-10T15:56:13.418+02:002013-03-10T15:56:13.418+02:00Diana what a wonderful place...I love the history ...Diana what a wonderful place...I love the history and flora...and I adore that sundial. I cannot wait for your new home and garden so we can learn and read so much more about this fascinating place you call home.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-25337498452593529572013-03-10T01:00:45.317+02:002013-03-10T01:00:45.317+02:00heath lands? Do you share our mediterranean climat...heath lands? Do you share our mediterranean climate there?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-10547523180291784422013-03-10T00:07:29.748+02:002013-03-10T00:07:29.748+02:00Hi Diana
Great blog, had to google meaning of fynb...Hi Diana<br />Great blog, had to google meaning of fynbos, and it looks just like our coastal health lands in Victoria Australia. Tried to work out where South Africa and Australia where joined in the Gondwana period but decided I wasn't sure as Australia moves sides ways (Antarctica moves down) then goes up to where she is now. Trying to work out whether we had similar vegetation.<br />Cheers SandiSandi's Garden Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754874317262672339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-31764105898136347712013-03-09T16:26:32.298+02:002013-03-09T16:26:32.298+02:00That is a great park with a beautiful instructive ...That is a great park with a beautiful instructive garden. I like the 'steenbok' in the rough and the snake and birds of wire and beads. I think it's fun you can grow Proteas again, they are so nice.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-6371512691623714592013-03-09T12:40:12.134+02:002013-03-09T12:40:12.134+02:00Ladybird and shield bug, MUCH larger than lifeLadybird and shield bug, MUCH larger than lifeDiana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399966120622929214.post-7661214068913764342013-03-09T01:32:17.930+02:002013-03-09T01:32:17.930+02:00I love the garden art at this park, especially the...I love the garden art at this park, especially the turtles (?).Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com