Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
The Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage between Angaston and Nuriootpa is a mecca for people interested in craft, especially quilting, My wife and daughter like to stop and browse through their stock when we pass by on our way to the mid north, or coming home to Murray Bridge.
I like looking in this historic cottage too, but I also enjoy the wonderful rose garden between the road and the cottage. Yesterday I showed some photos taken there last summer. Today I want to share a few more photos of the magnificent blooms.
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
We often travel to the mid north of South Australia to visit family in Clare and Peterborough. We have a number of alternative routes we can take to get there, all of them going through various parts of the wine growing region of the Barossa Valley. Between the towns of Angaston and Nuriootpa is a small historic cottage now occupied by the Barossa Quilt and Craft shop (see photo below). My wife regularly likes to stop for a short break and look at what they have in stock. Meanwhile I admire their lovely rose garden out the front of the cottage.
A few months ago I was passing the cottage by myself, but actually stopped, turned around and went back to take photos of the rose bushes in full bloom. It was an intoxicating blend of colour and perfume in the bright summer sunshine. I just had to share it with my readers.
Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
Rose garden, Barossa Quilt and Craft Cottage, Nuriootpa, South Australia
A tribute to the Clydesdale Horse
Tribute to Clydesdale horses, Angaston, South Australia
When travelling from home through the famous wine region of the Barossa Valley here in South Australia we regularly go through the old town of Angaston. This region was settled by German settlers escaping religious persecution in their home lands and included my forebears in their number.
We often stop in the park at the western end of the main street to have a break or a cuppa and sometimes even lunch. The bakery in the main street is also a favourite stopover place. The park has a wonderful tribute to the Clydesdale Horses which provided essential help for the local farmers and businesses in the early days. I’ve featured this statute in the photos on this post. At the bottom of the post you can read more about these wonderful animals from the plaque next to the statue (click to enlarge).
Tribute to Clydesdale horses, Angaston, South Australia
Tribute to Clydesdale horses, Angaston, South Australia
Tribute to Clydesdale horses, Angaston, South Australia (click to enlarge)
Edithburgh Nature Reserve
No Comments »27th June, 2011; Category: Birds, Botanic Gardens, Holidays, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants, Yorke Peninsula
Eucalyptus erythrocorys (red-capped gum), Edithburgh Nature Reserve
On the last morning of our recent holiday on the Yorke Peninsula we stopped for about an hour to wander through the Edithburgh Nature Reserve. This reserve, set up and maintained by a local community group, has been a focus of ours every time we visit the small coastal town. The reserve is at the western end of the main street and is open at all times to the public. Several excellent gravel paths suitable for wheelchairs meander through the reserve.
The reserve is not great for checking out a wide range of Australian Native Plants which interest my wife, it is also a good place within the town to see many of the local bush birds. Being only about 500 metres from the coast it is also possible to record a few sea birds flying overhead. My brother in law used to live opposite this park so we know it and its inhabitants quite well.
Apart from the birds I also enjoy the challenge of taking photos of wildflowers. I’ve dedicated this post to the plants in flower that we saw.
Calothamnus quadrifidus (one-sided bottlebrush), Edithburgh Reserve
Grevillea flower, Edithburgh Nature Reserve
Hakea laurina, Edithburgh Nature Reserve, Yorke Peninsula
Edithburgh Nature Reserve, Yorke Peninsula
Rankins Springs, New South Wales
No Comments »23rd March, 2011; Category: Birds, New South Wales, Parks and Gardens, Picnics, Trip report
Allan James Park, main street of Rankins Springs, NSW
On our way home from visiting family in Sydney last year we stayed one night at Rankins Springs. I was pleased that we could do this because on many other occasions we had only driven through this delightful little town in mid-western New South Wales.
On several occasions we had stopped for a short break, including one occasion when we had lunch in the Allan James Park shown in the photos on this page. It is a lovely park with many shady trees and it takes the traveller off the busy main road through the town. It is a good spot to rest, relax, have a cuppa or a meal before heading off west towards Adelaide, east to Sydney, south to Griffith or north to Lake Cargelligo.
The park also affords a good introduction to the birds of the area. This town is something of a mecca for birders with many species easily seen here, including Blue-faced Honeyeaters, Apostle Birds, White-winged Choughs and Red-rumped Parrots.
Allan James Park, main street of Rankins Springs, NSW