”Green grass, blue skies, yellow sun … we sure live colourful lives!” Let me start with the colour BLUE and GREEN in nature. It is considered cool colours but when it is combined with the rays of sun it can be quite vivid and bright. For LAPC Lens Artist Photo Challenge My daughter sent me…
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A Walk in Emerald Lake Park
“Take short walks in the park down a happy trail.” – Frederick Lenz This is Emerald Lake Park, a 52 hectare gardens and bushland, featuring the beautiful Lake Treganowan. It takes just a little bit more than an hour drive from Melbourne CBD. The park is a good place to go for a stroll, a…
Bright Autumn Leaves and Wooden Benches
”Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of the bench, even if there’s plentry of room at both ends.” – Anonymous Looking back at my lovely day at the park… Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
In the Countryside
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Just driving through the countryside and saw this rustic ambiance ….I had to ask my husband to stop the car so that I can take a photo of this beauty. Taken a few weeks ago in Castlemaine in Victoria during our family’s short getaway. It looks deserted…
Welcome to Buda Gardens
“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” – Proverb I have posted many photos from gardens recently like the Cloudehill Gardens and the Rhododendron Gardens, so let me take you now to a different one, the Buda Historic Homes and Gardens. This was one of the places that my…
Doors and Arches in Cloudehill
“Never underestimate the healing power of a quiet moment in the garden.” – Anonymous At the top of the Dandenong Ranges is a maze of a garden, sculpture, archway and doors known as the Cloudehill Gardens. This is the signage in front and the entry door. This is for Dan’s Thursday Door Challenge Please click…
Focusing on Autumn Details
“Steer me to an autumn path to travel all alone. Fall leaves the finest company; rustling in my heart like home.” – Anonymous Yesterday was a gorgeous day for a stroll in Mount Dandenong. As the leaves were falling on the quiet path that I wash taking … the leaves of ochre, brown, red and…
This Morning at the Dandenongs
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs These photos are so fresh from the camera. My friends and I went to the Rhododendron Gardens, Dandenong Ranges in Regional Victoria this morning. There are no rhododendrons at this time, but there’s an abundance of Maple…
Autumn In Budapest
“Autumn…you blush my heart that travels through my dreams year round.” – Angie Welland-Crosby A row of flaming red trees lined an empty, winding street in Castle Hill, Budapest. I had my winter boots on but that wasn’t enough to keep my feet warm. Thursday Tree Love – Autumn in Budapest
Metal Chairs and Bright Leaves
“Two empty chairs are not a good use of space. Fill them up with love.” – Jarod Kintz Gotta continue with my short getaway. We stayed in Firetail Ridge, an 8.5 acre rural property in Yapeen, a hamlet between Castlemaine and Guildford in regional Victoria. Around the farm slash winery slash retreat, there were lots…
Bright Autumn Leaves
“AUTUMN is a second SPRING, when every LEAF is a FLOWER.” – Albert Camus Spring is a magical season… but it comes to us, the opposite of the rest of the world. While for Amy and to most of you, the flowers of spring are slowly bursting brightly …. the green leaves are now becoming…
Bright Trees in Warburton
“I’m like a tree. My leaves might change color, but my roots are the same.” – Rose Namajunas This photo was taken last weekend when my husband and I and four other friends went to a trout farm in Warburton, Victoria. Saw these tall, bright yellow trees in contrast with the blues of the sky…
Hidden Away in Mt Dandenong
“A change of scenery can help everything.” – Drew Pomeranz Victoria barely had about 4 months to recover from the effects of the pandemic and the whole of Australia is now promoting travelling in our own backyard. Yes, people are still anxious. But this is the start of getting back bit by bit to normalcy…especially…
Plane Trees in London
“People don’t notice whether it’s WINTER or SUMMER when they’re HAPPY.” – Anton Chekhov It was almost winter, the end of November … and it was the last time I was in London. I saw a lot of trees with naked bare branches looking like this and I found it a bit funny and weird…
Nature on a Wall
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden Sometimes you can just walk on this beauty on the side of the road. Monday Mural
From Fallen Leaves to Spider Webs
It is beautiful to discover some things up close that you won’t normally see… Please click photo to see the full image. CMMC – March Closeup or Macro
On the Road…
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – unknown Part 1 When you go with a tour group when travelling, you tend to be awake when the tour guide is explaining something about the place you are going to, you get excited to see the iconic places, you listen to the secrets that…
Trees in the Carlton Gardens
“From little seeds grow mighty trees.” – unknown The Carlton Gardens is a public garden near the middle of the city of Melbourne. There are large grass areas and amazing mix of European and Australian trees. The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, in Melbourne, Australia. A popular picnic…
Out in the Park
“All trees have bark. All dogs bark. Therefore, all dogs are trees.” – anonymous Is that really a saying or what? I only know that I love dogs and I love trees…so there you go! From Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – BARK
White Chairs in Somebody’s Wedding
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.” – unknown Went to the Carlton Gardens a few weeks ago and saw a wedding going on. Such a happy occassion…with pretty wooden white chairs! The Gardens is an oasis in the middle of the city and is a favourite venue for weddings. Pull Up a Seat…
Doors by the Beach
“Give me coffee to change the things I can And the beach To accept the things I can’t” – unknown At the Shire Hall Beach in the Mornington Peninsula, near the colourful bathing boxes, I found this lovely tiny house with doors and murals on all four sides. I later on found out that this…
A Glimpse into MY World
“We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventure we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Neru Before 2020: For as long as I can remember, travelling was my world, it has always been on the top…
“Me Day”
“Soft sand, rolling waves, and endless sunshine. What’s not to love?” – Selena Barrientos Yesterday, I posted some snow photos in London from my son, during one of his walks in the park near where he lives. Today, I have some summer photos from my daughter, Pat, when she went to Brighton Beach in Melbourne….
Under the Shade
“A man of calm is like a shady tree. People who need shelter come to it.” – Toba Beta This is a Weeping Mulberry and is very attractive with its glossy green foliage. The sweet mulberry fruit ripens from red to black around December. I saw this tree in Emerald Lake in Victoria and had…
Life in Yellow
“Yellow…the colour of Sunshine, hope and happiness.” – Iram Khan Here is my entry for Jude’s Life in Colour Challenge – Yellow Please click to enlarge image “How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun.” – Vincent Van Gogh “The colour yellow makes me smile.” – unknown “Live life in warm yellows.” – unknown
A View from my Son’s Window
”Bless those who see life through a different window and those who understand their view.” – unknown I was just talking to my kids earlier and before Tim said goodbye, he sent me a view of the snow in London (it is 10 in the morning there). So here I am posting this before I…
The After is Better
“After was better. Before was only there so after could happen.: – unknown When taking photos, I strive to get it right the first, second or third time by adjusting the aperture and the shutter speed. But still, no matter how hard I try, the images often stuffs up. So in this challenge, I don’t…
Up the Fairfield Pipe Bridge
“When you cross a bridge, you take a break from this world!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan The Yarra River is a river in Victoria that flows through the city of Melbourne. Overhead is the rustic Fairfield Pipe Bridge, where you can see a bird’s eye view of the river… of people having a go on…
Nature’s Patterns in Squares
Some twisting in nature for Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge- Twist
Looking Up …
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Here are some of the different trees and texture of tree barks as well as leaves in Australia. CFFC Please click image to enlarge “If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and…