Week 225

A SUNNY DAY IN THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN

1.  Queen Victoria's statue is in the Alexandra Gardens.

2. An aloe in bloom in the RBG.

3. Winter's golden hue reflected in the ornamental lake.

4 It's always a soothing sight, the lake.

5. A quiet corner of the lake.

6. Cameras everywhere! Everyone was out to capture some moment or other.

7. This young swan paused its grooming to pose for the camera.

8. Amazing shapes and textures on a Moreton Bay fig tree trunk.

9. "You can pretend to have nothing but a newspaper, but I am convinced there's something edible in that bag..."

10. A strelitzia glows in the afternoon light.