A study in contrasts: the big outdoors versus little people.
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A study in contrasts: the big outdoors versus little people.
© Huffygirl 2012
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Amazing photos! The first photo looks like a scene from Gulliver’s Travels. (When Gulliver lands in Brobdingnag and is found by a farmer who is 72 feet tall .) Great idea to show the contrast between the big outdoors and little people!
Thanks Theresa. We did feel Lilliputian standing underneath those big plants. We do not have plants like that at home, but Gilly Gee correctly identified them as gunnera.
I love gunnera! great photos for the contrast challenge!
So is that what it is? We were calling it “giant rhubarb”, for lack of a better name. I should have known a UK person could identify it for me. The first photo was taken at the Blarney castle gardens.
Wow – it’s like Chinese landscape paintings!
I hadn’t thought of that but I guess it is.
Wow! If gunnera is another name for Rhubarb…well I never saw rhubarb that big. I visited Blarney Castle some years ago, but don’t recall those things. Of course, they could have been planted after my time there, or maybe I just didn’t get to that spot 🙂
I especially like the picture of you at the foot of that HUGE rock.
Thanks Ann.
Well it’s not rhubarb at all, but the leaves are similar. Thanks to Gilly Gee for identifying it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnera
This planting was in the castle gardens, a bit of a walk away from the touristy part of Blarney. I doubt that most people know it’s there. I found that garden while wandering away from Blarney Castle, in an attempt to get some photos away from the awful crowds.
Interesting. Thanks for the link for the explanation of Gunnera. I will check it out.
No we didn’t get to that part of the Castle property, so no wonder we missed it.
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Thanks for stopping by FT. Wonderful photo on your blog – the contrast of the clouds just blew me away.
Beautiful pictures, that shade of green looks very familiar!
elisa
I bet it does. Thanks for stopping by.
It would be hard to tell how big the background was if the people weren’t there!
Yes, I was surprised myself. I’ve seen Sugar Loaf rock many times, but really did not realize how big it was until I saw that picture of me next to it.
Awesome contrast! What an amazing eye you have.
Love the photos!
Thanks, and thanks for dropping by.
Great photos! Love those plants in the first one.
thanks Susan.
Definitely some size issues here 😉 Nice contrasts!
Thanks Martin. Glad to see you dropping in.