On Sunday Bryce and I headed off for a walk in the Cumberland State Forest which is opposite the Koala Park in Castle Hill. We thought there would be noone there, due to the rain, but others shared the same idea. We began the day wandering through the plant nursary there looking at and admiring all the gorgeous specimens. We both brought our cameras so began taking photos of the pretty Grevilleas etc there. This fern frond attracted me. "New life" uncurled itself to become part of the rest of the foliage. We took the Palm gulley walk (1km) after we had sampled the fine fare at the cafe there. The walk was quiet (noone else was walking), interspersed with fine misty rain intervals. Though it was classified medium grade, it was pretty easy. Just had to be careful not to slip over in the mud. After some time taking lovely shots of the plants, we decided we'd better get back to the real world of housework, washing, ironing, and for some... watching the Rugby League Grand Final.