Amber and topaz…
Took a day off this week from the book and the farm to have a picnic in the Derwent Valley which we had heard always looks beautiful in the autumn. But we’d never managed to get there before leaf fall. I love amber and topaz, garnet and shiraz, pinot noir and chartreuse. (Colours I mean, not alcohol!) And was determined we’d catch the colour before it dropped…
The Derwent River at New Norfolk.
The upper reaches, a good kayaking spot.
One of the 100 year old oast houses in the valley at Plenty.
The hop fields of Bushy Park – all those hops, all that beer!
The old growth forests redolent of the Styx and Florentine valleys. Formally world heritage protected and now our state and federal governments want to open them up again for logging. Sigh!
The old Paradise Bakery at Maydena.
The old general store.
The Tyenna river at Maydena. Good trout fishing spot – drop a hook baited with white bread rolled into a plug in the mouth … true.
I wish I knew what the peak was called but I don’t. It just appeared around the corner of a dirt road on the way to the Junee Caves (which is another story…)
Yep, we almost missed it!
The last of the thylacines.
Back in the Big Smoke again. Only one and a half hours away from the furthest point beyond Maydena. What a God-given paradise we live in…
Lovely pictures, Prue! And I’m glad you took a break – I think you deserved one!
Thanks Ann. I have to say that this last push with the novel is an effort. The next novel is making itself felt as I research the last little bits of this one and it’s like having two noisy children in the house! I also think the G’s don’t want me to farewell them but that’s tough because the new character is such a super woman that I can’t wait to get a handle on her story!
What a beautiful, exotic place you live in, Prue. Amazing to see signs of autumn just as spring is bursting forth in California. Lovely photographs!
Thank you, Anne. I get a real kick out of the reversed seasons. In winter, I love seeing all the summer pics from the north – it gives one a firm belief in the constancy of the seasons and that everything old is indeed new again. I think the thing we are most lucky about here though, is the closeness of what we call ‘the bush’. That in even 30 minutes we can be in the country or even by the sea. And no traffic jams or monolithic highways to get there. Quaint to be sure. Old-fashioned? Yes. But I LOVE it!
What a paradise Prue! Every time I watched your pics I get the feeling we live in a grand world. Thank you for sharing.
We do, Susana. Of that there is no doubt. And we should cherish it as much as we can…
Beautiful photos. I love learning about your country from them.
Thank you, Denise. I am just a bit proud of my tiny neck of the woods and love sharing the images!
Lovely photos and especially timely as OH and I are having a week in Tasmania in June. Three days in Hobart and three in Launceston with a car booked for the week so I thought I would be cheeky and pick your brains as to what we should make sure we visit. We like eating, lovely architecture and pretty scenery. I like vineyards but only in moderation as my parents owned one. June probably isn’t the best month for vineyards either.
Bollyknickers, contact me via email and I’ll have a think. Winter is our favourite time for touring so I shall make a list of what we like. Have you been here before?
I’m sure I am looking right at it, but where is your email address located?
We’ve never been to Tasmania before ( I’ve not been further south than Canberra!) but have had it on the list for a long time. OH is turning 50 so I said he could pick any destination. Personally, I was thinking of somewhere tropical but I must say I am really looking forward to this.
It’s on the ‘About’ page but isn’t live. Here: pruebatten@netspace.net.au
Thanks- email sent.