Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

We have a picture at home in Melbourne which says:   'The beach is my happy place.' There is no doubt, much as we love life in Melbourne,  the moment we start on the 75 mins drive to Rye, the thought of some time away at the beach warms my heart. Rye is on the Mornington Peninsula.  We tend to hang out at the Ocean beach, rather than at the Bay beach. Dundas Street Shops, Rye I am not a surfer, but I love watching the surfers ride the waves out on the open waters of Bass Strait. A favourite day for us will start with a walk through the Mornington Peninsula National Park and onto the sandy bay at Number Sixteen Beach. It says a lot about the area and the number of beaches, that this beach is just a number, not a name.  It's funny how I always have the time to stop and admire the flora and fauna in Rye,  in a way that I never get a chance to stop and smell the roses in the city! In fact we are reminded o...

My Sunday Photo I love Australian beaches  just look at it!  The vast expanse of golden sand  and only an occasional surfer. Rye Ocean Beach, Mornington Peninsula You need to be an experienced surfer to tackle this surf, to avoid the rips and rocks,  and not to mention the odd shark lurking about. Happy Hols! Linking with Sally at Blue Monday Wordless Wednesday With Image-in-ing  and at My Sunday Photo Thanks Darren!

I love an Aussie Christmas at the beach It’s a relaxed, no fuss and bother affair. Well normally… Danger! It's Christmas! We're unusual,  we clear out of the city for the beach on Christmas Eve, most of our friends stay in town for Christmas lunch with family, but for us, with our broader family overseas, it's a lovely escape. We go to the Mornington Peninsula,  one hour out of Melbourne.  By Boxing Day this place will be heaving. Melbourne-by-the-sea they call it; finding a car park will be tricky,  and we'll bump into more friends here on the Blairgowrie dog beach,  than we will on any walk in the park back home! Our Rye beach house is in neighbourhood with mostly permanent homes. It's become our Christmas Eve tradition, to take a quick stroll  around the block. We like to check out any local building developments  and to admire the local decorations.  Or maybe not.  Perhaps in our dreams,  no one re...

Festive Fun... Hope you had a lovely Christmas. We had an Aussie beach Christmas  at Rye,  on the Mornington Peninsula. One red, (yes red!) tablecloth,  a few seashells from Number Sixteen beach and a touch of ivy from the garden a Turduken roast lunch  which is a three bird special of turkey, duck and chicken, and a walk along the ocean beach... Simple, fun  and some would say totally exhausting! Linking with Saturday's Critters My Sunday Photo

Happy Blue Monday It's that time of the week when I am searching for something...  interesting               topical                       Australian                                     and  above all blue                                                             for my Blue Monday post.  But nothing quite springs to mind... In fact, it appeared that everything I thought of was going to be a load of rubbish. Ah ha, I could do the trash, as Monday is our bin day and our recycling bins are blue... Any one for Cricket?  The bin reminded me of the cricket. Australia beat England in the Test Match, which is a rarity ...