Thought I’d share with you a few shots taken before the spectacular sunrise I posted yesterday, taken at Kallista here in Victoria, Australia. It felt like the whole world was still asleep and I was the only one there to witness it.
Category: The Dandenongs
Sunrise at Kallista
I could see it was going to be a beautiful crisp, very fresh morning a couple of days ago so planned to drive up to Kallista, 10 mins away from home, so I could watch the sunset. The grass in the paddocks had that silvery sheen to it, almost frost, but not quite. I was…
Passing traffic at the market
These are just some of the dogs that passed my stall on my day at the market. If you were at the market why not share what was your favourite part of the market?
Local market
I really enjoy participating at local markets. I’m still new to the area, having been here almost three years now. There’s lots to see and learn about and many people to get to know. Having a stall at the local market not only lets people know about my existence and what I do as a…
Sunset at home
We don’t get to see much of the sunsets at home because of all the bushland at the back of our property. When the sun sets southward we just can’t see it at all but on Sunday night Graham came and knocked on the office window and told me I should get outside quickly to…
Holiday Season – more gardens
Cloudehill is another wonderful garden to visit – but it’s more than that. It’s also a nursery and has a cafe where they cook their own produce from their magnificent vegetable garden. A must see all year round really. They also have a couple of books – one very large one with the story of…
Holiday Season – visit some gardens
There’s a lot of gardens to visit in the Dandenong Ranges. You could pick almost any major road and see a sign leading to a garden to visit. Alfred Nicholas gardens is just out of Kallista heading up towards Olinda and is worth visiting. You could come across any number of photographers at one of…
Resting place
Went to a Christmas lunch at a new friend’s place and just had to explore her garden. Found this gorgeous spot there.
Driving up Monbulk Road on a Misty day
When I went to visit our daughter a few days ago it was one of those misty low lying cloud type of days. This is what I saw on the road. Rather beautiful don’t you think?
Travelling the Puffing Billy
As I mentioned recently, my husband and I had guests from interstate and we spent a day with them on the Puffing Billy train. The train leaves from Belgrave and travels to Emerald Lake Park and then moves on to Gembrook. We chose to go as far as Emerald Lake Park, have lunch and wander…
The beautiful gardens at Cloudehill
If you live in Melbourne (Australia) or perhaps pay a visit sometime, it’s worth coming up to the Dandenong Ranges to explore. There is so much to see. We recently had three friends staying with us and over the 4 days I took them to Grant’s Picnic Grounds, Emerald Lake Park, Cloudehill, Alfred Nicholas Gardens…
Spring flowers
The beauty of spring is well and truly with us now here in Victoria, Australia. These were taken at Cloudehill recently – a favourite place to visit. You can find out more about Cloudehill Nursery and grounds here. It makes me feel that I should be out in my own garden. They’re not forecasting too…