It was a gorgeous day on Sunday, so we decided to head to our local botanic gardens looking for inspiration for our garden.

The gardens feature many different gardens, from tropical to arid.

To rainforest…

We stopped for lunch under a tree, and I whipped out my socks that I had finished the night before.

These little guys turned out far better than my last pair.  I finally understand how to pick up stitches, and what to do when you get holes.

I also attempted a different heel style called eye of the partridge.  Which turned out great!

I don’t think I would ever do a k2p2 rib again.  I think I prefer the look of a k3p1.  But I guess it’s all experience…

The sock bug has bitten me badly, and I desperately want to cast on another pair.  But I am close to finishing my cross stitch, so I’m trying to behave….

After lunch we headed to the herb gardens….(ok so this picture isn’t of herbs, but it was near the herbs I promise!)

We were a little disappointed by the herb gardens, a lot of the herbs they grow are just from nursery varieties.  It would have been nice to see different, or heirloom varieties.  

The gardens are still recovering from the drought we are having, and whilst they were still quite green there were areas that were neglected.  The vege patch didn’t look like it had been tended to for a long time, probably because they couldn’t afford to waste water on the vegetables.

We might check it out again in winter! It was a very pleasant day!