tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86789019585506863232024-11-01T23:33:09.517+13:00My wife, Christine and I regularly make a visit to the Hamilton Gardens near our house. There is always some thing new to see. We have been surprised by the Roses, Azalea, Camelia and Rhododendron which bloom at different times of the year.David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678901958550686323.post-22226419675875000852008-05-19T05:23:00.003+12:002016-07-23T15:05:58.241+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOnz8VHMjgRk-3CeXJFRKhyphenhyphennCP2YaruYzeEDbjl_105whVeRvDrfFaaFcbxJ8NOuTZwLSUP8alzQo2oiEFkFaXK7co-opNTqSAQuHaXPkCQcJQdErnpR_Go7mqaxpmMLN-2kKJJBX_lwN/s1600/DSCN2211.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOnz8VHMjgRk-3CeXJFRKhyphenhyphennCP2YaruYzeEDbjl_105whVeRvDrfFaaFcbxJ8NOuTZwLSUP8alzQo2oiEFkFaXK7co-opNTqSAQuHaXPkCQcJQdErnpR_Go7mqaxpmMLN-2kKJJBX_lwN/s320/DSCN2211.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT4iepJmiMRMN7mmHXZVdD7H_QG8PzDExIx9PaM9WM66db6x-_3JxEYcoF-L2D-zLZTtaM3n7-UqH6PQcMdexNTS-vAYTZNqN79yx76o3m4Xx4tFGRX-SXjdCMDlIaOBrMZssJLNjR0-F/s320/DSCN6160.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br />David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678901958550686323.post-63638181285069690102008-04-19T17:47:00.005+12:002016-09-08T08:45:21.726+12:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> Hamilton gardens is one of the few places remaining free of entrance fees in New Zealand. On week ends, tour buses arrive regularly from Auckland for comfort stops or tea breaks. The flowers are different at different times of the year. The&nbsp;Rhododendrons&nbsp;are now in blooms during early spring.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZtZgnNdOXAjJWupLPSexmEc8rOYJH_gsRSw4kQuRSwTzZIbuJ6aVyrYvBA5CPl-d8L63vTVSwvqESWNZghmUQqoOSxsnhg0SxwKGlLie6J3guBdlHZQZx0Nf5BMknQIjE67VIntNkhEv/s1600/DSCN3981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZtZgnNdOXAjJWupLPSexmEc8rOYJH_gsRSw4kQuRSwTzZIbuJ6aVyrYvBA5CPl-d8L63vTVSwvqESWNZghmUQqoOSxsnhg0SxwKGlLie6J3guBdlHZQZx0Nf5BMknQIjE67VIntNkhEv/s400/DSCN3981.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_lMPG9ZFpSO0IdcC_5LYMPA4PsBJNyZK3delT9DxVieKBBFvd-cfXiGe7O2npshUS3O2hmouqjPa1Xsa13RevMS6WAF7IQ7zlNijr0Isfttc7rtTB9KatZUi5AASP1Rc9OuHYiue_n68/s1600/DSCN3158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> </div> The Italian gardens can be very impressive:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVRwMwaoxy76f_7z2_n1JRat8HYUsYSUTBl_z5cqmmMMRnNH-VeQUM3aNsmUwLn3vR55fiNBzhiOs2llveZeQwLNvc8nRwvDKFg4MDYXFkaHjPms1hJjzGtsqd1r1ZPymXfM9bZMYlSAd/s1600/DSC00708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVRwMwaoxy76f_7z2_n1JRat8HYUsYSUTBl_z5cqmmMMRnNH-VeQUM3aNsmUwLn3vR55fiNBzhiOs2llveZeQwLNvc8nRwvDKFg4MDYXFkaHjPms1hJjzGtsqd1r1ZPymXfM9bZMYlSAd/s400/DSC00708.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvazk-6clf98YEFwpGYv_RlRtfxcpF12ppXRYr2QVtb3_GjyRCXONpXCv6tBw47U7D1GGOe2h1U7qMdsXQSLcof4UTCZWivpWCDowGI_CvdXN23EMorHzrBzKv-3OxBc583QMvvPuelsx/s1600/DSC03325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Many foreign tourists showed their appreciations by thanking me for the flute music. Young children were usually attracted by the strange sound and came looking for me. I usually played my flute on weekends inside the wheel chair access (acoustic chamber) near the Indian Char Bagh gardens!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0