Sydney Park, pond

Looking across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections,  All Seasons, Happy Now, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

Sydney Park is a former brickworks which has been transformed into a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. These stepping stones allow walkers to cross a pond in the wetlands.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

 
This viewing platform looks across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

A viewing platform which looks out at Sydney Park Gulwali Wetland in Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Sydney Park, bridge

A bridge and a gabion retaining wall across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

These clouds hang above a pond in Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. Much of the pond is covered in vegetation at the moment and there is only a small gap to view reflections on the water.

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

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

 
Sydney Park is a former brickworks which has been transformed into a large recreational area with wetlands, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The stepping stones allow walkers to cross this pond.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Weekend Reflections, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

Sydney Park is a former brickworks which has been transformed into a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. These stepping stones allow walkers to cross a pond in the wetlands.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, boardwalk

 
Sydney Park is a large inner city recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. It features a number of ponds and wetlands that attract many animals and birds. This boardwalk provides views of this pond in the south-east corner of the park.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, My Sunday Snapshot.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

 Looking across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands. The crane is being used in the construction of new apartment blocks in the nearby suburb of St Peters.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

 Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and wetlands. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water.

 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and cascading wetlands.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Picture Perfect Party, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Looking across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands. These poles are remnants of an old structure and if you look closely, you can see a cormorant with outstretched wings sunning itself on the first pole.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and wetlands. This view across one of the ponds is towards the chimney stacks at the north-west corner of the park, near St Peters. A fallen tree trunk has become lodged on the cascade and sprouted new leaves.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Sydney Park, pond

This pond is in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands. 

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, pond

Sydney Park is a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks were transformed into parkland and four cascading wetlands which attract many animals and birds. This view across one of the ponds is towards the chimney stacks at the north-west corner of the park, near St Peters.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Park, sunset

Looking across a pond in Sydney Park at sunset, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. This large recreational area was once a brickworks which was transformed into parkland and wetlands.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, bike track

This bike track was located in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. It was used by children to learn road rules, traffic signs and signals. It is currently being redeveloped into a skate park but there will also be a new bike track. The Sydney skyline can be seen in the distance.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Over the Moon.

Sydney Park, pond

Looking across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland and wetlands. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Park, chimneys

The sun sets behind the chimneys at Sydney Park, in the inner city suburb of Alexandria, on the border with St Peters. These were once part of the brickworks which operated here from 1840 until 1970 before being redeveloped as parkland and wetlands.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.