Trellis in South Bank

South Bank Parkland,
originally uploaded by BrisbaneBryce.

Across the Brisbane River from the CBD is the arts and culture district known as South Bank. One of the notable features away from the river is a trellis that's several hundred meters long. It is framed by metal sculptures of constantly varying shape linked by wires. Flowering vines have been planted all along the trellis and have been growing for years.

The last few days here have been in the high 20's (that's mid- to upper 70's Fahrenheit) with high humidity. We've gotten some weather in from the tropics, up Darwin-way. While it's almost always shorts and t-shirt weather, this week has been light t-shirt and minimal clothing. Ahh! It's just turned Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. Already, the locals are whinging a bit about how hot the weather is. I had a chat with a shopkeeper who was very satisfied to be in a shop with aircon. He told the story of a few summer ago when it was 33-34 in the summer time. He regarded it as quite hot, and when on to tell the story of some folks down from Darwin who were walking about in long sleeves and coats. Darwin, for those of you not familiar with Australia, is the capital of the Norther Territories, one of the Australian states. It's much nearer to the Equator, and is truly tropical. Brisbane is only sub-tropical, and more temperate. No water problems up there, and typically 5 degrees warmer than Brissie.

It was a beautiful day today and I had a lovely walk along the river. This trellis is very beautiful and provides lovely shade.