Weekend Outing Autumn - a vignetteThe weekend. Autumn. Canberra, Australia. My home. A perfect day for a gentle walk after breakfast, where we were serenaded by a loyal Magpie who regularly visits. Our outing took us up the hill to Gubur Dhaura, the ochre site in Franklin, just a few hundred metres from our home. This beautiful site is significant to the Ngunnawal Aboriginal community and showcases both Aboriginal and European heritage in the region. This was followed by a country drive past the rolling hills of a local vineyard, spectacular in its Autumn brilliance. Enjoy.  Tallagandra Lane
Copper dust and gravel fly as we ride roller-coaster into a sky bruised with blue black clouds blanketing ridges of spare ghost gums and paddocks deep viridian studded with bleating buttercups, lavender cottages and thickets of shadowed cypress. Through a windscreen sprinkled with raindrops we see languid countryside vivid on the promise of a storm suffused in all the richness of a childhood paintbox. © Me, myself and I.
24 Comments
Lizzy
21/4/2012 07:58:35 pm
Thank you, Lisa! 21/4/2012 08:24:19 pm
Dear Lizzy,
Lizzy
21/4/2012 08:53:00 pm
Aw... Chopinand. Thank you ; )
Lizzy
21/4/2012 09:42:40 pm
Thanks so very much!
Lizzy
22/4/2012 05:12:01 pm
So do I, Katherine. Especially in my part of the world! Thanks for your kind words. 22/4/2012 11:05:02 am
Don't we live in the nicest city in Australia indeed! I've been enjoying watching the leaves change over the last couple of weeks, such a stunning display :)
Lizzy
22/4/2012 05:12:34 pm
Hi, yes, in its own way, Canberra is a beautiful city and surrounding region. I do love it!
Lizzy
26/4/2012 02:19:13 pm
Mandy, thanks so much! 23/4/2012 01:00:43 am
Lovely and evocative poem Lizzie! I also just love the picture of the maggie. He looks so regal!
Lizzy
23/4/2012 08:06:10 am
Thank you, Anna. He is indeed! He sits on the outdoor table and eyeballs me when I'm working in the kitchen! A lovely addition to our garden.
Lizzy
23/4/2012 08:57:03 pm
Celia, thank you. Canberra is beautiful, especially in Autumn. But then we can all see beauty all around us, can't we!
Lizzy
23/4/2012 08:55:32 pm
Thank you Jennifer. *Chuffed* 24/4/2012 01:46:57 pm
Stunning photos Lizzy! Canberra is lovely this time of year :)
Lizzy
24/4/2012 06:40:46 pm
Thank you, Lorraine! Indeed it is. And cold too! 24/4/2012 07:18:08 pm
Seeing these photos makes me a bit homesick for that neck of the woods. :) It still looks like summer up here.
Lizzy
24/4/2012 07:31:13 pm
Wow! Today, ANZAC Day, the wind chill factor here is amazing... bone chillingly cold! Come visit ; ) 26/4/2012 01:10:44 pm
Lovely photos, this makes me want to add Canberra to my travel list. I spent 6 weeks in Melbourne a few years ago, but didn't make it to Canberra. One day, I hope!
Lizzy
26/4/2012 02:19:47 pm
Oh, that would be wonderful. Do let me know ahead of time if you plan to visit. Would love to catch up! Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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Hi. I'm Liz. I'm a writer, cook and traveller based in Canberra, Australia.
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