Follow me to Yarra Valley, Dandenong, Victoria Australia 澳洲田園風光：雅拉河谷，頓農區國家公園

“The Path Out Of The Valley Appears When You Choose To See Things Differently.”

― Spencer Johnson
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If you happen to be a creative soul with a poetic vision of life, you'd love autumn. Indulge in nostalgia for the falling foliage in the woods. Right now I'm sitting here wallowing the autumn that has already slipped through my fingers of time.

Today, I'm going to share some snapshots of our road trip to the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Range.

The moment when you think you are in winter, it may only just be autumn. As soon as you found autumn and mellow the past, spring may just be knocking on your door.

It took me a long while to get used getting in front of a camera. That's me out in the field with the backdrop of reas and shying away from @myday 's photoshoot

A lady was going for a walk with her horse in the paddock

What a huge contrast in a day: One minute we were just mellowing the golden falling leaves, and the next minute we're in the tropical jungle filled my heart with forever greenary!

@myday was showing me how to capture a macro shot by creating a depth of field - fun!

I'm definitely the type of person who likes to go against the grain - If you are talking about Yarra Valley, people should show you the hot air balloons bubble on top of the​ vineyard​. Yarra Valley from afar with some foreground interest...

My favorite part of any trip has always been around the food bit. We found an amazing little gem cafe decorated with a lot of flowers. As a ritual of our​ travel - We sat​ down for a coffee and some snacks. The cheesecake was such delightful little surprise​! You could also taste the heart and soul with the degree of details in the crumbs and rose petals​. It truly reminds me of the quality of Melbourne​ restaurants - in @myday 's words:" It's hard to find a bad restaurant in Melbourne."

The ambience of the cafe was warm and in fact very warm for my @myday

There's something about a fireplace in the cafe that burns my inner fire for love and great company!

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Photographed by @myday

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無論在谷底還是小山丘，只要保持信念，人到山前必有路。 人生的境遇就是如此無常。 當你以為冬天把你嚼啄入骨，其實這只不過是秋天。當你憂愁善感面對秋日落葉，春天就在轉角。

這就是從墨爾本去雅拉河谷途中經過 的親身感受。路過丹頓農區國家公園( Dandenong Range), 看到長满長青茂盛蕨类植物的林间空地和迷雾缭绕, 迅速感覺來到了春天。丹頓農區國家公園是異度空間（Alternative World)，這裡住著很多當地反樸歸真的嬉皮士。

雅拉河谷（Yarra valley) 大概有80間酒莊，原路美食無數。所謂的Dine and Wine就有美酒就必定有佳餚。如
果大家有機會到澳洲酒莊游，一定要嘗試本地餐廳。說到攝影，就是著名熱氣球在田園酒莊飛過的一幕。

由於我們比較隨性， 通常都是帶上車鑰匙，說走就走。享受旅程必什麼都重要。 我們更沒有刻意停下，『磨爛席』非拍到完美的照片才肯罷休。沒有計劃，沒有方向，沒有特定的目的地 － 開上車，相信沿途一定有屬於我們的風光。

剛開始我對鏡頭十分陌生，害羞。@myday 是個很有耐心的人，我還是說服他把注意力放到花草身上。他說教我如何調光圈，微距攝影的技巧，包括用藝術勾勒出想要的效果。

周董有說，“禮物不需挑最貴，只要香榭的落葉，營造浪漫的約會，不害怕搞砸一切，擁有你就擁有全世界。”
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每次旅行我最喜歡的就是歇歇腳，走近當地咖啡館嘗試當地糕點和咖啡。這次也不例外。剛走近這家不起眼的咖啡就深深被他的溫馨，浪漫氛圍感染了。每張桌子豆有大朵大朵的玫瑰。起司🍰超乎尋常十分美味，餅底和玫瑰花瓣都是一顆顆粒沾上去的。我最欣賞那這些手做， 心血製成的美味工藝甜心。