Apr 2024, Rochester, Vic A few glimpses of our week in Rochester, the grand old buildings, the iron water tower from the banks of the river, and the everyday view from our window of a guy taking his rubbish down … Continue reading Sketches of Rochester
The Briars Homestead, Mt Martha, Vic, Mar 2024 A heritage Mornington Peninsula property like so many others that just begs to be sketched. And of course, there’s an old dunny out the back. Continue reading Sketches of The Briars
Hepburn Springs, Vic The Daylesford, Hepburn Springs region has a proud Swiss Italian heritage thanks to the immigrants who came to the region in the latter part of the 19th Century in search of a better life. Built in 1864 Villa Parma, now part of the Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel, is a tangible reminder of those times. Continue reading Villa Parma
Day 9 Saturday 2/12/2023 Heathcote to Home, drizzly 15˚ With the weather being so unpredictable and a few upcoming appointments it’s not worth doing any free camping after the muster. It starts spitting with rain by Tooborac and on the radio, they are talking about poor road conditions around Melbourne. The spits become misty drizzle and fog all the way home. The freeways are busy so we take Beach Road which certainly isn’t scenic today. Unlike the trip up it’s a slow drive home. At least we get the van unpacked before the heavens open again. I really didn’t need … Continue reading Ho Ho Heathcote – Unsettled Weather
Melbourne, Vic How could I not drop everything and sketch this delightful building while it is fresh in my mind? I call it a ‘Travel Sketch’ as I have drawn it from my photo and unlike ‘Urban Sketching’ I have … Continue reading No.2 Goods Shed in Pencil
Inverell, Gwydir Highway, northern New South Wales. We had passed through this town several times before, grabbing a quick pie and remarking on how pretty the town was but continuing on, in haste to be somewhere else. This time we … Continue reading Sketches of – Inverell, NSW
Goovigen, Qld Always in search of small towns with little more than good facilities for caravanners, WikiCamps led us to Goovigen in the Banana Shire in Central Queensland last year. A perfect stopover before our Rockhampton destination we couldn’t resist … Continue reading Sketches of – Goovigen
Grenfell, Central West region of New South Wales We first stumbled upon Grenfell by pure chance. In October of 2020, we were tootling around NSW, the weather was good and unlike Victoria, NSW wasn’t in Covid lockdown. There was no … Continue reading Sketches of – Grenfell
Day 59 Thursday 6/7/2023 Goovigen, sunny 12 – 25 We all take walks around town. There’s a bit of action going on as power poles are being replaced by new ones and the mobile library is visiting the hall. I … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 59 – Goovigen, a potted history
Day 57 Tuesday 4/7/2023 Miriam Vale, Qld, humid misty showers 16 – 22 It rained during the night but not heavily. We heard maybe 5 trains, but they were more of an interest, than annoying and whizzed by quickly. We … Continue reading Yackety Yack, Day 57 – Bats!
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