A walk in the gardens

Easter has been a fun time this year. We even had a visit from Pop and Nan Cole. Together, we wend for a trip up to the Hunter Valley Gardens. It was a beautiful day, with heaps to see. On the way home, we stopped by Ellen White's old home "Sunnyside". Although Zem was tiring, we were shown through some of the rooms and saw some of the original furniture and garments that were used when Mrs White stayed in Australia. There was also a South Sea Islander Museum beside the homestead. It was well stocked with all sorts of tribal and traditional dress. Not to mention weapons, communication drums, and decorative weaving. Zem only wanted to play with the rocks in the driveway by this time, so I missed out on the rest of the tour as I looked out for him.

Some of the our day's highlights included the 'Storybook Garden'. Here's Zem with Humpty Dumpty.

And here, at a tea party with the mad hatter.


Sometimes, old sayings still ring true... as we passed this feature, all Zem wanted to do was jump out of the pram and play with the mud.

Mud and rocks, a match made in heaven.

What do you mean I have to put it all back??

Can't you see the family resemblance?

Here are some of our favourite photos of the day.








All up it was a really fun day to spend with Pop and Nan Cole.