~ pools & ponds at night at home ~
The evening before last was a warm, sweet-scented night as I went around checking the water in the little pool behind the windmill …… Read More ~ pools & ponds at night at home ~
Category: Angaston
~ down home in the Barossa with an old country birdhouse ~
The day after Christmas in Australia brings that post Christmas slumber period, a time to tinker … and this weather-beaten bird house got a new lease on life …… Read More ~ down home in the Barossa with an old country birdhouse ~
~ a southern hemisphere spring at home ~
Spring here in the magnificent Barossa Valley.
Taken this last Saturday it’s a view of home, the farmhouse in which we live at Angaston …
We are surrounded by tall ….… Read More ~ a southern hemisphere spring at home ~
Historical Angaston at Lost Barossa
Murray Street, Angaston. ca. 1895. ‘At first glance there appears to be five children in this photo, but when you see where the other three are it adds a new layer of interest.’ (R.H. Ball, SLSA: B 57371/86). Dirt roads, dirt main street. Love this picture and love it in colour. For more Barossa Valley historical… Read More Historical Angaston at Lost Barossa
Home Views at Angaston Barossa Valley
Spring is finally here in the Barossa Valley at end of October. Honestly, though, still had electric blanket on last night & I’m in a woollen sweater over a skivvy today. Sharing this view of our home just out of Angaston — it’s the farmhouse you see there at the front on the left with… Read More Home Views at Angaston Barossa Valley
Angaston views Barossa Valley
View yesterday as I was heading into Angaston from Nuriootpa. I’m looking back to towards Nuri. Still cloudy, wet and overcast after a week of heavy rain, wind, storms and flooding. Vineyards trying their hardest to start flowering. It’s been spring here since 1 September (officially and according to the calendar)… Read More Angaston views Barossa Valley
~ vintage truck RIP – 1940s morris commercial ~
Just minutes from Angaston our little spot is one small part of the tapestry of vineyards, wineries, cellar doors, farms, villages and towns that make up the Barossa Valley region. Historically, German settled, the Barossa was established by pioneering hard-working people connected by community, religion, customs and long traditions, many of which exist today. … Read More ~ vintage truck RIP – 1940s morris commercial ~
