Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Bicentennial Park, Lake Belvedere

The picturesque Lake Belvedere at Bicentennial Park, Homebush Bay. It's hard to believe that this park was once a rubbish tip. 
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28 comments:

Bim said...

Looks like a very well looked-after spot in the sun, especially with the tidy half-moon of trees in the background.

Denise said...

Wonderful image, I love the half-moon trees also.

Stephany said...

A beautiful lake. All of your Bicentennial Park photos are wonderful. I particularly like the one of the wetlands.

JM said...

Love how they have lined the trees!

ewok1993 said...

I can see myself picnicking and reading a book in the grassy area in the background.

storyteller said...

What a BEAUTIFUL spot ... especially knowing it was once used for refuse. We have a stretch of shoreline once known as 'tin-can' beach that has been reclaimed and renamed Bolsa Chica. You'd never know it was once an eyesore filled with hazards. Thanks for dropping by my Watery post at Sacred Ruminations.
Hugs and blessings,

Pam said...

Wow that's far from being a dump now. It is a wonderful park and great for the environment!

Tim Pasqualone said...

Ow I remember when they were building Homebush for the olympics, I used to live in Meadowbank and would often go check out the massive amount of building works.
Thanks for taking me back all those years, its hard to believe what was there before they built this all.

Tricia said...

oh my goodness, i'm so glad they converted it - it looks much better as a beautiful lake!

Ann said...

Looks a lot more interesting out there than I imagined.

Regina said...

Great view! Excellent.

Sallie said...

And thank you for visiting mine!
Beautiful picture on yours here, Bicentennial Park is just the kind of place we love to find.
One of our favorite places for birdwatching is in Arcadia CAlifornia and it is actually a drainage lagoon, but they have made it into a beautiful canal and waterway.

sixstars said...

Thats a huge improvment over a dump. I wonder why the trees are in a semi circle maybe its from the olympics.

Bestemor Drillo said...

The trees in the background is so nice!

VALKYRIEN said...

A beautiful place! Nice that an old rubbish tip can be transformed it to something as beautiful as this! Love the half-moon of trees!

Greyscale Territory said...

This is certainly so much different from the world I knew as Homebush Bay when I lived in Sydney! I never thought I would say that it looks beautiful! Great photo!

charmine. said...

That is truely a splendid spot to laze around. Beautiful!

Kirigalpoththa said...

Beautiful and very well maintained!

Arija said...

Nice hedge of Pencil Pines. Nice shot too.

Marie Höglund said...

An excellent photo for WW.

Your EG Tour Guide said...

Lovely capture.

Lois said...

It is hard to believe! They really did do a great job.

nadine1111 said...

Super!!!

nadine1111 said...

Super!!!!

Amit Gupta said...

damn nice...awesome blog

Julie said...

I have been looking at all your shots, they are just wonderful.

Ebie said...

They did pretty well cleaning up! The shape of the trees look like an amphitheater!

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

Lovely picture. The semi-circle of trees make it interesting and the two waster birds as well.