Well it's not really a wood as such but there are a lot of trees in Perry Lakes Park, and when I was there a few days ago I came across this sculpture which brought back a few memories.... It's a sculpture with the fleur- de -lis symbol commemorating the 15th Asia Pacific/17th Australian Jamboree held here in 1979, I had to refresh my memory as to why Lord Baden Powell, founder of the scouts in 1907 had used this as the emblem and was interested to see how it has changed over the years (
Scout Emblem).I remember it because it was in late December 1979 and a few weeks later in early January I had my son David, and also because my husband was a Scout Master at the the time and participated in the event with his 'troop'. It was quite an amazing scene with over 10,000 young lads camping, and engaging in 'scout like' activities and getting to meet fellow scouts from many different parts of the world..how amazing to think that one person's idea could take momentum and become such a huge world wide tradition.....!
Looks like my kind of park, lots of lovely big trees.
ReplyDeleteI need that fluer de lis in my home! :)
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It is a great area and great lighting. In the States, the Boy Scouts got a lot of bad publicity about their refusal to permit gays to become scout leaders. I thought that was unfair, but don't want to get political here.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was so different from your story. I saw the woods and immediately thought of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night Dream"..I can just see the characters frolicking in the woods!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great park! Wonderful sculpture.
ReplyDeleteI was there in '79 with my two boys!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat story and a very interesting sculpture in the wood.
ReplyDeleteDarryl and Ruth :)
The trees are just amazing and what a great sculpture too. Happy Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree, it is amazing when one person can make such a huge impact on mankind. This is a beautiful spot.
ReplyDeleteanother interesting post!
ReplyDeleteWarm Aloha from Waikiki;
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au milieu , c'est une oeuvre d'art dans le parc ?
ReplyDeleteGreat story and picture, both inspiring!
ReplyDeleteGreat memory Grace. I remember backing into thorn bushes in the middle of dark and the rain trying to put up a huge canvas tent. Was it fun? No. Is it a good memory? Yes.
ReplyDeleteQuiet forest...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day !
Regards from France,
Pierre
http://pierre-boyer.blogspot.com/
Un bois magnifique. Idéal pour les pique-niques en famille. Et puis, une sculpture très intéressante.
ReplyDeleteBonne journée, Gracie!
the impact one person can have certainly is something to contemplate, grace! thanks for reminding us.
ReplyDeleteParece un tranquilo parque.
ReplyDeletegracias por compartir.
saludos.
The gorgeous green grass caught my eye and I didn't notice your sculpture until I read your post! What a lovely park! The light from above is beautiful in this photo :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautyful place to gather! the statue is unic and unusual. Not so much scouts anymore around here, it's seems to be no more "fashion"..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful woods and the statue is well-incorporated into the landscape. Present, but not overbearing. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie
une bonne idée des œuvres d'art dans les bois
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place, I have never been so good at those things...
ReplyDeleteGreat light and shade in this pic Grace! our green parks will soon give way to summers dry brown.
ReplyDeletegreat, great work indeed. thank you for teaching me about this. please have a good thursday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a very interesting setting for a sculpture! The photo deserves being enlarged.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun blog! I popped over from Cloudia's.
ReplyDeleteI'm near Perth, Ontario.
I've written about trees: Our sister trees!
I love your observer, too. I was piling up firewood and my feline buddies were very helpful -NOT!