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The little bull at Hamilton Gardens




Back in January this year, on a sweltering hot Summer's day the other half and I attended the wedding of one of his 4 daughters which was held at Hamilton Gardens. While we were walking around waiting for the other guests to arrive and attempting to cool down by sitting under a tree we spotted this sculpture of a resting bull in amongst the colourful scenery. The "Little Bull" as it's called symbolizes the area's link to the farming and dairy industry - apparently it had mixed reviews when it was first placed there, personally I kind of like it :-)

Comments

Rhonda Albom said…
Glad it's not a real bull :)
10 July 2016 at 15:42
carol l mck said…
Love the little bull sculpture and great photo!

Happy Week to you ~ ^_^
12 July 2016 at 10:46
Marja said…
Great bull I haven't seen him before but I have been to the Hamilton gardens and love them
12 July 2016 at 13:50
Andrea said…
I wish you posted more photos, that garden is unique, lovely. We passed by Hamilton when i visited in 2014, on the way to Rotorua. I wish to stop there sometime if ever i will have the chance in the future.
12 July 2016 at 13:52
Photo Cache said…
Very cool. Looks like a perfect spot for wedding with all the greenery.
12 July 2016 at 17:06
Amypie71 said…
that's so awesome you stopped there and had a look around, it's a nice area :-)
12 July 2016 at 19:24
Amypie71 said…
we nnly visited one part of the gardens, apparently it's quite extensive :-)
12 July 2016 at 19:24
Buckeroomama said…
I love the green, open lawn... I probably would find the bull out of place, but I'll bet the kids will be all over it when they see it!
13 July 2016 at 19:16
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