Trips, Walks, Writing

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We had another trip to Victoria a few months ago and spent time in the gorgeous wine growing area
 

These pictures were taken in and near Nagambie.

Lake Nagambie



Road near Mitchelton Winery



View from tower at Mitchelton Winery where we bought some lovely wines.

Cockatoos in daughter’s back yard.

 

Daughter hand feeding a wild cockatoo

There was a visit from daughter and grandsons in September and we had some outings while they were here. The first was to Monarto zoo just outside Adelaide. Lots of animals and you get driven around in buses so a bit like going on safari, sort of.

chimpanzees

 



Giraffe





Cheetas



Lion



And, a Tasmanian Devil


 

 Then we went to Victor Harbor, a touristy town on the Fleurieu Peninsula



and took the horse drawn tram to Granite Island



Sea, rocks and cormorants

A seal engraved in a rock



there was a blue tongue lizard hiding in the grass



a rather surreal image of the shallow sea bottom taken from the bridge


 
It was a great week with them and hopefully there will be lots more visits.

These pictures have been taken over several weeks of our spring walks in the park

 
 

Birds in flight

  



and just sitting



the resident koala



and then later with baby



pretty butterflies

 



and finally, son’s tripod dog who joins us these days

 

On the writing front, there has been a small fic for the

lewis_challenge , another episode in the Victorian Lewis and Hathaway vampire world and their attempts to catch up with the elusive Dracula. I’ve quite enjoyed creating this world and might carry on with it for another fic next year.

So that's me up till now.