EIRENIC - adjective[formal] "Aiming or aimed at peace."
A serene sunset, away from the hustle and bustle of the City, but in direct view of it, at the Eltham War Memorial Park in Kangaroo Ground.
As the clouds of impending war seem to dull the horizons of our near future, it is worthwhile to reflect on all of the bloody conflicts of the past and do everything in our power in the present to prevent such horrors from recurring...
This post is part of the Wordless Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the ABC Wednesday meme.
Around the outer suburbs of Melbourne, there are still some tracts of farmland, orchards, market gardens and scenes of pastoral beauty as seen here near Kangaroo Ground. Kangaroo Ground is a town in Victoria, Australia, 26 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2011 Census, Kangaroo Ground had a population of 1,015.
This post is part of the Photo of the Week meme,
and also part of the Scenic Weekends meme.
Victorian wine is wine made in over 600 wineries across the State. Victoria has more wine producers than any other Australian wine-producing state but ranks third in overall wine production due to the lack of a mass bulk wine-producing area like South Australia's Riverland and New South Wales's Riverina.
Viticulture has existed in Victoria since the 19th century and experienced a high point in the 1890s when the region produced more than half of all wine produced in Australia. The phylloxera epidemic that soon followed took a hard toll on the Victoria wine industry which did not fully recover till the 1950s.
Today winemaking is spread out across the state and features premier wine regions such as Heathcote, Rutherglen and the Yarra Valley. Single varietal wines produced in the region include the Australian mainstays of Shiraz and Chardonnay as well as the more obscure Viognier, Pinot noir, Graciano and Tannat. The style of wine ranges from full body red wine to Madeira-like fortified wines such as Liqueur Muscat.
This is a small vineyard in Kangaroo Ground, a town in Victoria, Australia, 26 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the Shire of Nillumbik. At the 2011 Census, Kangaroo Ground had a population of 1,015. The gently rolling hills and fertile land ensure good harvests and lovely wines. A short drive away from the City makes this area easily accessible.
This post is part of the Scenic Weekends meme,
and also part of the Shadow Shot Sunday meme.
