We went to an "Open Garden" at the home of a former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. It started at 1000, we were there at 1030, and the line of cars stretched for a kilometre.
Looking at other peoples places is called 'sticky beaking'!
The flower children, my sister Pat and Jo.
The modern gardener has no need to remember plant names when she has a smart phone.
Later at lunch we find the magpies' begging for food a little too persistent, a bit like a scene from "The Birds"
Melbourne Symphony holds outdoor concerts in the summer, in the botanical gardens. You have to arrive early, 1700 to get a good place for your picnic and the concert at 1900. Best of all you can have a spot of wine with the picnic.
Can you spot us?
There we are.
To the east of Melbourne we visited the Blue Water Lotus Garden, a nursery for water plants and a show garden for water lilies and lotus'.
The weather to date has been very hot generally. The natives remark on how wonderful it is for the time of year, but to us 35 degrees is hot!
This is the bay side of the Mornington Peninsula.
They have sirens here too!
We have seen some wildlife. A possum!
We believe this to be a White Footed Dunnart, or perhaps a mouse! About 2 inches long in the body.
There have been stunning sunsets.......
Until today, Feb 26. It has started to rain!!! At least we are free of the fear of fire, the landscape was very very dry and there was smoke in the air a week ago from fires out in the country.
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