Yesterday's sky

( I forgot to post this )

I took these photos at 4.30pm Thursday afternoon...

From the look of the sky you would think that we going to have one almighty storm..

The sky was filled with lightening flashes and the thunder roared

The storm travelled all around us, and caused havoc in some areas, we didn't receive a single drop of rain.

Historical Briar's Inn

Briar's Resort is situated just a few Kilometers south of Moss Vale.The village is filled with Antique shops, old book shops and coffee shops.


The Resort is set on 15 acres of
landscaped gardens....

This is the original Briar's Inn, which now is a restaurant and lounge Bar , it is opened to the public not only to patrons of the resort

Take a short walk from the resort you will discover a Native Sanctuary and this magnificent waterfall

More to come on this pretty Southern Highlands village and its surrounding area

On The wings of a Butterfly

Last year a lady I was working with approached me and asked if I had written any poems about butterflies...Her 30 year old daughter had died from cancer a few years ago, she had loved butterflies...I didn't have anything, and I wasn't too sure if I could write her anything. A few days before my work was due to finish I went through some of my photos and came across these lovely pansies. I snapped them at The Wisteria Gardens, Parramatta and although it wasn't a butterfly, I wrote the words for my friend.. I framed and gave it to her on our last day together..She was so thrilled because pansies were her favourite flower..

As Busy as a Bee

I felt something special about this common weed
and this little bee going about its daily ritual
of gathering up pollen and collecting nectar from flowers.


Did you know that for every tablespoon of honey
a bee must visit
over 4000 flowers...

"That to me is a miracle"

Milton Park Gardens

Milton Park is a very exclusive "Holiday Camp" for the rich and famous...The gardens haven't changed their designs at all and are pretty much in the same condition as the early 1900's..


Milton Park is only opened for a few weekends during the year for the tulip season.

I am sure this fence has never been replaced. This day was wet and cold it was also the first day of the season so we were lucky enough to have the entire gardens to ourselves.

The fairy garden was just a magical place I could just imagine them whispering and watching me as a walked among them.
I felt totally in awe of the peacefulnesses of the gardens. I stepped back in time and dissolved into deep thoughts....

Historical Berrima

Berrima is about three hours drive from Sydney heading south towards Canberra..

These are just some of the old buildings and churches which are part of this quaint historical town.

It is one of my favourite all time places to visit..

The first Building is The Holy Trinity Anglican Church built around 1840 ( if you click onto all the pictures they will enlarge)




The second is St Francis Xavier
Catholic Church built in 1851...

The Old Cottage and the Settlers Hut/Inn are now

used to display many of the locals art works

There are so many scrumptious, yummy restaurants, including one of the oldest hotels still in use in NSW. An old fashion lolly shop is filled with so many mouth watering chocolates and lollies, such as humbugs and boiled sweets. If you think you can just walk in and look you are wrong !!!

I just love browsing through the many craft stores and antique shops I am always in awe of the beautiful needlework, and century old furniture that still is in perfect condition.

The Guiding Light

In the darkest of hours
The Light
Will always shine
Over us
Guiding us
In the right direction...

His light is everywhere

These lighthouses can be found in Port Huron, Michican,The South Island ,New Zealand, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Ballina ,NSW, and Brisbane, Queensland.

Ballina Beach...New Years Eve 2007

A powerful message ends an almighty storm....

Sounds from Parramatta

Above listen to the sounds of White Cockatoos and if you look quickly, under the brush is a Water Hen running from the camera..


And these noisy critters are bats, nesting by the thousands, taking over these trees along the river.

A Peace Filled Walk

It was just the day for a very needy walk.It was so peaceful and just a perfect Autumn day..and being Autumn we would be sure not to encounter any snakes along the path.



We did however,come across this obnoxious weed.. I thought it look really pretty sitting in amongst the dead gum tree leaves and the dried and dead grass.





We came across these Bats they were hanging by the thousands. They stank and their noise was just unbelievable..

(I'd be making a noise too if I were hanging upside down looking at the ground....)

Oberon

The area around Oberon, which is about 3 hours drive out of Sydney, heading west over the Blue Mountains was very dry...Nothing much was growing other than these Blackberries which were well and truly in season; as you can see Warren was making a feast of them..

This Llama was just so cute and friendly
we were able to walk up close
and pat him .

Mum's childhood house

Mum and I found her old house she lived in over 65 years ago. She wasn't too sure at first because it looked smaller. But as I told her everything looks a whole lot bigger when we are children.

The Three Sisters

I love this area of the Blue Mountains. The Three Sisters is at Echo Point , Katoomba about an hour and half drive from Sydney.

Blackheath Gardens

These Gardens are famous for their rhododendron's. They are just beautiful and relaxing to wander through..