A WINERY IN WINTERY WEATHER

On day 2 of our holiday on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Bernie took us to his favourite winery for a tasting, lunch and a walk through their sculpture park. Mornington Peninsular is quite famous for its wine.

  Banjo shows me the entrance to the "Pt Leo Estate Winery"

 It was a beautiful restaurant overlooking the sculpture park and Port Phillip Bay. Bernie uses his celebrity charm to organise us a good table and service. (For new readers, who don't know, our SIL is an actor.)

 The family, we only get together a few times a year as we all live in different states but at least they are all in Australia now. Carol and David lived in London for 9 years and Sonya and family lived in LA for 5 years.

 Starters: A carrot soufflé and I can't remember the one below. I forgot to take the main course.

After lunch we were to walk around the sculpture park. Bill took one step outside and said, "i'm not going." The weather had turned windy and very cold. It was below 12°C with an icy wind off the South Pole. I couldn't believe the eastern part of Victoria was suffering a heatwave of  39°C and raging bushfires and here, just south of Melbourne, it was freezing.

 I started walking with the rest of the family but it was awfully cold and windy. The boys are used to this type of weather.

  I asked Fox to take a photo of me freezing.

 The sculptures were spread out over a big area and they were very interesting. The one on the right changed its shape when you looked at it from different angles.

This was my favourite of the few that I saw. I was too cold to bother taking photos of the information plaques so I can't tell you the artists.

 The others hurried off to see more but I 'baled' and returned to the warm restaurant. 

I'm a true Queenslander and love the hot weather.

BEAUTY IN THE BUSH

During our hectic four days trip to Mornington Peninsula, Vic, I managed to sneak an hour to myself for a walk through the bush. This was some time between the Christmas party and  the wedding. It was nice to just wander along looking at the plants and listening to the birds. I don't know the names of all the wild flowers, but that is not necessary to appreciate them.

While the others snoozzzzzzed I set of down the path outside our cabin.

Sun shining on an acacia tree (wattle)

Wattle is our national flower emblem. The green and gold of our country's colours.

Fluffy seed pods.

A dead branch splashes colour onto the scene.

So delicate.

Beyond the path.

Looking towards Antarctica.

CAPE SCHANCK, MORNINGTON PENINSULA, VICTORIA

While we were on the Mornington Peninsula for Sonya's wedding we did a little side trip the day after.

We drove to Cape Schank right on the tip of the peninsula.

We walked through the National Park towards the sea.

I liked the twisted trees.

The board walk went right out to the tip of the point but there were too many steps for Bill and his sore toe and I wasn't too sure about my knees either so we didn't go all the way (wimps).

Instead, I admired the wild flowers and grasses.

Cape Schanck Lighthouse