Warbirds over Wanaka

Over Easter we went to a small town Wanaka in the Central Otago region of New Zealand for one of the top four air shows in the world.

Warbirds is a tribute to the men and women who fought in the two World wars and the aeroplane technology that was developed in those conflicts by both sides.

In New Zealand the 25 April is ANZAC Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) to remember those who died in conflicts round the world.

The Airshow was a non stop 6 hour show. These are some photographic images of the event.

Hope you enjoyed these.

Makes New Zealand worth a visit in 2012

The most beautiful country in the world

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Aconitum japonicum

Aconitum japonicum

A native of Japan it grows in the hills and mountain areas. Its leaves are 3-5 lobed deeply cut with some shorter cuts on each part of the leaf giving it a star like appearance. It grows in large clumps with spikes up to about 1 metre high. It is very hardy up to -20C. The flowers are on short spikes often branched. 

This is a valued plant because of its excellent foliage and of course its later summer early autumn flowering with its true blue flowers.

Aconitum is a genus of about 100 different species. Perhaps the best known is Aconitum napellus which is known by a variety of names such as Helmut Plant, Turk’s Cap, Friar’s cap, Soldier’s cap, Bears foot, Garden Wolfbane, Garden Monkshood and Monkshood.