At The Beginning...

At the beginning of June I took a very enjoyable walk in rain around Lake Leschenultia, it was I thought the beginning of long lasting wet weather. 

How wrong I was! 

Sadly I am still hand watering my garden in July.

To my delight though, this particular day I happened across many different kinds of mushrooms in a variety of colours.

The highlight of the day was stopping to watch a robin bathing in a puddle. I stood by as the rain fell watching this joyful bath time ritual. 

It's one of the most fulfilling things, watching birds bathing after a long dusty dry spell. 

At one point a grey fantail also frolicked in the puddle. 

The grey fantail perched on a branch afterwards which gave me a good photo opportunity.

I ended the meander with a few photos of a magpie family hunting for food on the grass at the picnic area...