Botanic Gardens, The Lioness
"The Lioness" is one of two iron statues that guard the gate that leads to the Lion Gate Lodge, originally the home of the Head Gardener in the Royal Botanic Gardens. "The Lion" and "The Lioness" were presented to the Botanic Gardens in 1912 and restored in 1989. I featured its mate here last week.
Lovely lady. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely take of the Lioness!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had this lade in my garden...
Great shot!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteA lovely lady she is indeed! Great shot, Jim! Have a good week!
ReplyDeleteVery majestic lion.
ReplyDeleteCool lioness! She look like a very good guard. Great shot!
ReplyDeletevery nice. i'm born under the sign of leo so this appeals to me a lot.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
ReplyDeleteWhy, oh why have I never seen these beautiful creatures? I've been in the gardens often enough. Next time I'll just have to find the head gardener's house.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making me aware of them.
There are a lot of hidden treasures in the gardens.
DeleteThats a nice cat! I think I can tell you are having similar weather to us!!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
We haven't been having the heatwave you're experiencing in Melbourne. We didn't have a great summer this year but now Autumn is like the summer we didn't have.
DeleteWonderful sculpture of lion.
ReplyDeleteAn impressive pair of felines Jim.
ReplyDeleteShe's lovely, Jim!
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