It was a sad reason to visit on this occasion. We were attending the funeral of Muriel Jones, born in England and with no blood relatives living in Australia.
We were here for 3 nights, from Thursday 31st Oct to Sunday 3rd Nov.
My other blogs that relate to this trip:
Flora Friday in Oz.
Gumnuts....and Other Stuff.
Click on photos to enlarge.
We were here for 3 nights, from Thursday 31st Oct to Sunday 3rd Nov.
My other blogs that relate to this trip:
Flora Friday in Oz.
Gumnuts....and Other Stuff.
Click on photos to enlarge.
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| Our accommodation, as usual, was at Dangaroo, thanks to I & R. |
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| Too cold for a spa, now a Iris and goldfish pond. |
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| Easy on the eye and utilised by various wildlife. |
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| Bee and honeyeater feeding station. |
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| Just in time, flowers shrivelled up 2 days later. |
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| Time to feed the macropods. |
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| From this big boy....... |
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| .......to mother and joey....... |
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| .......and the teenager. |
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| Went for a walk in the common and saw, clockwise from top left: White-browed Babbler, Red-necked Wallaby, Tawney Frogmouth and young, Hare, and European fox. |
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| Cyclist stop for a coffee break in Mudgee. |
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| As it was Friday I went on a 'Flora Friday' stroll around the Mudgee streets to photograph the plants of the front gardens, mainly those of the older cottages. |
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| The lady of this house (number 113) invited me to also have a look around her garden in the backyard. (see more on Flora Friday in Oz) |
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| All sorts of front yards. Loved it, should be more. |
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| St John the Baptist Anglican Church. |
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| St. Mary of the Presentation Catholic Church. |
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| Woolpack Hotel (taken from St John’s Anglican Church). |
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| Cudgegong River in Lawson Park. |
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| Dusky Moorhen with young and water lilies. |
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| Over looking Gulgong. |
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| Gulgong. |
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| Gulgong. |
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| We were just a little late, Gulgong. |
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| Old cellar access door. |
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| Gulgong |
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| Put-Put in the front yard, Gulgong. |
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| Train from the mines (?) to Gulgong. |
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| This station was being used. |
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| Number 375 Windeyer Rd. |
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| Thank goodness we still have freedom of speech. |
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| A man who says what he thinks. |
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| I knew it was pretty dry out here, but not this dry. |
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| Some of the friends we made while at Dangaroo. |
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| And some of those that kept us entertained. King Parrot, White-eared and Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, White-naped Honeyeater, Galah and Eastern Spinebill. |
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| Before we left we had the lawns mowed. |
