Sunday, 17 April 2011

Birchgrove, Ballast Point Park

This rockery is part of Ballast Point Park, in the inner west suburb of Birchgrove, which looks out towards Goat Island and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The name Ballast Point is derived from the early days of the colony when ships arrived from England with a full load but returned empty. To control buoyancy, stability and speed, sandstone was cut from this point to fill the ships as ballast.
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21 comments:

  1. DianneSunday, 17 April 2011 at 08:15:00 GMT+10

    What a different perspective of the harbour bridge and Goat Island.

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  2. AlSunday, 17 April 2011 at 11:15:00 GMT+10

    Nice shot - I love how the Bridge is visible from so many different locations and angles. Are these pet rocks?

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  3. JamesSunday, 17 April 2011 at 11:30:00 GMT+10

    What a beautiful place! I like the way the wall points us to the bridge. Nice shot!

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  4. JimSunday, 17 April 2011 at 16:23:00 GMT+10

    AI, they do look like they could be pet rocks. :)

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  5. Jenny PSunday, 17 April 2011 at 17:56:00 GMT+10

    Great blog of Sydney suburbs. Loved the link to Scenic Sunday.

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  6. jooSunday, 17 April 2011 at 18:32:00 GMT+10

    I love it!

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  7. AndySunday, 17 April 2011 at 19:42:00 GMT+10

    Excellent photo. Australia is one place I would like to visit.

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  8. eileeninmdSunday, 17 April 2011 at 20:29:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful park and the view of the bridge looks pretty. Great photo!

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  9. eileeninmdSunday, 17 April 2011 at 20:29:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful park and the view of the bridge looks pretty. Great photo!

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  10. Magical Mystical TeacherSunday, 17 April 2011 at 21:07:00 GMT+10

    The shadow of the wall appears to be as strong as the wall itself!

    SOME SAY THAT SHADOWS

    Some say that shadows are fragments of light,
    Others that they are but pieces of night,
    Fleeing like demons when dawn becomes day,
    Fearing the radiance coming their way.
    Is one notion wrong and one notion right?
    Just what are shadows if they are not light?

    © 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher

    Sad Café

    Dancing Shadow Tree

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  11. Hootin AnniSunday, 17 April 2011 at 21:37:00 GMT+10

    Well structured...wall AND photo!!!

    My Sunday Link:
    Airplane Shadows

    Do stop by if you can, I'd love your company. Have a great day....

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  12. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪Sunday, 17 April 2011 at 21:55:00 GMT+10

    If you come here, we have a Goat island, so you won't feel homesick.

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  13. gengenSunday, 17 April 2011 at 22:15:00 GMT+10

    So pretty...thanks for coming by.

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  14. AnonymousSunday, 17 April 2011 at 22:33:00 GMT+10

    Ship Ballast? Neat bridge. There is a similar bridge where I grew up and I should take some photos of it.

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  15. LesleySunday, 17 April 2011 at 22:37:00 GMT+10

    A nice quiet spot for viewing the city (and bridge).

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  16. genieSunday, 17 April 2011 at 23:15:00 GMT+10

    You are on a roll this week with some fabulous shots. Love the name “Rockery”...so appropriate, and that bridge in the background gives a great image. Awesome photography.

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  17. UnknownSunday, 17 April 2011 at 23:21:00 GMT+10

    Great city you have!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  18. DimpleMonday, 18 April 2011 at 06:20:00 GMT+10

    This is a good view!

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  19. Sylvia KMonday, 18 April 2011 at 06:24:00 GMT+10

    Marvelous as always, Jim! Wonderful shadows, gorgeous blue skies and I do love the bridge! Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  20. JimMonday, 18 April 2011 at 14:43:00 GMT+10

    Woody, there is a connection to a ship's ballast. The ships that arrived from England in the early days of the colony had a full load but returned empty. To control buoyancy, stability and speed, sandstone was cut from this point to fill the ships as ballast. I'll add this to the post.

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  21. AlanMonday, 18 April 2011 at 17:43:00 GMT+10

    Another nice alternative view of a Sydney landmark. You're very good at this, Jim!

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