Flowers in Winter

It's winter in Australia.  Record breaking snowfalls have been recorded in Victoria's Alpine Resorts. Canberra, just a few hours inland, recently recorded it's lowest temperatures in 20 years.  And it's been really at night here by the temperature moderating ocean.  Even still, the blooms have been really beautiful. Enjoy.

Easter Long Weekend

In Australia Easter public holiday includes Good Friday and Easter Monday, which makes a 4 day weekend. It's also a very popular time to go on vacation as the schools are on term break. For us, it was a time to relax and enjoy the holiday destination we live in.

Good Friday was also my birthday this year. Dave made an omelet for my breakfast. Zoe made and decorated a layer cake. We went to the beach for a swim. It was a lovely day.

On Saturday we went to Somersby falls. A destination we always enjoy visiting.

Dave and Tristan in the shade of a bottle tree.

On Easter Monday we went to Mt. Penang Gardens, a place we've never visited. The gardens were gorgeous. We especially enjoyed the water feature, the bamboo varieties, and the bottle trees. Stone sculptures from an art competition had found a home in the Gardens.

Dave with one of the stone sculptures in Mt. Penang Gardens

At the end of our garden tour, Dave suggested we have lunch at the WaterFall Cafe which overlooks the water garden of Mt. Penang. It was a beautiful location, and delicious food.