Next door to Cloudehill was the Rangeview Garden so I moved from one to the other for the picturesque views.
Category: The Dandenongs
A visit to Cloudehill
I love the Spring Festival in the Dandenongs! There are gardens aplenty with fantastic displays. Some are only open for a couple of months, others all year round. This particular place has a cafe, nursery and formal garden with a wilder garden right next door. My daughter wanted to take me there as a surprise…
Cheeky Crow at afternoon tea
Still at Sky High on Mt Dandenong, there is a lovely cafe there. It was one of those fresh but lovely winter days here in Victoria. No rain for a change – just ideal for going out. We sat outside, rugged up to keep warm, and enjoyed a hot cuppa and afternoon tea. On the…
Sky High, Mt Dandenong
Recently our nephew came for a visit and we took the day off from work to drive him around, taking the opportunity to see things we hadn’t yet seen. And so we paid a visit to Sky High at Mt Dandenong and below is just part of the view of the city of Melbourne from…
Also at Grant's
This Crimson Rosella was interested in what I might have for awhile but then decided the wooden post he was sitting on held more interest. One thing I need to do is find out how not to have the reds blowout so much. I’d like it to look much sharper.
More kookaburras
One fella had a bit to say, the others were content to keep their eye out for worms or other delectable items of interest while I photographed them.
Young Kookaburra
I paid a visit last Friday to one of my favourite places, Grant’s Picnic Ground, which is only around 10 mins drive from my home and halfway between my daughter’s and my homes. So I will often drop in there after I’ve been visiting Melanie. That day there were quite a few kookaburras hanging around…
Daily Walk
Just lately it seems the neighbourhood dogs have decided to join me on my walks. Trouble is they’re a distraction and I miss seeing all the birds and other things I would normally notice. ‘Jack’ decided I was good for company late last week. But I did manage to see one bird before it flew…
Daily Walk
One day last week I trod a different path to the one I usually tread. This one is around the corner from my home and goes down into a valley and then back up a hill again. Good exercise for someone who doesn’t walk a lot of hills!