Lanyon Homestead might be encroached by the brick veneer boxes of Canberra's far flung outer suburbs, but boy, with your back to turned the setting is a magical one. Set amongst pasture, but surrounded by the distant magnificent mountains of the Brindabella range and Namadgi National Park the old homestead and surrounding remant outbuildings has a very picturesque outlook. Today it was swarming with people, mostly much older than me, as it was open with a plant fair. Loved seeing and hearing about the vegie patch - now re-instated as a working garden supplying the cafe. It was a vegie patch after my own heart. Old fashioned, decorative, magical.

Home again later to plant out my garlic for this year. Lovely sitting in the sun warming my legs as I split open the large bulbs I had purchased from the Diggers' Club. Put in some carrot seeds for good measure and re-planted some baby beets.

Back inside post sunset as the sky fades to a pale blue pink gold on the horizon. The air still, cooling quickly. The end of a very nice day.