Monday 4 May 2015

Peaceful end to a lovely day out.

OK everyone, it really is time to get home. The sun's going down, the chooks need locking up and the dog will be getting hungry.  Hop in and let's go!
(In case you missed parts one and two of our day out in the New England Tablelands of New South Wales, please have a look here )








The last rays of sun stream through the trees to our west, as we drive east



No more roo's to be seen, even around aptly named Kangaroo Hills Creek.  
Early evening is a time you need to be very careful to look out for them on the road.



Too dark for any more photos, and here we are at home now.
 Well, thank you so much for the company.  It's been lovely to have you come along.
Bye Bye, I have to go and feed the dog now, he's not a happy chappy!


PS
Do you have a favourite place to go for a day out that's within reach but still feels like a bit of an adventure?  I'd love to hear about it.




16 comments:

  1. Your last photo of the sky is stunning. Here in Georgia maybe the place to have some adventures, or least some beautiful vistas, is going to the North Georgia Mountains. The beauty is still pretty wild with white water, little population, waterfalls and few small towns. When I grew up in Paris for me was a trip with my grandparents to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in Paris (a children’s amusement park.) Adventures change as we grow older …

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    1. I agree with you that our adventures do indeed change as we grow older. Mind you I saw on TV recently a feisty woman heading for I think it was her 100th birthday and going sky diving! Your North Georgia Mountains sound very beautiful. My husband and I traveled in North America in about 1976 and we really loved Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains, which is not so far from you I think.

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  2. Good Morning Jane, I missed your part #2 so went back and read it, too. Some of your landscape looks like farming around here, but then you see the kangaroos in the background :) They must me fun to watch. Are they a protected animal or is there a reason that they are hunted? I don't know much about them other than their cutest. Our photos are wonderful, you have a eye for perfect lighting. You even make a barbed wire fence look enchanting:)
    Have a lovely week!
    Connie :)

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    1. Good Morning to you Connie :)
      Kangaroos are protected but some species are in huge numbers in certain grazing areas and are hunted to reduce the damage they cause. They were of course eaten by indigenous Australians long before the white man arrived. You can buy kangaroo meat in the supermarkets, it is quite similar to venison and low in fat. It is not farmed but harvested from the wild. The culling of kangaroos is a very divisive subject here as you can imagine.
      Wishing you a lovely week too.

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  3. Absolutely beautiful pictures, I can feel the tranquility of the countryside. Gorgeous skies after sunset.
    Our favorite place for a few days out are one of the Wadden Islands, north of The Netherlands, no cars allowed. You only can reach it by boat, that´s the difference, it feels as if you go abroad. Also after several visits it remains an adventure.

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    1. Hello Janneke. The Wadden Islands look wonderful, and I see that one of them is the home of the Texel Sheep. No cars, I think it sounds like the perfect gentle adventure!

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  4. Jane, beautiful photos. Most days of the week I take walk across the nearby paddock and then I spend lots of time just wandering a swamp area there, dry at the moment. But love the peace of the place dry or wet

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    1. Your place to wander sounds just lovely, and it must be so different in the wet and the dry.

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  5. Fabulous views and wonderful light.

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    1. Thank you Anne. Late afternoon light is usually kind isn't it?

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  6. This photos are amazing, so full of atmosphere! It looks like a setting for a country murder mystery, so be careful Jane.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Oh my goodness Amalia....I hadn't thought of that! I will look over my shoulder next time I am driving that road!

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  7. I'm having trouble getting my message to post.
    Thank you for visiting my photoblog.
    Your images give me a good idea of the beautiful country you live in.

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    1. Hello Anita, sorry you had problems with posting but it worked this time, and thanks for dropping by. It's so interesting to see what's going on and your photos are so beautiful.

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  8. Jane you have inspired me to find such a place for a bit of adventure now that I am retired and have time to explore...the views are beautiful there and the setting sun marvelous. Your roos are much like our deer...need to watch for them especially at dusk and dawn.

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    1. That's right Donna. I remember when we travelled in our VW camper in the '70's around North America we saw some beautiful deer very close to the road sometimes.

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