Haymarket, Lunar New Year, Horse

This giant lunar lantern has been installed in the middle of Market City, a shopping centre above Paddy's Markets in Chinatown, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. In the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Horse. 
Linked to: Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Haymarket, Lunar New Year, Horse

This is one of the lunar lanterns installed at Market City, a shopping centre above Paddy's Markets in Chinatown, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. In the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Horse. The lantern is located in the 1909 Dining Precinct, which features deluxe Asian eateries. It takes its name from the year that the original red-brick facade of the market was built to house Sydney's first fruit and vegetable market.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global, Signs, Signs, Saturday Critters.

Glebe, Bellevue Cottage

'Bellevue Cottage' is located at the end of Leichhardt Street, overlooking Blackwattle Bay, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. This heritage-listed waterfront building was built in 1896 in the Victorian Italianate style, originally as a residence but is now a French restaurant. Last week, I featured a shot of the cottage at night which can be seen here.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Haymarket, mural

This mural is on the wall of a restaurant on the corner of Hay Street and Kimber Lane in Chinatown at Haymarket. The artwork features stir fry ingredients rising from a wok.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Tom Uglys Bridge, Georges River

A late afternoon view of Tom Uglys Bridge which crosses the Georges River and links the southern suburbs of Blakehurst and Sylvania. This view is from a boat ramp at the Sylvania end between the truss bridge on the left, which opened in 1929 and the box girder bridge on the right, which opened in 1987. 

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Anzac Bridge

 
A view across Blackwattle Bay to the western pylon of the Anzac Bridge from the inner west suburb of Glebe.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Glebe, Blackwattle Bay

Looking across Blackwattle Bay from the pontoon wharf in the inner west suburb of Glebe. The backdrop stretches from the Anzac Bridge to the Sydney skyline and the Sydney Fish Market at Pyrmont.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Glebe, Blackwattle Bay, crane

 
This crane is located beside a walkway which runs along the foreshore of Blackwattle Bay, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. It is a remnant of Stride’s ship-breaking yard which was located where Blackwattle Bay Park is today.
Linked to: Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Bondi Beach, shops

These shops with residences above are located along Hall Street, in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global, Signs, Signs.

Glebe, Bellevue Cottage

'Bellevue Cottage' is located at the end of Leichhardt Street, overlooking Blackwattle Bay, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. This heritage-listed waterfront building was built in 1896 in the Victorian Italianate style, originally as a residence but is now a French restaurant.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Marrickville, mural

This mural is on the wall of a Mixtape Brewing, a microbrewery and bar along Victoria Road, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. It was created in 2024 by graffiti and mural artist Sam Absurd.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Bexley, temple

 
This Taoist Temple, built in 2024, is located along Forest Road in the southern suburb of Bexley. It is home to the Australian Confucius-Mencius Morality Society (ACMMS) which holds regular gatherings to promote ethics and morality.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Tempe, Nigel Love Bridge

The Nigel Love Bridge over Alexandra Canal, viewed from the walkway and bicycle track in Tempe Recreational Park, in the inner west suburb of Tempe. The four-lane 50-metre single span curved box girder steel bridge was built in 2014, linking Sydney Airport at Mascot to an adjoining car park. The bridge was named after Nigel Love, an aviation pioneer who in 1919 transformed a bullock paddock into Sydney Airport, one of the world's oldest continually operating airports.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Sutherland, Woronora Cemetery, statue

This statue stands in the centre of "The Crypts of Christ the Redeemer" section of the Woronora General Cemetery, in the southern suburb of Sutherland.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Rose Bay, sewage pumping station

This sewage pumping station (No.46) is located in Percival Park, along Collins Street in the eastern suburb of Rose Bay. It was built in 1923 in the Federation style for the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (MBWS&S).
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Double Bay, Point Piper

The view from Double Bay, towards the eastern suburb of Point Piper.

Linked to: Travel Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global.

Watsons Bay, wharf

This wharf sits at the end of Victoria Wharf Reserve along Pacific Street, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. It provides some spectacular views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday.

Vaucluse, art

This artwork is on a water tank and pump house in Cristison Park, along Old South Head Road in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. It depicts whales and seagulls which can be seen in the Pacific Ocean from the cliffs on the edge of the park at South Head. 'Celebration of Life' was created in 2019 by sculptor and artist Andre Braun.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun, Saturday Critters.

Vaucluse, bus shelter

This sandstone bus shelter is located at Cristison Park, along Old South Head Road in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. The cliffs on the edge of this park at South Head provide views of the Pacific Ocean.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Double Bay, wharf

The Double Bay ferry wharf is located at the end of Bay Street in the eastern suburb of Double Bay.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Lilyfield, sunset

Looking across Iron Cove towards Rodd Point at sunset from the inner west suburb of Lilyfield.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Watsons Bay, sewage pumping station

This sewage pumping station (No.50) is located along Short Street in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. It was built in 1923 in the Federation style for the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (MBWS&S), to serve the Vaucluse Ocean Outfall Sewer.
Linked to: Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Watsons Bay, lighthouse keeper's cottage

This lighthouse keeper's cottage is located at the South Head peninsula, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. The footbridge links to the Hornby Lighthouse, in the Sydney Harbour National Park. Two sandstone cottages were designed by colonial architect Alexander Dawson and built in 1858 in the Victorian architectural style.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global, Signs, Signs, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Watsons Bay, Hornby Lighthouse

Hornby Lighthouse is located at South Head, in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. It was built in 1858 by public demand after the tragic shipwrecks of the Dunbar and the Catherine Adamson in 1857. It was opened by Governor of New South Wales Sir William Thomas Denison and named after the family of his wife, whose father became Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby, Commander in Chief of the British Pacific Fleet in the 1860s. The lighthouse was designed by colonial architect, Alexander Dawson.

Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Marrickville, mural

This mural is on the wall of a gym on the corner of Chalder Street and Victoria Road, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. 'Give and Take' was created in 2021 by street artist Reubszz.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

Double Bay, wharf (Theme Day: Double)

A late afternoon view of the Double Bay ferry wharf which is located at the end of Bay Street in the eastern suburb of Double Bay. The passengers have arrived either on the ferry or the water taxi to visit one of the nearby restaurants, clubs or pubs.
Linked to: Theme Day, Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Woolloomooloo, Finger Wharf, boardwalk

 

The Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf on Wooloomooloo Bay is the largest timbered-piled building in the world. The wharf and warehouse building were completed in 1915 and was a working port until the 1970s. The wharf was redeveloped in the 1990s into a hotel, apartments, restaurants and a marina.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

North Bondi, RSL

The North Bondi RSL (Returned & Services League) club is located along Ramsgate Avenue in the eastern suburb of North Bondi. RSL Clubs are licensed clubs which were created in communities across Australia to provide a venue for current and ex-serve personnel and their families to enjoy a safe and comfortable place to gather, enjoy each other's company and to share a meal and a drink. A war memorial is located along the walkway beside this venue.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Bondi Beach, post office

This post office is located along Hall Street, in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach. The heritage listed building was originally built in 1938 in the Art Deco/Egyptian style for the Commonwealth Bank. The bank closed in 2009 and a surf shop called Surfection became a long term tenant. In an era of post office closures and reduced mail deliveries, it was surprising Australia Post moved here in 2021 when the old post office was closed and the building redeveloped. There are a lot of foreign visitors and backpackers at Bondi Beach which is probably a good reason to keep the post office in this suburb.

Linked to: Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

MLC Centre, Sydney Tower

 
A view of the MLC Centre and Sydney Tower from an entrance to Martin Place railway station along Castlereagh Street. The entrance is in a new office building called 39 Martin Place and provides access to the new metro line (M) opened in 2024 and old train line (T) opened in 1979.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global, Signs, Signs.

Drummoyne, marina

Looking across Birkenhead Point Marina in the inner west suburb of Drummoyne to apartments along Iron Cove in Rozelle.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Waterloo, art

This mural is on eastern concourse wall of the Waterloo metro station, an underground station in the inner city suburb of Waterloo. The station is on the Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line and opened in 2024 when the Metro North West Line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central. The 9.7-metre-high portrait is of an Aboriginal boy named Roscoe, a young dancer from the local Brolga Dance Academy with traditional body paint, holding a boomerang. The black-and-white, perforated metal artwork was created by artist Nicole Monks with photographer Wayne Quilliam and celebrates local Indigenous culture and youth as future leaders.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

Redfern, yarning circle

This functional artwork is located outside the Marian Street entrance of Redfern railway station, in the inner city suburb of Redfern. It features a circle made up of a bench and Aboriginal art sculpted on metal. The plaque reads: A Place to Gather. This yarning circle represents all cultures coming together in Redfern. It offers a place to gather, a place of respite, a place of safety and refuge. It is a place to collect, contemplate and reconnect with family and friends. A place to open conversations and learn about Aboriginal culture and all cultures. In strength and unity, yarning has been used since the dawn of time, connecting people and places. Yarning shall endure here - please sit, relax and reflect. Celebrate culture, community and each other.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.