It's November, one more month before summer begins but as always summer seems to start earlier than expected. Well, Australian weather has its way of coming and going in an unexpected manner. Anyhow, I had an outrageous 2 weeks at work. Lots of changes happened, few friends lost their jobs, changes in my role, training for the new role etc etc....
But the good thing is my holiday is drawing nearer and nearer. Yippee
Thank you dear friends for stopping and taking time to leave your lovely messages.
I am joining Trishie for
Floral Friday, Benideen for
Friends sharing tea, Sandi for
Tea Cup Tuesday, Rooted in Thyme for
Simple and Sweet Friday, Martha for
Tea cup Tuesday
A couple of weeks ago (before the warm weather arrived), we had a chance to go bush walking.
First, I am sharing my tea time under the pergola.
I am trying this ginger and lemongrass tea from T2. Refreshing and soothing, the infused aroma of both blends evokes fond memories of my mother's cooking. With freshly picked ingredients from the garden.
The ranunculus this year were prolific, I was able to cut some for the vase, and leave some on the plant.
I love having tea under the pergola.
We started our trek from Cowan station, an hour north of Sydney.
The bushwalking team; Janelle, Lyndall and my sweet hubby Greg.
Looking at the trail, doesn't seem daunting at all.
Saw a few of these enormous trees.
Skink by the billabong, loving the micro-climate surrounding.
We were approaching Jerusalem bay, the water was emerald green.
We were not expecting too much company
The water was calling, we can't resist the urge...
For it was very tempting...
So I took my walking shoes off and started to dip my feet.
Ahhh... What a pleasant sensation to soak my tiresome feet even only for few minutes.
This is my idea of a selfie, concealed by a hat and a pair of sunnies.
Kids were jumping with glee, as they plunged their bodies in emerald-green of Jerusalem Bay.
The water glistened as the sun hit its surface
Soon, I have to climb back to start heading towards the clearing of this 2.5 Km section of the Great North walk.
During our walk I found lots of native bushes and shrubs with some unique and interesting blooms which I will be sharing on my return. Hope to see you soon.
It was one of those beautiful spring days, when we headed to the mountains to visit three out of eleven open gardens in Leura. So off we went, the four of us, my dearest friend Olivia, her husband Serg, and my sweet hubby Greg. Hello dear friends, hope you are all well. I would like to thank you all for your kind visit and your lovely messages.
I am joining; Sandi for
Tea Time Tuesday, Martha for;
Martha's Favorites, Jody for;
Sweet and Simple Friday, Bernideen for;
Tea with friends
I put on my red suede shoes.
First we needed some energy-boosting food, to kick start our day.
A protocol - a picture together.
We were greeted with azure sky, topiary of greens and towering trees.
Looking out the valley, the wilderness seem an eternity.
Bulbs are gorgeous. I love this wine-barrel turned into pot,
Well, I could just easily lie down under the canopy of this gigantic tree.
Surrounded with colourful azaleas make it look even more outstanding.
Crabbe apple trees are a beaut in itself.
I'd like to have a cottage amongst these trees
Where bluebells thrive
And waterfalls in my backyard, where I can retreat and take a dip to escape the summer heat.
Where tulips grow in the most unexpected places.
Where I can peek out and be enchanted by this view
A place that is full of surprises
Hope you enjoy some of the photos as I will be back with more of these open garden views
Above is my charity-find... ceramic coasters, painted blooms of hydrangeas, lilacs, roses and lisianthus.
My afternoon tea with my signature rhubarb and apple tea cake.
Foxgloves and apple trees are in their best dress
But this didn't dispirit the roses
