More of the Sculpturium

For this second post about the Sculptureum, lets move indoors and look at some interesting pieces to be found there.  

We were told that the Sculptureum has the largest collection of glass art in the Southern Hemisphere.  Here are just a few of the many items. 

I like that they use matching chests of drawers to display these. 

Jeanne especially liked this piece, an all-fabric work.  She liked the textures and thought that it suggested a landscape. She felt that that the longer she studied it, the more she would appreciate it.  (This is considerably larger than it looks in this picture.)  

The perfect umbrella for a rainy day, don't you think? 

The trees and grounds themselves are part of the experience. It's gorgeous there, even in the rain. 

The diversity of the exhibits here reminds me of the seemingly endless assemblage of items at the House on the Rock, an attraction near the town of Spring Green in Wisconsin, USA. 

'Mark Twain' sits quietly on this bench and regards the crowds passing him.  

Samuel Clemens visited New Zealand during a lecture tour.

I'm including this picture below of a staghorn fern because they are so unique. Not only are they interesting to look at, they are an example of an epiphyte, a plant that grows on the surface of another plant and obtains its nutrients from the air, debris it finds on the surface of its host, and rain. (It's not a parasite and doesn't generally cause any harm to the host plant.) 

This one certainly shows why it is called a staghorn. (A ten-pointer trophy) 

It appears that the drain-cleaning elephant out front has a smaller intern learning the ropes, or more properly stated I suppose, the pipes.  Both have that physique that allows them to power through any obstructions.  

That's it for today folks.  Thanks for coming by.  

I'm excited about next week's post.  The Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri, an unknown red dwarf, and Saturn all play their part. The Moon, clouds and philosophizing.

It's an extravaganza not to be missed! (Well, in my opinion anyway)  So don't miss it.    -djf