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Sunday, March 4. 2007

Flower Show Photos

Some of our readers enjoyed my trip to the Flower District a week ago, so I thought I might show some of the outcomes of the big flower show. After many years of helping out, us husbands learn to appreciate the artistry and thought that the wives put into their work.

The Garden Club of America has no male members, nor will it ever have any. A bunch of radical, flower-growing feminists for sure. Have no fear: I'd hate to see the Lefty gals try to take over the GCA. They would all end up with flower clippers embedded in their unlovely bodies by the hands of these steel magnolias.

I have winning samples from several of the competition classes. Forgive my poor photography - I will never get past the snapshot level. This creation is 8' tall.

 This one is also 8':

 

 This one is about 30'':

 and this one is about 36":

 and here's another of the giant red ones. The gent obscures the red tropical flowers spilling out of the paint can:

 

Posted by The Barrister in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 16:12 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm concerned about that 30" unit--what planet is it from? I think Captain Kirk would dial up his phazer to FULL POWER.
#1 Sam L. on 2007-03-05 00:40 (Reply)
Yes, it's alive!
Fun stuff to look at.
#2 The B. on 2007-03-05 12:07 (Reply)

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