Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Today I wanted to take you out bush and if you're lucky maybe we can find some Bush Tucker food. " The bush " is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in Australia. However, today I am going to cheat and  take you to a favourite place of mine the  Bolin Bolin  Billabong in Bulleen.  I love this walk for its tranquil and secluded nature despite being surprisingly close to suburbia. And, I'm sure for those of you joining me for my A to Z challenge will agree, it also has a wonderful amount of B's! Bulleen Park sculpture inspired by eucalypt blossoms. It feels important early on in my ' Wandering Victoria' posts for an  Acknowledgement to Country* ' t o show respect for the traditional custodians of the land in which we will be travelling.   Acknowledgement to Country I know, I know, what you're thinking, why the Banksia, didn't she do that on A is for... Aboriginal Elder? Me too! Anyway moving s...

... and we're practically cooking on gas! Spring is such a tease this year. After we've shivered through the coldest Melbourne winter  in twenty-six years,  we're looking forward to welcoming her. She's proving a tad elusive. Yarra River, Studley Park, Melbourne   One minute the sun cautiously peeps out,  and we take the opportunity to warm our backs walking along the Yarra river,  in glorious sunshine. The next we are rushing home to warm our toes in front of the gas fire! Our g arden shrubs bless 'em, used to Melbourne's infamous 'four seasons in a day' climate,   bloom full of hope.    Spring flowers too,  ignoring our yo-yo temperatures, burst forth with a bright  ta-ra!   However, it is perhaps the Aussie natives which have the biggest crescendo.  Awakening  from their winter rest, a symphony of yellow wattle seen here at the Yarra's edge, creating it's own joyous...