Come walk with me

 Come walk with me through more of Tara Bulga National Park in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia . . .  leave behind for a while the craziness, stress and pace of today's life, as you soak up the wonderful peace offered by nature .....

These quirky creations were at the entrance of a property within the park

This is one entrance to the park

On a cool, but not cold, day it was an absolute treat to embrace the peaceful surroundings - listening to the rushing waters and bird calls as I walked the pretty paths, wondering what delights awaited just around the next corner, yet not in a hurry to leave behind the current experience

Bold coloured funghi could be seen throughout the park

and now it's time to head back to the car park and continue the journey - hope you found it relaxing 😄

Beautiful Gippsland

 As promised, following are more scenes captured during the 6-week cat/house-sit in Warragul, Gippsland.  In between 2.5 weeks of Covid related Statewide lockdown, it was possible to do some exploring in the region.

This is in a section of the Tarra Bulga State Park (in case you haven't guessed from my historical postings, I seem to be perpetually drawn to rainforests and waterfalls!). 

En route - along the Strzlecki trail

Joining in the worldwide fun to be had at Our World Tuesday

with thanks again to the team who faithfully manage this blog.

A thankful return

 I really have missed catching up with my fellow bloggers from around the world these past few months - it is my prayer that none of you have been personally impacted (health-wise) by Covid 19 or its variants.

After crossing the Victorian-South Australian border with 3 hours to spare before the border closed again, I am very thankful indeed to have recently returned safely from a 6-week house & cat-sit in the beautiful Victorian region of Gippsland.  It was a very different experience from that of 5 years ago when the same family invited me to care for their cat and home!  Although my exploratory travels were somewhat curtailed by almost 3 weeks of lockdown, when free to do so, my Nikon and I set off to further experience this stunning, green land.  

It must be said, however, that whilst in lockdown, at least the lovely green surrounding countryside was a soothing environment in which to be "incarcerated"!

The following selection was taken in Mt Worth State Park mid-July.

I did not encounter a soul on this hour long walk and the weather was invigorating!
However, the delightful and unexpected appearance of a wallaby just a few metres ahead of me on the edge of the path "made my heart sing" (to borrow the words of a good friend and fellow photographer)!

I am keen to reconnect with my village "family" and friends upon coming out of home quarantine next Sunday :-) . 

More next week . . . .  take care everyone.

Linking up with the dedicated team at Our World Tuesday

Snow, glorious snow!

 

Reliving the experience! 

Following are some more images taken at Mt Baw Baw in Victoria last month.

 

 

 

 

(I was very tempted to head off "the beaten track" and get amongst those trees looking for different angles, etc. however, an image of suddenly finding myself waist-deep in snow - without waterproofs other than boots - kept my enthusiasm under control!)



 

 

. . . the rich colours of the fabulous Snow Gums continue to enthral me!

 



 From the rooftops of the chalets, the "big thaw" became more evident as the day wore on

 

 

 

 

Aah . . . . memories of a fabulous day!

 

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Gippsland Floral treats

Hardenbergia - also known as "The Happy Wanderer"

 

 

Sorry I don't know the botanical name for this one, but it is commonly known as

"Red Hot Poker"

 

 

 and here is a group of them in late afternoon sun

 

 

 

and finally, what I know as a Tree Dahlia (but happy to be corrected on this and all of the above!)



 

Joining in at Nick's Floral Friday Foto

(thank you for hosting, Nick)

 

Happy weekend to all.