The Beauty Begins with a Friend

It was so great to be greeted by a dear friend in Australia...and to spend the day with her.  It rained a bit in the morning but cleared up into a beautiful day. What a blessing!

 

We went on a short hike on the Merri Creek Trail near where Kylie lived when she attended Melbourne University.  This sign warned us to watch for snakes...Australia has a variety of poisonous snakes.  Yikes!

The Merri Creek meets up with the Yarra River and flows out into the Southern Ocean - also known as the Antarctic Ocean.

 

A beautiful Russian Orthodox Church along the Trail.

 

Lots of Eucalyptus trees in Australia....also known as gum trees.

 

Was fun to see a pomegranate tree!