The Melbourne Cup , a horse race that stops a nation. Not everyone cares about it, a lot don`t understand a thing about horses, then there is the promotion of gambling and not everybody gets the day off work.
The Flemington race course usually caters for around 100,000 people to attend the day,( it is one of the bucket list to do things )for many it will be a once off experience others make it an annual event and a place to be seen at.....the fashions , the car park picnics, the sponsored marquees, the magnificent display of rose and of course the best bred horses in the world , there is no expense spared.
The romance of picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup , some go by a colour, a lucky number, the name of the horse , the jockey .....these are the guide for `the mug punter`,
No matter what the weather, spirits are never dampened and the race never cancelled ( post modern times ).
The Melbourne cup is also a gauge for when tomato seedlings should be planted ,( similar to the golden rule that your roses should be pruned on or by the Queens birthday public holiday.)
I joined the band of like minded Valley residents and wandered into our local Bunnings store to check out the varieties of tomato seedlings they had on offer , one can always find room in the vegie patch or in a large container for another tomato plant. The thought of chutneys , pickles, jams and relishes , I bought another eight. !
The Flemington race course usually caters for around 100,000 people to attend the day,( it is one of the bucket list to do things )for many it will be a once off experience others make it an annual event and a place to be seen at.....the fashions , the car park picnics, the sponsored marquees, the magnificent display of rose and of course the best bred horses in the world , there is no expense spared.
The romance of picking the winner of the Melbourne Cup , some go by a colour, a lucky number, the name of the horse , the jockey .....these are the guide for `the mug punter`,
No matter what the weather, spirits are never dampened and the race never cancelled ( post modern times ).
The Melbourne cup is also a gauge for when tomato seedlings should be planted ,( similar to the golden rule that your roses should be pruned on or by the Queens birthday public holiday.)
I joined the band of like minded Valley residents and wandered into our local Bunnings store to check out the varieties of tomato seedlings they had on offer , one can always find room in the vegie patch or in a large container for another tomato plant. The thought of chutneys , pickles, jams and relishes , I bought another eight. !
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