Thursday 1 September 2022

“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden



I was at the Melbourne Museum to see the fabulous Tyama but spent a few hours exploring the rest of it. The hidden rainforest was astounding. The temperature drops like a in real rainforest - the bird and animal noises grew louder if you stood still for long enough. 












It was hard to believe all this was inside the museum!










It is a delightful experience, as you walk under the ponds with aquarium views of the water life, or the meandering pathways where birds strut and old trees tower above you.

Some  of the birds were quite hard to capture as they camouflaged quite well, and the turtles were impossible, due to reflection. 









Linking with #WeekendReflection


There is a Gandhi quote, which is alarming when you think back to how long ago he said it, and still we pay no heed..."What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." Perhaps now we need to step up and do better both for all people and the forests, in order to make the world better for ourselves? And this hidden oasis shows exactly what effort and care can do?







 




16 comments:

  1. What an incredible experience. Looks like a classic NZ bush scene.

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  2. LQQKS lovely there I enjoyed the photos thanks for taking us around with you

    Have a camouflagedtastic week πŸ‘

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  3. It is a really hot day here and your photos looked so nicely shady and cool and refreshing!

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  4. That looks like an amazing place to wander through

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  5. I like that kind of lush nature!

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  6. What a surprise to find this place inside the museum. Gorgeous slide show.

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  7. It's incredible to see all this beautiful foliage inside a museum - wow! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.

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  8. Wow. These are gorgeous shots! I'd love to visit there - it looks like a slice of heaven.
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/09/probably-coolest-carousel-ever.html

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  9. Wow so exotic from where I live....

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  10. This place looks treasure for Nature lover, I am glad you are able to visit the place. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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  11. What a fabulous place. Thank you for sharing.

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  12. I like the miracles from this forest. Beautiful images.
    Congratulations for them.
    Happy WW and a fabulous week!

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  13. Amazing, even moreso as it's inside the museum!

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