Monday, 28 July 2025

Hidden Forest

On the weekend I went bush with some friends for a nature walk.

There was a joyous cacophony of bird calls and the crunch of the leaves underfoot.

We were far from civilisation.









Except we weren't. We were walking from the pub to the train station.










Trumper Park is in the middle of Sydney, between Paddington and Edgecliff Station.












It is remarkable that I live in this urban city and still stumble across pockets unknown to me. This is why I like to venture out of my locals, as convenient as they are. There's a whole city out there....










In a very built up area, there is a park that feels a million miles from anywhere, and animals and birds abound.  







We'd been at the 4 in Hand for the Sunday Roast and Christmas in July. 


The walk through the trees was a fabulous end to the festivities.








The reflections in the mirror are for #WeekendReflection and linking with  #WWWhimsy #GardenAffair # discovery) #NaturesNotes  #WWOT







16 comments:

  1. Love the forest photos. The Sunday roast looks yummy. Take care, have a wonderful week!

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  2. Beautiful forest pictures!

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  3. What a beautiful place to go for a walk. I'll join you and then we can have that delicious dinner together. Lovely post.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday and week. Hugs. ♥

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  4. Beautiful walk through the forest.

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  5. Oh wow! Hard to believe that was your walk to the train station. It is always so exciting when you find these little places in a city.

    -Soma

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  6. Sweet! I love nature walks - it soothes the soul.
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  7. What a beautiful place for a walk and I love that food. Wow. You know how much I love food.

    Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday and week, Lydia. Hugs. ♥

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  8. Funny to hear the term "bush walking" as we don't have that here

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  9. Such mystical and magical trees, I love these images. Thank you for sharing and for taking part in #MySundaySnapshot.

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  10. Hi Lydia i love the photo of the last tree. If only they could talk. #WWWhimsy x

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  11. Hi Lydia, I always love those little nature discoveries tucked away in city or urban settings and that one looks gorgeous! Your Sunday roast looks delicious too, and that chandelier is epic! Thanks for sharing with us at #WWWhimsy ! xo

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  12. Always good to make new discoveries and especially so close to "civilisation".

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  13. Lovely photos, I especially love the (weird-to-me) tree!

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    1. I think it's a Morton Bay Fig Tree - they're very common here (I know nothing about plants so gardeners, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)

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  14. Beautiful, loved the nature walk in the woods. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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