Category Archive:   Out & About


A very nippy day. Us three went to a ” hunting trip”, to find some pine cones near the lake. It was so much fun to look for such kind of almost unnoticeable stuff, as you know, they are out there everywhere, but they hardly exist because you never particularly look for them, see them, [...]

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According to Vivian’s language, we “went out to play” today. We tried to go to Googong South Foreshore, but didn’t really worry about our destination. As we headed towards to countryside, the beautiful country view unfolded in front of our eyes. Valleys with autumn colours, mountains in distance with layers, endless grass land, little or [...]

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Easter Friday. We were invited to a friend’s new house in Gungahlin and had BBQ dinner near the lake. Vivian and other little kids had a good time using a lot of amenities in this park. The photo was taken while we were walking along the lake to help to digest food after our dinner.

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We have been trying to get out to do something every weekend. This morning we decided to head to the south tip of Canberra to see what’s about over there. As there was really not any specific plan, we ended up in Namadgi National Park and then went to Lanyon Homestead in Tharwa. Even though [...]

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We went to this Government House Open Day event with our friends. I couldn’t believe there were so many people. It looked like half of Canberraners came to visit.  My guess about it was, really, they probably had nothing else to do on their weekend, or they are simply just too “mei jian shi” The [...]

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We went to Floriade again this morning. Comparing to one week ago, it was less crowded and the weather was much nicer and cooler. I was kind of sick of shooting flowers, though I haven’t captured a perfect one in the past many years (I probably will never do).  I really think the opening time [...]

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