Armidale in Autumn
This ANZAC long weekend we drove up to Armidale, New England High Country region, chasing the play of final autumn hues, desperately clinging on to the branches that are bracing to go bare in the imminent wintry chill. *** On our 450 Km (5½-hour) onward way, fall lit up the bare brown regional swathes of land sporadically with golden poplars gleaming like a hint of hope - sparse, yet steadfast. The little towns of Tamworth, Ullara, Walcha intercepted the uniformity with welcoming change of bright foliage gleaming vibrantly like a burst of variagation splashed on an earthly canvas. Tamworth deserved a stop by for The Big Golden Guitar - we infallibly ensure to include nearby Big Things while on road trips. Armidale was majestic - we lost no opportunity to pose with the panoply of reds, yellows, oranges - pretty hard to come by in this land wrapped with evergreen gum trees. The highland here has the right mix of weather elements to witness distinctive seasonal changes - its resembla...
