Hello Summer!!

This was taken on a drive to Yarrambat, northeast of Melbourne in Whittlesea, discovered this lovely place two days ago, after getting lost on the way to another place, my GPS was a bit confused I guess :)) I was sure it felt so warm that day...but today, which is actually the first day of summer in Australia, it feels like winter - cold, sunny, rainy and blustery, I have just embraced four seasons in a day!
Nevertheless, 'hello sweet summer!'

Sunday Morning at Yan Yean (Whittlesea) in Summer

Yan Yean Reservoir and Park and up the hill at the Growling Frog Golf Course are just ones of my favourite getaway places in Whittlesea. I go there every season, whenever I just want to run away from the city or just to refresh my mind... This time I went with my best photography buddy, Marge. We wanted to go there to meet the sunrise, but instead we were met by kangaroos, what a lovely surprise!

Marge, one of my most favourite photos of her:))

a family enjoying a barbie by the lake

the bird house 

the neighbourhood wishing passersby a merry christmas:))

surrounds...I was hoping to see a horse by the shed

sunrise at growling frog golf course

there was a little rainspawn at the golf course that morning

Growling Frog Golf Course (Whittlesea)

And what a better way to spend Sunday morning than a drive to Whittlesea, right up to the growling frog golf course....I was humming on the drive all the way. I was feeling happy that I could get away even for a little while on my own in this beautiful country setting...hmmm, I could almost hear John Denver's 'country road' being played on the radio. It rained the night before and you could feel how fresh the air was around you! Even the animals looked as if they all just had a shower and ready for a sunny day! It did feel like Sunday! I was getting more excited in anticipation of the drive down Yan Yean Reservoir/Park after....(scroll down to the next blog for pics of Yan Yean)

Yan Yean Reservoir/Park and Surrounds (Whittlesea)

Just thought a visit to my favourite getaway was long overdue, so last Sunday morning I took a drive to Yan Yean Reservoir and Park in Whittlesea, it was a quiet drive as I was alone this time and also because most people would have still been sleeping-in... looking around at the greenery continuously made me feel so refreshed....