PoliNations

You may have noticed  that over recent months I haven't blogged very often.  I hadn't been anywhere and I felt I didn't have much to write about.

However yesterday we went into Birmingham City Centre on the train.  We walked up to Victoria Square where the PoliNations festival was in its last three days.  It was a garden built in the city with colourful plants.  Almost 80% of plants grown in the UK come from other countries.  This garden celebrated both the diversity of plants and the diversity of the city's population.

The garden was built around the sculpture officially known as The River.  However it's known locally as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi.

There were paths between the flower beds to wander through.

With extra large 'trees' providing a canopy.  I had seen pictures of them and I though they were totally made of metal.  The framework was but the green bits were made of some sort of fabric.

There was a giant metal tulip.

Lots of lovely grasses

With the background of the Town Hall and the Civic Buildings.

I was pleased to see that the Anthony Gormley 'Iron Man' had been put back after the roadworks for the tram were finished.

The 'trees' looked amazing.

The weather was fabulous.  Sunny most of the time with a bit of a breeze and a reasonable temperature for mid September.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

Words 4-6

Let's start with my sentences for last week's three words.  Well, two!  I've spent hours and hours watching coverage of the late Queen's death and the visits of the King to various official events, rather than composing sentences!

 So here are my two words.

Assemblage
As the artist walked, head down, her eyes scanned the shore as she picked up pieces of washed up detritus. A piece of fishing net, the arm of a doll, a piece of driftwood, a rusty nail, plastic shards all made it into her bag to be stuck together later. The assemblage would be part of an exhibition to highlight the damage to the environment of the throw-away society we live in.

Dulcet
Those that shout loudest cannot understand that quiet dulcet tones are more persuasive.

And for this week we have

4. Elixir

5. Ephemeral

6. Fetching

I do hope you will join in.  Leave your sentences in the comments.

The first three words

Hello

I do hope you will join us in our 21 word challenge.

 Here are this week's words.

1. Assemblage 

2. Dulcet 

3. Effervescent or effervesence

Next Tuesday I will reveal the next 3 words and the sentences I wrote for words 1 to 3.  It would be great if you add your sentences in the comments in the post on Tuesday 13th September.

Thanks for joining me
Bernice