春夏秋冬: 植物園慶生

今年植物園有籌劃兩年耗資兩百萬美金的新展覽

12 Days of Christmas

選在生日當天去參觀慶生

有大兒和老夫相伴

雖然天氣陰冷

仍不減樂趣

12 Days of Christmas

是大人小孩都喜愛的聖誕歌曲

有人認為源自法國也有人認為源自英國

聖誕節的12 天

是指耶穌誕生後的12 天

每天上天賜給一個禮物

每個禮物都有宗教意義

非教徒就純賞景

欣賞這由 Dallas Opera 舞台設計專家設計的12 個景

借用植物園官網解說

(有時間再以中文解說)

On the first day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:A Partridge in a Pear Tree

The Pear Tree will have gold branches sprinkled with rhinestones, green mirrored leaves, and gold, rhinestone encrusted pears. The partridge will sit "center stage," intricately painted and adorned with rhinestones. The tree will revolve with the partridge in it.

On the second day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:2 Turtle Doves

The Two Turtle Doves will cuddle on an arrow that pierces a heart-shaped cage suspended from the roof of the gazebo. The feather-tailed turtle doves will be intricately painted and covered with rhinestones. The outer cage of crystal beading will be decorated with fleur de lis banding on top and bottom.

On the third day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:3 French Hens

Day three will reflect the native countryside of the Three French Hens. White and gold oval French mirrors will bolster Victorian perches for the hens, and this base will turn. The hens, black-and-white with red accents, will sit in gold straw nests.

On the fourth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:4 Calling Birds

The Four Calling Birds will sit on filigreed, jeweled, Victorian hanging bird perches within an inner oval cage made of iridescent bead strands. The calling birds will be multi-colored, with feather plumes and long tails.

On the fifth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:5 Golden Rings

The Five Golden Rings will feature a Victorian circus with a ceiling draped in red and white fabric to mimic a circus tent. The center circus ring will have a pedestal with oval mirrors on which a white bear wearing a vest and collar will balance a spinning gold ring on his nose. The bear will be surrounded by four seals wearing ruffled collars that are seated and balancing spinning bedazzled gold rings on their noses.

On the sixth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:6 Geese a Laying

The Six Geese A-Laying will be found in a snow-covered forest. Snow-flocked trees of varying sizes will sit on a mirrored floor that turns. Snow and rhinestone "rocks" will be piled high around the edges of the gazebo. Two geese will be sitting on nests, two will be standing in their nests to reveal golden eggs, and two will be nested in the trees. The geese will have feathered and rhinestones heads and necks, and feathered bodies.

On the seventh day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:7 Swans a Swimming

The seven swans will float in a snowy, ice crystal palace. The gazebo will feature a pond with a tiered fountain and frozen water and icicles in the center of a mirror, or "frozen" pond. The swans, six white and one black, feathers with small crowns on their heads, will be around the fountain.

On the eighth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:8 Maids a Milking

This gazebo will feature a truly spectacular English barn divided into four wedge-shaped stalls. There will be four intricately painted cows and four beautifully costumed maids sitting on stools while milking. Four other maids will carry pails.

On the ninth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:9 Ladies Dancing

Nine Ladies Dancing will feature a Victorian ballroom. The ladies will be costumed in beautiful Victorian beaded gowns and will have elegant period hair styles. All of them move around the gazebo, and four make complete turns.

On the tenth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:10 Lords a Leaping

This gazebo will feature ten ice-skating lords. The mirrored floor will be a frozen pond. The lords will be dressed in Victorian outerwear and ice skates, and all will be skating.

On the eleventh day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:11 Pipers Piping

The pipers will be dressed as Scottish bagpipe players in red and green tartan plaid. Each piper will play bagpipes. The ceiling will be draped in green and red tartan to match the pipers’ kilts, and a circle of horns adorned with roping and tassels will suspend from the ceiling over the pipe major. The pipers will also move in this gazebo.

On the twelfth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me:12 Drummers Drumming

This gazebo will be a spectacular close to the exhibit. The drummers will be dressed in white pants with red and gold piping, red jackets and red hats with gold trim. They will move in concentric circles, with one set moving clockwise and another set moving counterclockwise.