Last day of January

When I visit the Owl Bushland Reserve I enjoy seeing these lovely mosaics.

An Eastern Rosella

                                                          

                                                                     An  Echidna                               

                                                                   A  Kookaburra

An Owl

                                                        

                         

                                                                      and a Butterfly

                  The Oleander bush and the Sunflowers can tolerate the hot summers we have

                              

                        
                                    One of the lovely rescue horses I see on one of my walks. 

                                                                    That's all for now,

                                                                             Nessie

                                                            

                                                                         

Happy New Year 2019

One of my favourite pastimes is walking

There is always so much to see

Although a common sight I do enjoy the cockatoos and seeing all the birds around our neighbourhood

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year

That's all for now,

Nessie

 

Christmas

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas

Above and below are some of the decorations in Melbourne

Below are some of the garden displays I have seen on my walks.

Below a sighting of Father Christmas well on his way to other countries now

The weather this Christmas day will be a pleasant 26c.

That's all for now,

Nessie

The end of Spring and the Royal Botanical Gardens



The above are a few of the lovely blooms we have enjoyed this last Spring

Recently I enjoyed a visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens

The gardens never disappoint me

There are always lots of flowers out in bloom and interesting plants to see.  The mature trees are magnificent.

During my walk I noticed Gardening Australia filming a segment for the TV show

A lovely sunny day to enjoy the surroundings.

This time of the year the Jacaranda trees are in full bloom adding lots of colour.


That's all for now,


Nessie

Quilt Exhibition and this and that

Last weekend I attended the Australian Quilt Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Building

It is a lovely building surrounded by beautiful gardens

There were plenty of vendors as well as beautiful quilts to see and admire

Such a lot of talented people

This is one of the beautiful sunrises we have been enjoying of late

At last the autumn colours are beginning to show on the trees in our area and we have at last had some well needed rain!

These two black cockatoos were carved with a chain saw and painted black from the remains of a tree stump located close by to where I live

That's all for now

Nessie

Easter

This is a little bag I made some time ago with an Easter theme.

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter.

Nessie

Christmas Time

Christmas is here again and there are lots of trees with their pretty decorations.

The Melbourne City Council always have nice flowering plants around this time of year.

The wool bombing has happened again and it is nice to see the craft work and beautiful crotchet.

This star decoration caught my attention when I was going through one of the arcades in Melbourne.

Another Christmas tree with its' gold baubles.

There are lots of banners hung to make it more festive at Christmas time.

A festive wreath I saw at our local shopping centre.



These large baubles are at the top end of Collins Street.  This part of Collins Street is also known as the Paris end of Collins Street.

Lastly, the new Nativity scene provided by my local Council.

I wish everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas

That's all for now,

Nessie