I was speaking at a luncheon at one of the local wineries today (yes there’s wine produced in this part of the world). I hadn’t been out of town in this direction for some time so I took the opportunity to take a few photographs. The land was being hit by the midday sun (well, perhaps a little later) so everything’s more contrasty than I would like.
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If you’ve always wondered what a bull shed looks like, the mystery is solved.
The block from which ladies would, and perhaps still do, mount their horses side saddle.
The driveway to the property, “Palmerston”, which now houses the winery.
A volcanic plug. There are several of these in this area marking the location of volcanic activity a long time before I was born.
Shed in paddock.