How clever was the barista that made our coffees this morning. We had breakfast with Jeremy at Gordon Street Garage, nice to catchup on his news and enjoy good food.

Golden Choice...our super terrific fruit and veggie store..

Lemons left out for the neighbours....I am happy that people are taking them as our tree is laden.

I did some gardening in-between the rain showers today. Mandy drew my attention to the symmetry of this beautiful succulent called Echeveria.

Wednesday with Will

Will just loves this teething toy....

...I just love that look of concentration...he is very interested in little ribbons and tags....

....looking up at Grandad...

....just thinking....

....more interested in the tag than the toy....

My clever husband put my photos up on our high wall, we are quite pleased with how they look. They are both photos of places in Iceland.

Photo from Chris, he and Michelle are at Splendour in the Grass music festival in Byron Bay where Chris is working. Looks exciting...

Curry night tonight at Tash and Todd's...a belated get together for my birthday. Here Pete is cooking his fish curry....

A couple of photos from the night...

Will, who is nearly seven months old, is quite a curious and busy little fellow now....

...and eating some solids, vegetables....here he is waiting for his dinner...

An amazing rainbow...on the way home from Tasha's....

Pete and I were so happy to catchup with this little fellow...

Our final morning in Melbourne....Pete and I went for a long walk before packing up and heading  to the airport.

This apartment building caught my eye.

Wild winds this morning so absolutely no-one on the beach at St Kilda...

St Kilda

It was a pleasure to walk through the suburbs, there were so many pretty plants I had never seen before like this one.

Our plane home, the new Qantas Dreamliner....after spending a very comfortable hour or so in the Qantas lounge (thanks to Chris for the complimentary passes) we boarded this fabulous new plane and had a very enjoyable trip home.

Today the weather changed, wet and windy, so after a delicious breakfast with Chris, Pete and I set off for a day of shopping in the city. In the evening Chris and Michelle cooked us up a yummy dinner. 

Another bright and clear morning for our walk along the Yarra Trail between Church Street bridge and the city....

Saw this lovely display of Tai Chi outside Federation Square...

Waiting outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground to meet Michelle and Chris.....this was my first visit to the MCG so I was pretty excited.

...and I wasn't disappointed, it looked just fabulous on such a sunny day. It was an exciting game between the Eagles and Collingwood (Eagles won).

A gorgeous photo of Chris and Michelle in one of the bars...Michelle is a member so it was a privilege to be able to see all the bars and lounges in that section of the stadium.

Crowds leaving the stadium...it was such a thrilling afternoon. 

After the game we walked into the centre of the city where Chris showed us his new office. His firm Square have their offices in this building.

Walking along the Yarra Trail on a beautiful sunny morning...

...to Abbotsford Convent. The Convent is in a bend on the Yarra River and contains the Collingwood Children's Farm...

For more than 100 years, the Abbotsford Convent provided shelter, food, education and work for tens of thousands of women and children who experienced poverty, neglect and social disadvantage.

The Convent was added to the National Heritage List in August 2017.

Today the site and buildings are used as an arts, educational and cultural hub.

There are 11 buildings on the site....all of them beautiful in their own way...

Inside the main convent....

...the formal front garden . I just loved this big oak tree.

In the afternoon Chris and Michelle drove us to Geelong....after a delicious lunch at Little Creatures...

...we went for a walk along the waterfront....Eastern Beach..

The water was crystal clear...and surrounding parks, so green.