Wish me luck..I am helping with the sheep work on horseback!

Sitting on a dear old 'Moreton Bay Fig' that could be over 100 years old, in Sydney one day and on horseback the next!

Wish me luck…..I am about to get on a horse to round up the sheep with Howard. I am not a horse rider at all but I do trust ‘Babe’, Emma’s very well behaved polocrosse chestnut. It is a glorious day and my private yoga appointment has postponed so there is no excuse, put your ‘farmer hat’ on girl and get out there and help…ahh!!

I will change out of my town clothes and quickly put the washing out on the line from our fantastic weekend in Sydney. Howard attended the school father daughter dinner on Saturday night and the rest of us tagged along for the extra fun. We watched more netball (a great game), had breakfast at Balmoral Beach (amazing), enjoyed the Redfern Markets (award winning – well deserved) and walked around the stunning Sydney Harbour, The Rocks and Centennial Park. Despite booking accommodation on the wrong weekend and not realizing this until in the peak our traffic Friday afternoon and having to travel in the dusty old ute, everything else was delightful. Howard and I had our 4 girls at the same table together for many meals and that is something  we love, love, love.

Please enjoy the photos from the weekend. Australia is an incredibly beautiful country and although the cities appear like a whole lot of hustle and bustle when your not used to it, there is beauty everywhere and plenty of ways to have fun and enjoy nature, great people and fabulous events. In saying that, there is nothing like home…I sat out on my yoga mat this morning and practiced meditation. The pink blossoms are falling off the trees, the birds are in full celebration of the warm weather and settling into stillness for a little while feels like its adding years to my life. The tightness from traveling and rushing about releases into the ground beneath me, and the sun feels wonderful.

Lets hope the horse work goes well…Howard is a patient man. I say I am helping but we both know this job is now going to take him twice as long!!

Images below 

1/ Walking in Centennial Park

2/Balmoral Beach

3/Redfern Markets

4/Peaceful Fisherman at Wooloomoloo