Curious Cows

We were out for a drive and I saw some cows.

MD knows the signs (of my twitchy camera fingers) by now, so he pulled up.

I remembered back when I had my cows, that a little gentle call of "come on, come on" would always bring them over.

It worked for #23

#33 got a bit spooked ...

... at first, but then she just couldn't resist 

#27 stopped chewing long enough to come and give me the once-over

and Jess was downright friendly

All the rest of them had a bit of a discussion and decided it'd be safe enough to meander over and get their photos taken too.

But, by that time, I saw signs of movement over at the farmhouse and, as I was practically trespassing, and had disturbed the whole mob, thought it was best to get going. 

Good fun!

Here's a link to a previous post about my favourite cow I had years ago

Nyerimilang Park, and a bit of news

Regular visitors to this blog will know we spend a lot of time in the Gippsland Lakes area.  

We recently soaked up the tranquility of the Saltmarsh Track  - one of the many interesting walks within Nyerimilang Park.  This coastal park also consists of a picturesque wildlife sanctuary, historic homestead, and beautiful botanic gardens.

(According to the lore of the Indigenous people of East Gippsland, the name Nyerimilang means chain of lakes.) 

MD is looking out over the large saltmarsh.
A few mosquitoes were making their presence felt.

Lovely Wattle just starting to bloom.

We startled some birdlife on the marsh.

The saltmarsh environment surrounding the tidal Maringa Creek

It's obvious where the mosquitoes were breeding!

A quick end to the track - the recent floods had left a lot of water still lying around.

I couldn't resist picking some wattle.

MD picked a piece of this Native Correa for me to strike.
(the piece is in a glass of water on my kitchen window in previous post)

I like the way the lichen covered branches intermingle with the wattle blooms.

I've been doing a lot of posting lately.  That's because, soon, I won't be. I'll be having an extended bloggie-break.

We're (excitedly) preparing to go on a long overseas trip through SE Asia.

Wow - we surprised ourselves! Seems we just can't get that travel bug out of our system, still just a couple of adventurous grey nomads at heart.  

More about that later...