Kings Park~Wildflowers 2025.09.29.

 Up bright and early,  well too early actually,  but body clock still on Brisbane time, so wake up at 4 am here. Off to Kings Park, and the WA botanical gardens. Pretty from the first sign, but actually the spring gardens on median strips etc are also stunning, so plenty to see. We opted to walk, and from the entrance google maps took us to, it was quite a long walk, but well worth  it. Therefore we saw the avenue of trees dedicated to fallen defence personnel,  and a veritable carpet of flowers at the entrance, not all native!

Continuing on we found the beginning of the formal botanical gardens,  but first a picnic was called for with views of the Swan River.
Suitably revived we tried to capture the many blooms we spotted, photos truly do not do nature's palette justice, but we at least have some memories to show friends and family. 












Then at the main information centre and gallery we came upon the festivities associated with Spring, Kings birthday celebrations??, and a public holiday, with it being Perth show to boot, so definitely not quieter like we thought. Especially when army did a 21 gun salute!! Taking a video I nearly dropped the phone with first blast, and I was expecting it. And then all the babies and toddlers started crying.

Worn out we found another semi shady spot under the gums to eat, and watch boats doing wheelies on the River. Then having maxed out our flower absorption capacity decided it was definitely time to go home, for a cuppa and a rest of ones feet.

Now to see some, at least, of those plants and flowers in the wild when we go to Albany in a week or so.

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