Chihuly

Georgia had told me about the Chihuly Exhibition at the Botanical Gardens and there was no escaping it on my arrival at Adelaide Airport.

So, back on the J2 and another walk along North Terrace, this time all the way along to the Bot Gards.

The entrance avenue displayed these imaginative collections of potted plants but the way to the exhibition wasn't clear to me until I glimpsed this:

From there it was 'follow the fairy lights'.  It would have been magic to be there at night but I found the drizzly rain rather pleasant for glass viewing.

and not just for glass viewing

another striking glass-less image

umbrellas add even more colour

spot the duck on the rill

I was waiting for people to pass out of photo range.

but I could wait no longer

A quick look around the always inspiring Diggers Shop.  I was particularly taken with the finials that fit on top of 4 garden stakes to make a stylish pyramid.

Then into the Museum of Economic Botany, past one of their usual displays

and into the Jam Factory pop up shop.  The Jam Factory is famous in Adelaide for its quality art works, including blown glass.  These dishes are in the $13,000 range - I think genuine Chihuly.

Back to the garden

and this mind boggling piece of glasswork.  A number of us gathered to speculate what happens in high wind.

I tried so hard to get the 2 blue images together but this was the best I could do.

Overcome by human achievement, it was restful to just look at nature's handiwork.