Australian Garden

Yes, it was hot today. We could have hibernated in the cool house, but instead we headed out to the Botanical Gardens at Cranbourne, the Australian Gardens. I’m not sure what I expected, but certainly not this. More wild bush I think. But this was lovely. The...

Gum blossum

Yeah, I know they’re all of the same tree, but aren’t they gorgeous? The flowers begin pink, then fade to white. 

Corinne, Queenie and the Zoo

Corinne Fenton launched the paperback edition of her gorgeous book, Queenie One Elephant’s Story, today at the zoo. In the audience were people who’d been part of Queenie’s story, those who helped Corinne bring this story to a new generation, family...

Heide

We went to Heide yesterday, the erstwhile home of John and Sunday Reed, and now an art gallery complex. There are three buildings, Heide I, II and III, and yesterday they were showing an exhibition to celebrate their 30th birthday. There were paintings and sculptures...

Out and About

Poplars and alpacas and highland cattle and vines. Lancefield bale-weighing scales gardens and cages. Clunes view from the road. Creswick Sorrento Queenscliff The Artists’ Walk Clifftops Sorrento Clifftop trees SorrentoÂ