Bart Bear's Blog

One of the most impressive things at this year's Floriade was this model of Old Parliament House. What made it so special is that it was made entirely from sand. Now, if I was making something that would be out in the open for a month I would make it from wood or plastic or something that would not wash away in the rain. Well, it did rain a bit and some of the little building washed away. And it got fairly warm sometimes and the sand dried out and some of it blew away. That meant that the sand architect had to keep repairing it. I watched him doing it one day and was thoroughly impressed. The sand model was an exact replica of the old Parliament House. I have been there a couple of times and everything that I remember in the real building was in it's right place on the model. I wish I could build things like that in sand. Everything that I have done on the beach so far has fallen down fairly quickly (particularly when Dad's useless big feet are in the vicinity). I guess I will have to stick to building pirate forts, like the one I built with Scruffy and Milkshake on our last trip to Whitehaven Beach.

Labels: Canberra, gardens, models