Coldest Canberra morning so far for 2013

Last week Canberra had its coldest temp for 12 months - minus 6. I was out walking and it was pretty frosty. 

Sunday drivers

M and I took a drive to Yass today to check it out. On the way to we travelled down Mountain Creek Road - a lovely drive with plenty of winged wildlife to see, including diamond fire tails. 

I didn't realise but Yass was home to someone very famous - Hamilton Hume, the first Australian born explorer. He is buried in the Yass cemetery, which has many old and interesting looking headstones. And he lived in Cooma Cottage, just out of Yass. The cottage is owned by the National Trust - it was supposed to be open this afternoon, but we were out of luck. 

Hume discovered the Bogan!

Yass main street 

Cooma cottage

Apparently Hume and his fellow explorer Hovell were actually enemies, both trying to make claims about the expedition they made together. Perhaps it was a class thing - Hume was the currency lad, Hovell the Brit cit. 

On wintry pond

On the way home we detoured past West Belconnen Pond, a well-known twitcher hot spot. We think we saw some freckled ducks, and a blue billed duck with a fan tail. Unfortunately photo shy. 

Dry your eyes with a kangaroo

Le Tour has been over for a week today - and I still can't get the Tour Down Under ad out of my head. Plenty of kangaroos around in case you are feeling weepy now the Tour de France has finished.

Snow in the capital

Snow on the hills behind Lake G

Last weekend we had snow - falling on the Brindabellas anyway. It was very cold and quite lovely. 

Snowstorm seen from the Arboretum

Falling snow near Piccadilly Circus

We took a drive to Blue Range Road on the way to Piccadilly Circus, and planned to visit Blue Range Hut. The area used to be an Italian internment camp during WW II. But I can't tell you what it looks like as once we got there we discovered you need a code for the gate to get into the area.

Good reasons to go to the market late

Bargain poppies - two bunches for the price of one.

 

 

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Seen on the bike track this morning

 

Had a great ride this morning before the weather turned too nasty - lots of roos around Black Mountain on the way into Canberra city.

 

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Belconnen thought for the day

Lake G graffiti

Marvellous Melbourne

M and I had a great weekend visiting friends and attending various entertainments in Melbourne. I especially loved the street art, and the inner city pubs - we don't have inner city pubs in Canberra, unless you count the legendary Wig and Pen. And there was good op shopping and eating and drinking too.

Knit graffiti, Brunswick

Street art, Fitzroy

Vintage Garage, Fitzroy

Wall art by Mal

 

 

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Dam the weekends are short

Finally got all the technology aligned again to continue blogging...

Took a trip to Corin Dam, part of the Namadji National Park, and checked out Gibraltar Falls too. It's beautiful countryside. On the way back we spotted 8 emus grazing in a paddock with a few cows.

There's snow on them there hills

strictly

Gibraltar Falls

hiding emus

 

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