End of a relaxing week

Its Friday evening and James is finally asleep. Its been warm (about 27 each day for those back in Melbourne!) and sometimes he finds it a little difficult to get to sleep. We'll hear him talking to his dog and singing.

Taking advantage of the warm evenings, last night we all went for a walk to the Great Park. We entered Ranger's Gate. As you enter you pass fields dotted with oak and then on to the village. I think this is a small group of homes occupied by the park employees. Further on we passed Queen Anne's Ride. Its a wonderful vantage for a view to the Castle. There's a millstone perched on its end. If you look at the photos you'll see James peering through.

We walked through the deer gate through some thick woods. It was about 8:30pm and the sun was getting low. Makes the shadows very interesting. James was sitting on my shoulders and we were both on the look out for squirrels. "Come on squirrels. We're waiting for you! We want to say hello." Finally we ended up at the Copper Horse.

James loves to play in the rocks at the base of the Copper Horse. He clambers over them and squeezes through gaps. As dusk was approaching we noticed a herd of deer in the fields at the end of the Long Walk. Its only about 40 metres walk so off we went. Arriving James was more interested in the water trough on the road that the horses can access. Oh well. We climbed back up the statue and watched the sun set. Then back off to the car arriving about 9:30pm.

See the photos here.