Day 2 Monday 20/03/2023 Longwood to Broken Creek, cloudy warm 29˚ We did a really good job of keeping ourselves awake coughing last night until the cough mixture finally knocked us out. At least we get a sleep-in this morning … Continue reading Coughin’ Off to Broken Creek – Ah, we’re there
Day 1 Sunday 19/3/2023 Home to Longwood, cloudy 25 We leave a little later than normal as it seems that I’ve caught the cold that Woody is in the last stages of. I doubt that we’ve had a decent night’s sleep in a week thanks to his coughing and leg cramps. But we should feel much better when we get to the drier climate north of The Divide (The Great Dividing Range north of which the climate is always warmer and drier). There’s a Fun Run through the city today, so we begrudgingly take Eastlink and on through Heidelberg and … Continue reading Coughin’ Off to Broken Creek – Longwood
Gippsland, March 2023 The nice thing about blogging is the chance to revisit places in your mind. As you transcribe the scribbled notes the memories flood back vividly. Even more so for sketching. Urban sketching can mean sitting in the sun drawing of all things, a toilet block. Woody thinks I draw too many toilets. Travel sketching allows you to both remember the place and time and to explore the details of that building that caught your eye or the old wooden camp kitchen where the bacon and eggs were so delicious. Continue reading Nicking off to Nicholson – Revisited
Caulfield Park, Melbourne, Vic There is a mellowness to Melbourne in Autumn. Warm sunny days quickly give way to cool evenings. The desire to snuggle up in a favourite jumper becomes overpowering. The sadness that summer has gone for another … Continue reading Caulfield Park
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