tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post9001606512785741657..comments2024-03-22T07:18:18.281+10:30Comments on Lupey Loops: Mount Lofty Botanic GardenJodiebodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-73777836081821626642016-06-01T15:25:04.172+09:302016-06-01T15:25:04.172+09:30I'm glad you have enjoyed the photographs, Sha...I'm glad you have enjoyed the photographs, Sharon. It can be funny to be online and see postings of the opposite season when we are well ensconced in our own! In terms of crochet, it is a good reminder to see winter projects in summer because it gives me plenty of inspiration to get started on the winter projects early and have them ready in time for the cooler weather. Winter projects seem to take longer. It is winter now and I am taking stock of my scarves and mitts and what colours need to be added to the collection. Such an imposition to crochet some more! (not) ;-)<br />I am having a productive week, thank you, with a scarf currently on the blocking board. Likewise, I hope you are having a good week also. Cheers! :-)Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-19229517191191955152016-06-01T00:29:35.352+09:302016-06-01T00:29:35.352+09:30Such beautiful pics Jodie!! The colours are beauti...Such beautiful pics Jodie!! The colours are beautiful. I tend to forget that it's your Autumn atm! The fungi and toadstools are so fascinating! hope you have a lovely week 😃 xSharon - creativity and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09723560933462975777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-22832544906100783142016-05-29T15:45:04.003+09:302016-05-29T15:45:04.003+09:30I definitely will go back, Amalia! I'm not su...I definitely will go back, Amalia! I'm not sure when exactly. It will be when I am well enough, have enough time and energy to spare across the week and when someone is willing to drive and accompany me. Every now and then, the conditions coincide at which point I seize the day! Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-51875034782884204392016-05-29T15:42:09.655+09:302016-05-29T15:42:09.655+09:30It is a lovely place, Meredith.
Perhaps I should...It is a lovely place, Meredith. <br /><br />Perhaps I should have done some homework before we went to the botanic garden because then I would have discovered that the path I wanted is now called the Lakeside Trail. Renovated and re-opened in 2015 it is now an 'interpretive trail' and designed to be accessible for people of all ages and abilities. You can find out more about it (and see a pretty picture of the lake) at this web page:<br /> <br />http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/visit/mount-lofty-botanic-garden/trails-tours/lakeside-trail<br /><br />I've probably missed the best of this year's autumn colour now that winter is definitely coming in with shorter, chilly days and cold nights. <br /><br />Regardless, it was still a fun visit and quite the adventure to explore new paths and see different scenes. I am very lucky to have some beautiful gardens relatively close to home. You can be sure of future tours!Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-50277916233241647292016-05-29T15:31:52.833+09:302016-05-29T15:31:52.833+09:30Your garden sounds like a pleasant place to be, Ma...Your garden sounds like a pleasant place to be, Mary-Anne. Maybe you should put some more photos of it on your blog this season. I have geraniums in window boxes but they need re-potting and tidying up. Which herbs do you use the most? Parsley and chives are popular in my famnily menus this season.<br /><br />My exercise this year has been digging out mushrooms that have come up in my back lawn so that bunny won't eat them - I can't tell if they are poisonous or not so out they come. Those toadstools in the botanic garden were spectacular finds... they must have been about 10 cm (4") in diameter and their tops had deep red colours in them graduating to a golden colour near the edges. These colours look a little faded in the photographs and despite being amazingly coloured, it was easy to walk right past the toadstools because they blended in so well with the leaf litter. Apparently there are 'magic mushrooms' growing in the Adelaide Hills which have hallucinogenic properties!<br /><br />The only fungi we eat though are from the green-grocer's! <br />Do you eat mushrooms?Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-54967618416337694982016-05-29T15:17:58.715+09:302016-05-29T15:17:58.715+09:30I'm disappointed that I couldn't get down ...I'm disappointed that I couldn't get down to the Lakeside Trail (I've since learned that is the name of the trail I was hoping to find) because that has many more beautiful photo opportunities but what we did see was still beautiful and enjoyable.Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-44796957296207446422016-05-29T15:15:37.268+09:302016-05-29T15:15:37.268+09:30I'm glad you like the pictures, Kaz - a few me...I'm glad you like the pictures, Kaz - a few memories of SA! I've heard a lot of talk about parts of Australia not having had a proper autumn with last week still being unseasonably warm. I can't believe your frangipani is flowering - aren't they settling into dormancy at this timne of year?<br /><br />We have had a good autumn this year - nice days, cool nights and some good rains. The chill is setting in this week with our first temperatures below 10 degrees and the heater has come on. You will definitely need a heater in the blue mountains...do you have any favourite spots in the blue mountains? It is a lovely part of the world with spectacular scenery (if the winter fog hasn't rolled in!).<br />I do hope you get to pamper yourself with a nice side trip soon. :-)Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-9477027684390465142016-05-28T22:46:13.020+09:302016-05-28T22:46:13.020+09:30You have to go back! This place is gorgeous.
Amali...You have to go back! This place is gorgeous.<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-25902437525575205302016-05-27T20:11:38.327+09:302016-05-27T20:11:38.327+09:30Sorry you did not make it to the lake area, but li...Sorry you did not make it to the lake area, but like you said it gives you reason to go back soon. The park looks very beautiful.<br />Hugs,<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-85446205159455184682016-05-27T13:10:10.319+09:302016-05-27T13:10:10.319+09:30Thank you for the gorgeous nature tour. I loved t...Thank you for the gorgeous nature tour. I loved the toadstools and the fungi the best. My favourite garden these days is my back porch - pansies, mimulus, Jade, gernaiums, fuschias and herbs And a huge bleeding heart bush too. Breathing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482981001235740285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-15111726310388824362016-05-26T21:29:26.803+09:302016-05-26T21:29:26.803+09:30You certainly took us on a beautiful tour, stunnin...You certainly took us on a beautiful tour, stunning.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-2832364098814589562016-05-26T11:24:47.821+09:302016-05-26T11:24:47.821+09:30Lovely pics Jodie! I've not been in that garde...Lovely pics Jodie! I've not been in that garden for many many years. Not so much autumn colour here in Sydney - we haven't really even had autumn, yet. I saw a frangipani tree around the corner yesterday that was putting out new flowers...! We need a trip up into the Blue Mountains to really get the beauty of the seasonal changes, so might have to schedule one soon!Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883203750700550391noreply@blogger.com