Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The afternoon walk to the waterfall.

Every afternoon I have to exorcise exercise my children in order to make witching hour as pleasant as possible for all of us. We either ride our bikes around the "wetlands" ( a nearby nature reserve) or walk to the waterfall. The pathway to the falls is just down the road from our street:


The little one insists on bringing his pooh bear and blankie:


After a few minutes of walking the pathway is so enveloped by ferns and palms that you can imagine you are in the lush tropics (not in the middle of suburbia!):



Until suddenly the darkness of the rainforest abruptly ends and you discover the magic of the falls.

                                                               It is a little boys paradise!






One of Sydney's secret gems (and one of my best parenting tools, begone witching hour!!!)

7 comments:

  1. how nice to be so close to such a magic little spot...the last shot is stunning.

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  2. Oh my...this looks AMAZING!! Bet you're glad you moved north now!!

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  3. Oh wow! It looks gorgeous! My boys would have such adventures there.

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  4. That is so, so, so beautiful!! Are you sure you don't live in Bellingen??? This sure is kid heaven. You lucky girl. And you know what, not a shop to be seen, nature all the way. What a magical way to have your boys appreciate it. Pruxxx

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  5. Hi Emma, i have always loved this post of yours (actually coming back here I'm surprised I didn't leave a comment). I've linked to it in a post I'm doing about children and how they interact with natural places.

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  6. Hi Emma,

    The photos you have taken are amazing and your blog is quite amusing, where is that gorgeous waterfall? I have been seeking it since the release of the movie... please reveal the secret!

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  7. its in sydneys elanora heights/warriewood ive been there before. but can never seem to find the path again. can you remind us were it is? because last time i went i found myself on someones property above the waterfall! haha

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