Category Archives: Places

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay.

But first a stop of at The Esplanade, Warners Bay for hot potato chips.

We also saw a white heron, pigeons, and noisy miners but those piccies didn’t come out very good.

Newcastle fish markets walk around the Throsby Basin

Newcastle fish markets at 97 Hannell Street, Wickham.

*Floating dock for ship repairs on the left, Honeysuckle Precinct office buildings at the end, Marina and fish cooperative on the right.

HOGS visit – Community Garden – Morisset

Where is Morisset?

Ern and Joy (first President of HOGS)
Ern and Joy (first President of HOGS)
Ross weeding
Ross weeding
Un-ceremonial planting of the Loquat Tree
Un-ceremonial planting of the Loquat Tree
Comfrey
Comfrey
Elephants
Elephants
Squash
Squash
Squish
Squish
Beans
Beans
Beans
Beans
Purple flowering ground cover
Purple flowering ground cover
Perennial Basil
Perennial Basil
Lily
Lily
Bananas
Bananas
Butternut Squash
Butternut Squash
What would I know?
What would I know?
Pretty
Pretty
Grevillia
Grevillia
Pumpkins
Pumpkins
Tastes like Rock Melon
Tastes like Rock Melon
Garden, gardening group
Garden, gardening group
There was a pale yellow butterfly here a moment ago..
Where did that pale yellow butterfly go?
Bushland on the other side of the fence
Bushland over the fence
Shady corner
Shady corner
Pumpkins away
Pumpkins away

Take me home so I can put my feet up.

Homeward bound
Homeward bound

But before we can, a brief stop off at the Freeman’s Waterhole plant nursery on the way home to find out what they have on offer, where we spotted these four black skinks.

Black Skink
Black Skink

Sugarloaf Mountain

What’s in a name?

Sugarloaf Range

On sighting Sugarloaf Range on May 10, 1770, Captain James Cook described it as “a little way inland, is a remarkable hill that is shaped like the crown of a hat”.

But who named it “Sugarloaf” remains a mystery.

“Warawollung” is the aboriginal name given to this landform, originating from the word “wol-lung”. Meaning human head as the range resembles one at certain angles.

(According to Lieutenant Close of Morpeth. It is pronounced warrawalong).

Who named it "Sugarloaf" remains a mystery
Who named it "Sugarloaf" remains a mystery

View from the top
View from the top

But wait, there's more!
But wait, there's more!

Bush Land
Bush Land

Bush Land
Bush Land

Up close and personal
Up close and personal

Lichen on a rock
Lichen on a rock

A padlock in time?
A padlock in time?

One shy of nine.
One shy of nine.