Queen's Park at Moonee Ponds

A dream garden - Tieve Tara

A sunny yet cool morning, a drive to Mount Macedon brought me and my daughter to a paradise garden...oh autumn, I heart you...

the monet-style bridge

leap-frog

such a happy face!

a picnic place...

my daughter was seemingly lost in the beautiful surroundings...

how i loved walking around this lake...and walk over the monet-style bridge

A moment's reflection on inner beauty

My favourite place, by the lake...just being here never fails to inspire me....

The train ride to Ballarat

I was looking forward to the public holiday last Monday, it was labour day. It's been awhile since I've gone to Ballarat, four years to be exact, and with the Begonia Festival being held over the long weekend, I had a good reason to visit the place. Ballarat is 110 kms northwest of Melbourne.
My husband and I decided to take the VLine train which is just an hour-and-a half ride, and on arrival at the station a bus takes the passengers straight to the festival. I was kinda excited going on a day trip especially on such a cool and fine day, what more could I ask for?
I will post the shots taken at the Begonia Fest at a later time. Meanwhile,  here's what kept me awake on the train ride, the country sceneries on the way to Ballarat.
By the way, the quality of the pictures might have been compromised by the fact that I was sitting inside a moving train, but managed to adjust the settings of the camera...and learnt something from a seemingly difficult situation, photography-wise :-))

"The city is the world of the body, the country is the world of the soul..."

Still Waters - at Cherry Lake, Altona

I am posting this blog in honour of those who have been affected by the flash floods in Queensland. May they find refuge and strength at this moment of devastation and suffering...my sorrowful heart, in prayer, sincerely goes to them. May the raging waters be stilled...