Down south again....this time for Ethan's birthday and also to catch up with Michelle who has flown over for a visit. Pete and I met Tash, Flynn and Michelle at Vasse Farmers' Market for lunch ... 

Pete and I visited Castle Rock in the afternoon ...over the years we would go fishing with the kids here whenever we came down south....very pretty area...

....it was a glorious afternoon....

....beautiful sky too....

 

Jeremy and Paul ....nearing the end of their European holiday.... they have been posting some brilliant photos which ate and I have appreciated.

 

Mandy and Graeme's beautiful front garden....

On our way to another artist's studio I noticed this sign....Great! ....

I was astounded at how well made and attractive the quilts were...made by ladies that live in Dunsborough and surrounding towns...

A scrap quilt ....very cleverly put together and very eye-catching....

So beautiful....

There was such a variety of quilts....

This quilt took years to make ....the hand sewn hexagons are so small...amazing...

Another delightful studio .....belonging to Heidi Emma ....when Pete and I entered the room we knew we would find what we were looking for...

We loved her work ...

Homeward bound ....

What we bought ....the two original paintings and print were painted by Heidi Emma and the pottery was from Stefanie Stokes' studio.

 

Morning visit to Pt Picoult hoping to see some whales...

No whales in sight but the colours of the water and rocks were stunning.....

It has always been one of our favourite places down south.,,

On our way to the Margaret River Brewhouse to celebrate Todd's 40th birthday...

Lighting the candles ......

After enjoying the playground for quite a long time the kids played in the bush ...great to see them all getting along so well..

Pete and I had a great time....catching up with Todd's friends and family...the Brewhouse was an excellent venue....wonderful food and drinks and comfortable sitting in the sunshine ....

Closest friends and family went back to Tash and Todd's ....the men watched the football, ladies chatted outside and the children played ....more food and drinks ...I hope Todd enjoyed his special day.

 

More studios to visit today....the artist of these stunning paintings is Lauren Wilhelm .....

Such talent....

Lauren had a gorgeous garden too....

This photo was taken at The Farm Margaret River....where there were three artists studios ...all different and such a pleasure to visit.

...the artists' view from their studios...

....flowers everywhere...

A bush walk from the car to the home, studio and garden of the famous artist Leon Pericles ....

The garden is magnificent ....literally hundreds of different plants, many that I have never seen before...

Plenty of art in the garden ....

....and fish...

The inside of the house was even more interesting...

I could have spent hours in his studio ....his work is astounding and unique ...

At the bottom of Leon's garden are the Margaret River waterfalls .....Pete and I had never seen the falls from this side of the river ...there was, not surprisingly, so much water.

On our way back to Dunsborough we went for a walk along the beach at Yallingup ...it was such a beautiful time of the day...

High tide at Yallingup lagoon ....