We went to Duthie Park again the other day and visited the David Welch Winter Gardens - a huge display of indoor plants from many different climates of the world. Here are some of the different sections.
I took photos of the different types of Venus fly trap plants - there were at 
least 5 different types. Jo got a bumblebee to climb onto her finger and I took a picture of it. Then we took hte bumblebee and put it in the venus fly traps but the bumblebee didn't want to go down and climbed back out. I was taking a video of it happening and was very disappointed when the bumblebee came back out. 
Another part of the gardens had strawberries growing in it but they weren't ripe - some had slugs in them.
We also found a plant called 'sleeping grass'. If you touch the leaves of the plant the leaves close up and after about 10 minutes it opens up again. The plant thinks there's danger. We took a video of Matthew and Jo touching the plant and you can see the leaves closing. At night the plant shuts its leaves and goes to 'sleep' and then opens them again in the morning.
Another section of the gardens had scented plants. When we touched the
leaves of the plant it would leave a smell on our fingers - I hated the smell of some of them. 
You can see Jo and Matt sniffing their fingers.
We left Aberdeen on Thursday at 6pm and started driving to Holyhead. We arrived at the hotel along the way at about midnight. We had about 6 hours sleep and then we were up and driving on to Holyhead (in Wales). We drove through England and part of Wales and arrived in Holyhead before 10am.
Here's a photo of a tower we saw on the edge of a mountain in Wales (taken in a moving car).
We listened to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and finished it just as we drove onto the ferry. Charlie was pretty excited when he found the last golden ticket.
The ferry that is taking us to Ireland is massive. We drove our car onto the ferry and there were heaps of other cars and vans too - there were two layers of cars on the storage deck. The trucks came on last. The ferry has five decks.
least 5 different types. Jo got a bumblebee to climb onto her finger and I took a picture of it. Then we took hte bumblebee and put it in the venus fly traps but the bumblebee didn't want to go down and climbed back out. I was taking a video of it happening and was very disappointed when the bumblebee came back out. 
Another part of the gardens had strawberries growing in it but they weren't ripe - some had slugs in them.
We also found a plant called 'sleeping grass'. If you touch the leaves of the plant the leaves close up and after about 10 minutes it opens up again. The plant thinks there's danger. We took a video of Matthew and Jo touching the plant and you can see the leaves closing. At night the plant shuts its leaves and goes to 'sleep' and then opens them again in the morning.
Another section of the gardens had scented plants. When we touched the
leaves of the plant it would leave a smell on our fingers - I hated the smell of some of them. 
You can see Jo and Matt sniffing their fingers.We left Aberdeen on Thursday at 6pm and started driving to Holyhead. We arrived at the hotel along the way at about midnight. We had about 6 hours sleep and then we were up and driving on to Holyhead (in Wales). We drove through England and part of Wales and arrived in Holyhead before 10am.
Here's a photo of a tower we saw on the edge of a mountain in Wales (taken in a moving car).We listened to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and finished it just as we drove onto the ferry. Charlie was pretty excited when he found the last golden ticket.
The ferry that is taking us to Ireland is massive. We drove our car onto the ferry and there were heaps of other cars and vans too - there were two layers of cars on the storage deck. The trucks came on last. The ferry has five decks.
Hi there Sam,
ReplyDeleteWell, Duthie Park is a far more exciting place than I had imagined. I loved all the different and tropical plants - can hardly believe they could go in cold Scotland, but obviously they are in hot houses. The photos you took of all the different types of plants were really good. It sounds like you are learning a lot - maybe you can become a botanist - you might have to ask mum what that is!
Wow, that sure is a big boat you went to Ireland on. I think it was made in West Aust. your dad said. How long does it take to get to Ireland on the boat??
We hope you had a good play with Luke on Sunday and were able to make the volcano.
Missing you. love to you and Jo and Matt
grandpa and grandma xxx
Heya Sam
ReplyDeleteLove your photos, esp the ferry and the venus fly traps - I didn't know they had so many bright colors!! glad you enjoyed the trip!
love from us all