But winter is not quite the same as we are used to at home...here are some pictures we took the first few days we were in Melbourne...in the dead of winter:

Many have asked about kangaroos, so here are some and other assorted Australian wildlife...OK, we are in a big city...so they are really from the Zoo. 

rt top: wombats, left top: koala, rt bottom: La Lache kangaroo, left bottom: Joanna and Kanga

And here is a shot from our back window:

Lorikeet

And Joanna with a Gum tree in the yard