Strawberries, Wine & Roses

We took in the Spring in the Valley festival the first weekend in October, a wine festival in the Swan Valley wine producing area. The strawberries are also in abundance at this time of year, so we couldn't pass that up! Roadside sellers are always the best bet.

We stopped at Sittella vineyard to sample their wares; us and a million other folks! There were plenty of buses to ensure the safety of winetasters in the valley, and boards asking 'who's the skipper?' ie who's the designated driver. I was! Although I did taste...
The setting was really beautiful, there was a live band playing up the hill a bit, and watching young people who've perhaps had way too much wine is always entertaining!









The roses are in bloom right now too, so I've been spending as much time as I can smelling them! They're wonderful, and they're everywhere, which is so great!