Darling Harbour, walkway

This walkway is along the foreshore of Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour. Above are the Western Distributor flyovers and W Hotel Sydney.

Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Darling Harbour, Pumphouse

Pumphouse Bar & Restaurant is located along Little Pier Street at Darling Harbour. It was designed and built in 1891 in the Italianate Baroque style, originally as Hydraulic Pumping Station No.1 for the Sydney and Suburban Hydraulic Power Company. Water was pumped from Sydney's water supply and stored in a large water tank. The water was then pumped across the city to various buildings which utilised the water under pressure as a source of power. In 1975 the building was restored and redeveloped to become the Pumphouse Brewery and Tavern.

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

Martin Place, metro station, art

"Continuum" is an artwork created by Mikala Dwyer across two entrances to the Martin Place metro station. This mosaic is at the Castlereagh entrance of a new office building at 39 Martin Place. The new station platforms were opened in 2024 as part of the Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Eveleigh, Easter Bunny

This Easter Bunny was located along Locomotive Street, at South Eveleigh in the inner city of Eveleigh. It is part of a promotion by The Grounds Coffee Factory restaurant which handed out free hot cross buns to celebrate Easter.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Darling Harbour, Cockle Bay Wharf, W Hotel Sydney

A view of Cockle Bay Wharf from Darling Harbour Marina with the W Hotel Sydney behind the Western Distributor fly overs. A Darling Harbour Water Taxi and Harbour Jet boat are moored at the marina.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections.

Darling Harbour, stairs

These stairs are adjacent to the Cockle Bay Wharf building and the W Hotel Sydney at Darling Harbour. They connect to a walkway along the Western Distributor flyovers linking to the Central Business District and Ultimo.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Darling Harbour, Tumbalong Park

 
This fountain runs through the middle of Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour. Children are often seen playing here but sometimes adults use it to cool down.
Linked to: All Seasons, Water Thursday, Words Welcome, Thankful Thursday.

Sydney Theatre (Theme Day: Entertainment)

The ICC Sydney Theatre is located along Darling Drive at Darling Harbour. It was built in 2016 as part of the International Convention Centre Sydney, an exhibition and convention centre. in 2023, the theatre became known as the Tik Tok Entertainment Centre, partly paying homage to the old Sydney Entertainment Centre, which it replaced.

Linked to: Theme Day, Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Forest Lodge, sculptures

These sculptures of birds and flowers are in a garden in Harold Park, near Cullen Close in the inner city suburb of Forest Lodge. Harold Park Paceway was a harness racing track which was redeveloped in 2015 to create high density residential buildings and recreation space.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Marrickville, art

 
This artwork is on a retaining wall of a house along Petersham Road, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. It was created in 2022 by mural artist Samuel Macaleer aka Smackas.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Paddington, bar and bistro

This building is located along Oxford Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. Porcine is a french bistro above a wine bar and wine shop.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Cronulla, Oak Park Rockpools

The Oak Park Rockpools are located in the southern suburb of Cronulla.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Saturday Critters, Water Thursday.

North Cronulla, beach

A view of the beach at North Cronulla, in the southern suburb of Cronulla.

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

Cronulla, sculpture

This sculpture and sign is located along the path in Dunningham Park, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It is behind the beach at North Cronulla and marks the Cronulla Beaches National Surfing Reserve. It was declared in 2008 to acknowledge the surfing way of life, linking past, present and future generations with the ocean, waves and coastline.
Linked to: Words Welcome, Thankful Thursday.

Cronulla, Blackwoods Beach

A view of the Pacific Ocean from The Esplanade at Blackwoods Beach, in the southern suburb of Cronulla.
 Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday, Signs, Signs.

Cronulla Beach

This beach is the southernmost patrolled beach in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It is simply known as Cronulla Beach but is also referred to as South Cronulla Beach. Cronulla Pavilion and Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club overlook the beach.

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

Cronulla, art

This electrical box is located along The Esplanade at Blackwoods Beach in the southern suburb of Cronulla. "Flowers" is the artwork created by mural artist Colourgyp.

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

North Cronulla, tower

The lifesaver's tower sits behind North Cronulla Beach in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It is located on the edge of Dunningham Park, near the North Cronulla Lifesavers Club.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Water Thursday, Sunday Best.

Cronulla, beach

These rocks are at southern end of the beach at South Cronulla, in the southern suburb of Cronulla.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Cronulla, Stella Maris chapel

 

The Stella Maris chapel is on the corner of Coast Avenue and Ingalara Avenue in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It is part of an aged care facility which has views of the ocean. Stella Maris is Latin for "Star of the Sea". The chapel features a prominent star in a hole in the brickwork of the facade, revealing the sky behind it.

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

North Cronulla, bollard

A view of the beach at North Cronulla, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. The concrete bollard is located at the end of the Prince Street car park leading to Dunningham Park.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Words Welcome, Thankful Thursday.

Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club

Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club is located at South Cronulla Beach, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. The original art deco building was designed by A.B. Polin in a European Functionalist style and built in 1940 at the southern end of Cronulla Park.

Linked to: Happy Now, Wordless Wednesday.

Cronulla Pavilion

Cronulla Pavilion is located at South Cronulla Beach, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. The art deco building was designed by A.B. Polin in a European Functionalist style and built in 1940 at the southern end of Cronulla Park. It now houses the lifeguard patrol, a personal training gym and a cafe.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Cronulla, car park, art

 
This artwork is on the wall of a lift well in the roof top car park along Croydon Street, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It was created by Alex Grilz in 2019 as part of the Walk the Walls Street Art Festival where established and emerging street artists were recruited to paint murals, as part of a large crime prevention program to stop graffiti and vandalism.

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

Cronulla, Shelly Park

Looking out at the Pacific Ocean from Shelly Park in the southern suburb of Cronulla.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Cronulla, Shelly Park Ocean Pool

Shelly Park Ocean Pool is a rock pool with a small sandy beach in the southern suburb of Cronulla. It is adjacent to the Esplanade Walkway and adjoins Shelly Park.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Kensington, light rail

This tram makes its way past a contemporary apartment building along Anzac Parade, in the eastern suburb of Kensington. The L3 Kingsford Light Rail line is part of the CBD and South East Light Rail Service from Circular Quay to Kingsford via Central.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Eveleigh, sign

This giant Pride sign is located outside the International Business Centre in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It has been used for displays during the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival but sits here for the rest of the year.
Linked to: Words Welcome, Thankful Thursday.

Eveleigh, sculpture

These sculptures are located outside the International Business Centre in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. The building is the former Works Manager's Office of the Eveleigh Railway Workshops built in the 1880s. The life-size silhouettes and graphics tell the story of the building's historic role as the place where workers collected their pay and details about fortmightly wages in 1917 and bonuses good workers could receive.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Happy Now.

Paddington, shops

These shopfronts with residences and offices above are located along Oxford Street, in the inner city suburb of Paddington. Varqa is a clothier and tailor, BWS is a liquor shop, Nature Bay sells clothes for babies and children, Paddington Nails is a manicurist and pedicurist and a Dentistry is above.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Customs House, mural

This indigenous art was in the exhibition space in Customs House near Circular Quay.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

Rose Bay, post office

The former post office along New South Head Road, in the eastern suburb of Rose Bay. It was built in 1928 in the inter-war style. After the post office moved out, it was redeveloped along with an adjoining property to become a Woolworths Metro supermarket.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

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: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Lilyfield, Leichhardt North, light rail stop

The entrance to Leichhardt North Light Rail Stop from Darley Road, in the inner west suburb of Lilyfield. This stop is on the Central to Dulwich Hill line of the Sydney light rail network. 
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Myer, department store, entrance

This is the main entrance to the Myer department store on the corner of George Street and Market Street. The store celebrated the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival, which ran from 13 February to 1 March 2026, with rainbow flag colours decorating their store sign and the stairs inside the entrance.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordless Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Westfield Sydney, Lunar New Year

This Lunar New Year display of a Fire Horse is hanging in the atrium of Westfield Sydney shopping centre, below Sydney Tower. In the Chinese zodiac, there are twelve animals and five elements. This year is the Year of the Horse and the element is Fire. The illuminated maple trees are also an annual feature and can also be seen here.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, Communal Global, Signs, Signs, Saturday Critters.

Queen Victoria Building, Lunar New Year, Horse

 

This Lunar New Year installation was on the ground in the central atrium of the Queen Victoria Building (QVB). In the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Horse. The horse in the horse shoe was surrounded by images of the other zodiac animals.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Haymarket, mural

"Tumbalong" is a mural along Hay Street in the Chinatown precinct of the inner city suburb of Haymarket. The 10-metre wide public artwork was created in 2020 by artist Chris Yee and uses Axolotl glass and LED lighting to celebrate the area's indigenous, industrial, and cultural history. The artwork reflects the original indigenous name "Tumbalong" for the area around Cockle Bay. The dancing characters acting as a modern expression of the hunting and gathering traditions of the cockles and Guman pines throughout the area. It also depicts historical sites including the John Dickson Steam Mill, Biddell Brothers confectionary factory, Cormack Cooperage and the former Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Bondi Beach, post office (Theme Day: White)

This post van is outside the post office 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 Australia Post moved in here in 2021. Australia Post vans were traditionally red but in recent years they have been replaced with white ones.
Linked to: Theme Day, Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best.

Queen Victoria Building, Lunar New Year, Horse

This Lunar New Year installation was in the central atrium, beneath the historical dome, of the Queen Victoria Building (QVB). In the Chinese zodiac, this year is the Year of the Horse.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Saturday Critters.

Cabarita, wharf

 
Cabarita ferry wharf is on Hen and Chicken Bay, on the southern side of the Parramatta River, in the inner west suburb of Cabarita.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Water Thursday.

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: Wordless Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Haymarket, Lunar New Year, Horse

These lunar lanterns have been 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, Water Thursday.

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.