Well, only today and tomorrow for me. I head back to Houston on Friday. Thought I would walk a street that I hadn't really paid attention to and Gary mentioned.
It was a nice day, but starting to get hot. Next time I am here, it will be spring and that should be nice. Will have to swing by the Botanical Gardens and see whats sprouting ...
Addendum: Because AJ asked about the following sculpture and it is too long for comments:"The Petrie Tableau"
Commissioned and created in the Bicentennial year, 1988, to honour the early families of Brisbane and to capture the pioneering Spirit of the city.
The tableau depicts the departure of Andrew Petrie for an inland expedition from the Moreton Bay Settlement in 1842. Petries wife Mary is handing him a drinking bottle as the daughter Isabella watches.
Young Tom Petrie plays on the river bank with two of his Aboriginal friends. His experiences were later recorded and became a classical document of Aboriginal tribal life.
John Petrie, who went on to become Brisbanes first Mayor and a prominent engineer, holds his fathers impatient horse.
The event is observed by a convict, recently freed from his shackles by Petrie.
1 comment:
Lori, is there any history behind the sculpture of the horse with the children in the tall grass? It seems pretty interesting.
Love the red brick church with the flying buttresses, I can only imagine what the interior looks like.
Thanks for the pictures.
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