Leura Village Festival

Fun day out with the fisheye lens.

 

Winter in Leura II – Laneway Espresso

Final stop for the day, where we got to enjoy yummy lemon polenta, aesthetically appealing wooden tables, and time to reflect in comfortable silence.

 

Winter in Leura

Leura, in the fading light of winter. It was a beautiful day.

🙂

Winter in Katoomba II – Maple Grove

From a distance far far away, a pair of magical eyes spotted a magical tree. And the photo taking began…

 

Winter in Katoomba I

On a quiet weekday morning in early June, 2 girls braved the cold and made their way 1,107m above sea level.

Brrr….

Temporary shelter from the cold.

 

 

Over The Mountains And Under The Sea III

Just as we were making our way back, we walked past this little creek, and found a way to get closer. It was absolutely magical to be this close to nature without anyone else around.

 

Over the Mountains and Under the Sea II

Our day trip to the Blue Mountains.

So lucky to get a cloudy day for once!

The city girl who has never stepped into bushland before…

 

The country-born who’s obviously in her element.

 

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Letting Go

Perhaps life gives us
Burdens of existence
So that
Like the river at it’s lowest course
About to meet the sea
Unable to summon strength
To carry it’s load any further
We eventually have to
Simply
Let
Go

Two Cafes in Leura

Before leaving Leura, I had the time and chance to step into 2 cafes.

Unfortunately the coffee left much to be desired, but the places themselves were havens, providing a place for enjoyable solitude and shelter from the cold winds.

1. Wisteria Place

There was even a beautiful florist attached to the cafe:)

 

2. Old Church Cafe

As the name suggests, the building itself is an old church, now used for various retail purposes.

Inside the cozy space were three local people – I inferred them to be elderly and retired. They were sipping their cups of coffee and chatting together. They spoke about roof repairs, rain drainage for their houses, getting ready for winter. They also spoke about recent world events concerning some Australian citizens, and about general affairs like how the obesity rates in developed countries is rising simply because parents don’t strictly limit what their children eat anymore (according to the newspaper in the gentleman’s hand).

I sat there, listened to them, and thought about how nice it’d be to retire to a life like this.

Then the woman got up and said that she had to get going, as she wanted to go to Katoomba to buy some wool. “I’m going to do some knitting”, she said, the sense of pleasure clear in her voice. After she left, the 2 men ordered another cup of coffee (after some tussle about who’s paying for who, and who paid for the last drink)… and continued chatting over the newspaper, exchanging views about current affairs and politics.

Yup, doesn’t seem like a bad life at all.

PS: I wasn’t eavesdropping. The space was just that small.

More Streets in Leura

More sights along the streets of this charming mountain village.

I remember taking these pictures last year, too 🙂

Thank you Leura, for creating beautiful memories of my Autumn 2015!