Hi, folks!
Today was a scorching hot day, which is pretty unique for mid-september. Oh well, it's better than rain and cold!
Remember
my last blogpost, a few months ago? I wrote about Kralingsebos, a forest/lake in my city. Today, I went there and visited the small botanical garden next to the lake.
The botanical garden
Small, but cozy and quite pretty!
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| I don't know why, but this statue really appealed to me. |
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| The yellow flowers in the centre are from the Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). (Click!) |
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| Common marigold (Calendula officinalis) (Click!) in the medicinal herb garden. |
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| One of the most spiritual trees in the word: the fig. Here the common fig (Ficus carica). (Click!) |
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| Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale). Actually not a crocus! (Click!) |
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| I met this beautiful frog, today. Frogs symbolize peace, fun and transformation and are often related to emotional healing. The frog is connected to the healing ceremony of water. |
The lake
During my wander around the lake (not the entire lake: way too hot!) I ran into a massive amount of hops! Naturally, being a true hedgewitch, I couldn't resist and harvested some strands to take home. They are now drying for medicinal use in herbal teas.
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| Hops (Humulus lupulus). (Click!) |
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| One of the most charismatic herbs. Aren't they pretty? |
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| When the sun shines in th clear water and you can see all those water plants and small critters... Oh, boy! |
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