Sometimes, the weather just cries out “let yourself off the lead, come and play”. Today was just one of those days. And a Sunday, too, when one doesn’t have to work. How lovely.
Yum Cha: that’s Chinese for “Diet? Pfffft.”
After a brisk, cheery Yum Cha lunch at Wealth Garden – almost the only Westerners in a huge restaurant full of Chinese, which is always a good sign – She Who Must Be Obeyed suggested a ramble along the Yarra River at lovely nearby Warrandyte. Stuffed to the gunwales with prawn and pork dim sum, noodles and some things that it would probably be better not to know what they were – stuck it in your mouth, chow down, yummy, that’s all you need to know, gwai lo – all sloshing about in what seemed like an ocean of delicious tea, it seemed like a very sensible idea.
What a joyous decision. Apart from running into not one but two good friends with similar ideas, it was simply the most glorious day imaginable. Clear, sunny, gentle breeze, the land green with winter rains, the river swollen and rushing and actually looking like a real river for once.
(The Yarra, whilst iconic for all Melburnians, is notorious for being something of a trickle, and very brown and muddy from silt washed down from up country.)
Out came the iPhone, and as we walked I snapped luscious scene after scene. They’re quite high resolution, so if you like them, please feel free to steal them. And I hope you enjoy sharing our day. Lots of love, Wellthisiswhatithink.
Contented author and photographer. No, I don’t expect anyone to download this one.
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Love the 6th photo shoing the path to the river edge. Were there any snakes?
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No, not one – they will be around but with so many people walking they would be scuttling away. Honestly, we never give them a second thought – people very rarely see them, let alone get bitten. That doesn’t mean we tend to trample around in long grass, that would just be dumb. Mind you, I never did on Hengistbury Head either – the place was crawling with adders.
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