Our current location

Our Beechworth Cottage - Very Nice!!!

National Park across from our cottage in Beechworth, Australia

Old Bakery

Scenes and Signs

New growth on burned trees

Majestic gum (eucalyptus) tree

Kangaroos, Wombats,

Koalas and Emus

Autumn Colors

Kangaroos & Wombats
We see kangaroos day and night

but Wombats are nocturnal and seldom
seen except in wildlife park

Our horseback adventure

Paulines horse is perched on the edge of a very steep mountainside, put there by the guide for the photo

Snowy River Country - Touched by brushfires

Spot where Craig's hut used to stand prior to the bushfires in December. Hut was used in the movie "The Man From Snowy River" A rebuild is being planned.

Back down trail to our car

Enjoying Australian Wildlife

Wild Cockatoos

Echidna - Eats ants

Kangaroos & Koalas

Caught in the camera strap

while trying to get grain from

the paper sack in my left hand

Emu sharing with the kangaroos

Cute and cuddly

Our Australian Adventure Begins

Early morning walks We would see lots of wild parrots and

cockatoos. The field would have

a dozen or more kangaroos in the

early mornings and at dusk.

Our Country Cottage
A remodeled old barn very comfortable and cozy

New Zealand Earthquake damage

NZ is located on an earthquake fault and this is what happens to a railroad track

Wellington, NZ Bird & Reptile reserve

Near extinct Tuatara Lizard

Our hometown is the carrot capital of New Zealand

Wild rodeo horses Larry with the backyard horse

Not for human consumption