Tuesday, April 24, 2012

picnicking













Once upon a time I liked nothing more than a weekend outing to the local shopping centre. Which, I'm a little ashamed to admit, always involved a little arm twisting with my reluctant other half. Since moving out here I feel worlds away from the crowds, the parents rooms, and the multi storey carparks.
When you have this in your backyard, it's not a difficult decision to pack a last minute picnic and head out into the mountains. No arm twisting required. Forget about the grass that needs mowing. Getting away from it all, if even for a few hours, can be just what this family needs.

16 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS! I would escape there too if it was in my back yard.

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  2. That looks lovely, I'd love to have more picnics but I never seem to be able to pull a spontaneous hamper of food together for a picnic. Would you please share the kinds of things that you pack for a picnic?

    cheers Kate

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  3. Oh how I love the country! I came from the big smoke too, N E V E R going back.ever.

    I had a laugh at the socks, I always thought I should put buttonholes in the and button them to the inside of their pants ;)

    Jacq

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  4. Beautiful...yes, shopping centres or countryside, as a city girl, I totally understand how the latter is far more appealing:) xxt

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  5. What a beautiful spot Tania, the last photo is my favourite. I could happily spend days there. xx

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  6. The perfect time of the year for picnics. The poplar trees are lovely now. x

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  7. Malls have never held any appeal to me so you can imagine how daunting it was to see how mega huge they are here in Australia. Give me the country any day :)
    x

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  8. Well done, it is sometimes easy to forget that we've become slaves to our acreage..
    Julia looks lovely with her hair up, don't think I've seen that before. Gorgeous countryside!

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  9. I have to admit there was a time that going to a shopping centre was something I enjoyed too these days though they feel noisy and the busy feel of them is just not me. A picnic any day would be a favourite of mine. It looks like a pretty spot there. x

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  10. The longer we live here, the further away that shopping centre life feels. It's hard to imagine that we used to do it for fun.
    Give me a bush picnic any day. x

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  11. Don't you just love the poplars in Autumn?

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  12. Oh, I love what's in your backyard. Especially loving your little miss in her sweet sweater and those rather picturesque sheep. We are planning a picnic tomorrow. I hope we get some nice weather for it.

    xx

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  13. I agree! It's so much nicer to escape to nature than the hustle and bustle that so many are used to! xx Enjoy your little piece of paradise!

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  14. Stunning. That littlest of yours has a mischievous look in her eye.

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  15. Absolutely. It looks like it was a lovely day for a picnic :-)

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