Poppy's Secret Garden

I took this photo about five years ago before my Dad went into a nursing home. He was a mad keen gardener, not only with flower beds but had his own hydroponic vegetable garden..

This particular garden was filled with gnomes and maiden hair ferns all his grandchildren called it the Fairy Garden..It is not as pretty now, the old gnomes have faded and the ferns have since died..



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The Fairy Queen

Canterbury Plains New Zealand

Wisteria Gardens Parramatta

It is such a wet and miserable day in Sydney today I had to sift through my photos and find something to brighten up my day. These were all taken during Springtime 2007. The Gardens are a part of Cumberland Hospital. It is opened each September for two weekends only.
























Besides the gardens being opened the patients and their families run a fete selling crafts, jams , books and the odd piece of junk..





It is such a perfect place to relax and wander about smelling the flowers , at the end of the walk- about tea, coffee and Devonshire scones are served for a very small fee


There were so many photos to choose from; these are just a few...


They certainly brightened my very cold wet winter's day..

Norah Head

Norah Head is famous for its views to the Pacific Ocean, and also for its immaculately kept Light house.








The Light House and it surrounding gardens make a great back drop for weddings and on any given day of the week there are often couples taking advantage of the superb scenery and native fauna.

These steps take you down to the rocky shore line. It is an easier enough walk , however the climb up is a little on the steep side. As you can see from the photo I did walk to the bottom.

There were reports of whale sightings along the coast. We did get to see two, from a distance but they were a little too far out to take photos..

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