Orange to Bathurst NSW

On the way from Orange to Bathurst in New South Wales these photos show us the scenery in this rural area.  Cobwebs were on the trees, thousands of cobwebs, this is just one.  Then there was the frost, then fog.  A most interesting drive as it was not a long one, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Orange NSW is not that far from Bathurst where the red flag is on the map. The photo above is Bathurst's main street and it was still foggy but then Bathurst is about 650 meters above sea level (2,130 feet) and yes it does snow there.  Also Bathurst is where car racing is held.  Touring Car Racing as well as GT Endurance car racing is held on Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

As we left Orange, NSW

Whilst we stayed in Orange for 3 days in winter this year miss 6 year old granddaughter asked her parents, 'what is out there that Nanny and Poppy want to see and do see', so it was arranged that Miss 6 have an email address and that I send her photos each day for what I saw, in return she emailed me back with eldest son writing emails on her behalf.  This kept me busy as well as both of them.
During our time away Miss 6 and her dad went to Melbourne to a concert and then hired a car and drove to Canberra in our State Capital for a few days, going to Floriade (a flower displace) and a few other things whilst in Canberra. Miss 6's mum stayed home to look after her little brother Master 3.

On our way to the next stop for the night, before we left Orange there was another hard frost where the temperature was once again minus 7 deg C in the morning.

The landscape being covered in frost with frost on the trees.
The photos were taken from the moving vehicle as there was no where safe to stop to take photos.

This is a playground near Bathurst, NSW.

Winter has arrived 2015

The last few days have been rather nippy in the mornings.  Ventured out to take these few photos on Monday the first day of Winter here in Tasmania, Australia.
It's amazing how plants survive in such weather, but then these plants are made to do so.
There is no snow on the 2 mountains that I can see, but no doubt there would be a small amount on the highest one, Ben Lomond which we drove up to in the summer.  At least after a frost one gets a beautiful sunny day.

The above Temperature in in C....and was morning time.

  

The frost which did not crackle under foot.  All photos taken with my phone.

Nandina, this one loves the cool weather.

Amazing that the frost did not burn the flowers of this Weeping Sea Foam Rose.