Ten Best Things about Spring at Cleburne.

First things first – Tasmania has had an exceptionally wet winter. June, July, August are the three months of winter and during that time, it rained almost non-stop. Week after week, month after month rain fell. Some days it was heavy, some days it was light and misty – but it fell and fell and fell. The soil was saturated and water lay on the surface with nowhere to go. Our creek had rapids. Our pond was filled to the brim, flushed through by the creek and filled again and again. Some Tasmanian towns recorded the highest rainfall since records began – over one hundred years.

 

The Art Collection at Cleburne

Captain dominates the Guest Reading room. He was painted at the time of the First Iraq War.

We have been buying art for some years and some of it is displayed on the walls at Cleburne. We have chosen to buy work that interests us. It is usually painting that is abstract or loosely figurative.

Ten best things about Autumn at Cleburne

Summer in Tasmania can last through to late April and this year we have been enjoying balmy, mellow, still days with the temperature well above average. Deciduous trees have begun changing colour. Leaves are now yellow, red, burgundy and brown. Poplars are especially graceful.

Autumn at Cleburne

The calendar tells us that summer is over and that Autumn has begun.

Shearing the Alpacas

Sue Gunter and David shearing Dizzie

Hobart’s Best Cafes

 

Our list below shows our bias. It does not pretend to be a thorough, objective survey, but merely describes those cafes we go to regularly and the reasons why. Most of Hobart’s cafes are in Salamanca, the City or North Hobart, but some can be found tucked away elsewhere. Good coffee, good cakes and great breakfasts abound in Hobart – yet another good reason for visiting our great little city.

Images of Cleburne – Summer 2008.

Ten best things about Summer at Cleburne

Cleburne has had a mixed summer of mostly dry weather with some days of decent rain. Many guests have visited and enjoyed our facilities.

Summer evening by the pond this summer