Friday 31 July 2009

Bonus photo Friday

Walkway between the Yarra River and Flinders Street Station


Before the show at Hamer Hall. International Ballet Gala, the interwebs say. I was just passing by.


St Kilda Road

Thursday 30 July 2009

Gotta love the rain

...and the State Library

Wednesday 29 July 2009

Pole

Waiting for tram, looking towards Richmond Station

Tuesday 28 July 2009

ETurtle

Is it just me or does he look a bit like ET?
In a lane off Franklin St in the city

Monday 27 July 2009

Sunday 26 July 2009

Stadium

Melbourne's newest sports arena (for rugby and soccer) is taking shape

Saturday 25 July 2009

Royal

The ornate ceiling of the World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building, which is hosting the Organic Expo this weekend

Friday 24 July 2009

Super extra bonus photo Friday

Flinders Street


Southern Cross Station


The wavy roof of Southern Cross Station


Stairway to Etihad Stadium (no footy there tonight)

Thursday 23 July 2009

And then the sun came out

Gosch's Paddock, walking to the tram this morning (feeling lazy)

Wednesday 22 July 2009

Tracks

Bourke Street Mall

Tuesday 21 July 2009

Fluffy

Taken from Morell Bridge

Monday 20 July 2009

Empty

Queen Victoria Market, closed on Mondays

Sunday 19 July 2009

Blue Sunday

The ceiling of a lift at the Manchester Unity Building

Part of a leadlight window at Donkey Wheel House

The ceiling of the T&G Building (aka KPMG House)

Hyacinths on Swan Street

Saturday 18 July 2009

Bonus B&W Saturday


Platform 1, Richmond Station

A "practice head" at Chapel Street Bazaar

Friday 17 July 2009

The Forum


The "picturesque Moorish fantasy" that is The Forum on the corner of Flinders and Russell Streets in the city.
Have those little lights always been on the dome? Have I not been paying attention?

Thursday 16 July 2009

Wednesday 15 July 2009

To work...

Heading into the city this morning

Tuesday 14 July 2009

AC/DC Lane

Yes, named after the legendary Aussie rock band

Monday 13 July 2009

Slow

City bound on the freeway

Sunday 12 July 2009

Girl out of Melbourne - Part II

Mini road trip of south-west Victoria continued...

A protea in the garden of the log cabin we stayed in at Dunkeld (note rain drops)


A rainbow on the road from Dunkeld to Penshurst


Warrnambool Cemetery


Great Ocean Road - The Grotto

Saturday 11 July 2009

Girl out of Melbourne - Part I

It's too hard to choose just a couple of photos from my mini road trip to the south-west of Victoria this weekend...


Old bridge at Skipton


Cute little church at Chatsworth


My old primary school at Caramut, which closed a few years ago due to lack of students. A sad little playground...


The Botanic Gardens at Penshurst, fed by a natural, never-failing spring (that green/orange stuff under the bridge is water with a covering of duck weed)

Friday 10 July 2009

Mosaic

Close up of the mosaic sculpture Angel by Deborah Halpern beside the river at Birrarung Marr

Thursday 9 July 2009

Lunch

The flowerboxes of Portello Rosso, Warburton Lane, city

Wednesday 8 July 2009

Tuesday 7 July 2009

Graffiti

At the end of an alley off Little La Trobe Street

Sunday 5 July 2009

Sweet

Afternoon tea at The Windsor Hotel (How cute is that mini lemon meringue pie?)

Saturday 4 July 2009

Entwined

The statue (inspired by the story of Baucis and Philemon from Greek mythology) above the door at Baroq House, Drewery Lane, city

Friday 3 July 2009

What cheeses me off

Dear Litterbugs: I hope fish and water birds come to your houses and poop on your rugs
(near Swan Street Bridge)

Wednesday 1 July 2009

Mall

Bourke Street (and apparent one-legged women)
 
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