spring snow!

This scene on my way home from town never fails to take my breath away, but over the last few days it has been particularly captivating. Last Thursday we had snowfalls which left Mt Buller and Mt Stirling and even Mt Timbertop with a great covering. This was then followed by days of brilliant sunshine with no clouds so we could admire these amazing views. Thus, we have, at the moment, not only the snow capped mountains but also beautiful signs of spring everywhere - especially the wattle and blossom trees.



The excellent covering of snow has been great for skiers and tobogganers. As I've mentioned, my husband works on weekends, even Father's Day weekend, so he wasn't around on Sunday. Luckily there are a bunch of us around here in the same situation, so we all decided to take the children to Mt Stirling for some fun in the snow on Father's Day - minus the Dads! In our family it was something of a breakthrough because Ben and Teddy, who hadn't taken to the snow on previous occasions, actually started to really enjoy themselves! Sam, on the other hand, has loved it from the first moment that he hit the snow. The warm, sunny weather made for perfect conditions for kids.

Aside from tobogganing, playing "Bear Grills" on the side of the hill, was the favourite pastime of the day. Some cool icicles were found there too...



All this was less than half and hour's drive from home - feeling pretty lucky to be able to enjoy all this right on our doorstep, as well as to be part of a wonderfully supportive community.

Thank you to everyone who has been reading this blog - it's so much fun to know that you are out there and hopefully enjoying what you find here. Special thanks to those who have left me some lovely comments - I really appreciate them. Please do visit again...Jx