Gladesville, Christ Church

Christ Church is an Anglican church located on the corner of Victoria Road and Jordan Street in the north western suburb of Gladesville. It was designed Albert Bond, Cyril Blackett and Arthur Blackett. It was built in 1878 and was extended in 1886 and 1962.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

Sans Souci, marina, sunset

 

A sunset view across a pontoon at the marina on the Georges River, in the southern suburb of Sans Souci.

 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Monterey, Botany Bay

Looking at the sky above Monterey Baths, the netted swimming enclosure in Botany Bay from Lady Robinsons Beach, in the southern suburb of Monterey.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Brighton-Le-Sands, Lady Robinsons Beach

 This entrance to Lady Robinsons Beach on Botany Bay is from Cook Park, in the southern suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday, Ruby Tuesday.

Brighton-Le-Sands, Botany Bay

This White-faced Heron forages for food along the fence between Cook Park and Lady Robinsons Beach, in the southern suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands. The view across Botany Bay is clear to Port Botany.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party, Saturday Critters.

Botanic Gardens, bench

The Henry Kendall memorial seat is located in the Royal Botanic Gardens. The art deco style seat of carved sandstone was commissioned by Mrs A. Hamilton-Grey and designed by Wilfred Rhodes in memory of the poet Henry Kendall. It features two winged horses, Pegasus from Greek mythology, which were carved by L. Bicego in 1939. The back of the seat has inscribed lines from Kendall's works: "All my days have been the days of a laborious life and ever on my struggling soul has burnt the fierce light of this hurried sphere." This bench was previously located near the Woolloomooloo Gate entrance but has been moved outside the PlantClinic now.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

Newtown, graffiti art

This graffiti art is on the garage roller door of a shop, on the corner of King Lane and Dickson Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens.

Newtown, Sydney Buddhist Centre

 
The Sydney Buddhist Centre is located along Enmore Road, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. It is part of the Triratna Buddhist Community which draws on Buddhist traditions and meditation for daily life. 
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

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.

Arncliffe, railway station

 
Arncliffe railway station is on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. This night view of the Firth Street entrance looks towards the former ticket office and station master's office on the concourse. The railway station opened in 1884 and the lifts from the street to the concourse and down to the platforms were installed in 2016. A daytime view of this entrance can be seen here.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Arncliffe, house

 'Belmont' is a heritage listed house located along Wollongong Road, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. It was built in the late 1800s in the Victorian style. The property is associated with Thomas and Alexander Milsop who made their fortunes in the Kurrajong Goldfield near Forbes. Their other property on the same block is 'Fairview'.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party.

Arncliffe, house

 'Fairview' is a heritage listed house located along Wollongong Road, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. It was built in the late 1800s in the Victorian style. The property is associated with Thomas and Alexander Milsop who made their fortunes in the Kurrajong Goldfield near Forbes. Their other property on the same block is 'Belmont'.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

Watsons Bay, Camp Cove

Camp Cove Beach and Green Point Reserve are located in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay. The Sydney skyline can be seen in the distance across Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Earlwood, Uniting Church

The Earlwood Uniting Church is located along William Street, in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. The Earlwood Methodist Church was built here in 1922. Alterations and enlargements were made in subsequent years with the Methodist War Memorial Hall opening in 1955. The Uniting Church in Australia was formed in 1977 and today this church also conducts "Beth Eden" Indonesian services.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

Alexandria, Sydney Park, wetlands

A couple of ducks glide across a pond in Sydney Park, a large recreational area in the inner city suburb of Alexandria. Some spring flowers have begun to bloom on the trees and bushes. The former brickworks here have been transformed into parkland with four cascading wetlands that attract birds. Stormwater is collected and recycled from surrounding suburban streets to provide constant running water in the wetlands.

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

Sans Souci, Bonney Street Wharf

  This sunset reflected in Kogarah Bay is viewed from the Bonney Street Wharf, in the southern suburb of Sans Souci.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Arncliffe, railway station

Arncliffe railway station is on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line. This view of the Firth Street entrance looks towards the former ticket office and station master's office on the concourse.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Erskineville, art (Theme Day: Right Under Your Nose)

This artwork is located on the facade of a former warehouse along Rochford Street, in the inner city suburb of Erskineville. "The Lips" features a mural created by artist Rachel Szalay in 2020, celebrating the Australian Golden Wattle and Flowering Gum Trees. The warehouse was built in the 1930s and was previously used as a co-working space for creative industry freelancers, small businesses and entrepreneurs. It has now been redeveloped and converted into a couple of residential properties. I photographed this artwork when the lips featured a different design, which can be seen here and originally when they were a plain red, which can be seen here. 
Linked to: Theme Day, Wordless Wednesday, Wednesday Wisdom, Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Ruby Tuesday.

Bicentennial Park, fountain

 This fountain stands at one end of an avenue of plane trees, located at the highest point of Bicentennial Park, in the western suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. At the other end is the Treillage Tower, a 3 storey, 17 metre high viewing tower constructed with trellis. Treillage is a French word for lattice, which was commonly used in gardens in the 16th century. 

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

Marrickville, mural

  

This mural is on the back wall and roller door of a bicycle shop on the corner of Frampton Lane and Seymour Lane, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens.

Earlwood, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

These sculptures are on the facade of the Parish Office, one of the buildings in the grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church along Homer Street, in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. The buildings were built in the Mediterranean Style.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

Watsons Bay, wharves

These wharves are at the Boating Safety Education Centre in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay.

 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Harbour, sunset

A view of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge across Sydney Harbour from Mrs Macquaries Point.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Como, tidal baths

 

The Como Tidal Baths are located at the end of Cremona Road, in the southern suburb of Como. The timber and netted pool is on the Georges River near the Como Railway Bridge.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Bicentennial Park, pavilions

Platanus Pavilion is located in Bicentennial Park, in the western suburb of Sydney Olympic Park. It provides shelter and barbecue facilities for visitors who picnic in the park.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party.

Dobell Memorial Sculpture

The Dobell Memorial Sculpture is located on a traffic island, at the corner of Bond Street and Pitt Street. It was created by Herbert ‘Bert’ Flugelman in 1979 and commemorates landscape and portrait artist William Dobell. This controversial stainless steel sculpture, nicknamed the "Silver Shish Kebab", was originally installed in Martin Place but was moved to this less prominent location in 1999.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

Darlinghurst, mural

 This mural is painted on the side of a record shop along Goulburn Street, between Crown Street and Arnold Lane, in the inner city suburb of Darlinghurst. It was created by notable graffiti artist Phibs.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens.

Earlwood, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Epiphany House

These sculptures are on the facade of Epiphany House, one of the buildings in the grounds of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church along Homer Street, in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. The buildings were built in the Mediterranean Style.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

Cockle Bay, jet boat

 
A jet boat moored along the western foreshore of Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour, with the city skyline reflected in the bay. This photo is from the a few years back when the monorail track still ran along Pyrmont Bridge.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Canterbury, Cooks River

 

A sunset view of the Cooks River from Prouts Bridge which carries Canterbury Road, in the inner west suburbs of Canterbury.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Kyeemagh, sculpture

"The Crab" by Joy Heylen is a sculpture located at this entrance to Lady Robinsons Beach, on the Botany Bay foreshore, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. In 2018, it was part of Sculpture @ Bayside, an annual outdoor exhibition that takes place at Cook Park and has remained on permanent display here since then.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Kyeemagh, Endeavour Bridge

Endeavour Bridge carries General Holmes Drive across the Cooks River from the eastern suburb of Mascot to the southern suburb of Kyeemagh, close to Botany Bay. It is named after the HMB Endeavour, the ship commanded by Captain James Cook, an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. The crew of the Endeavour arrived in Botany Bay in 1770 and was the first recorded European expedition to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party.

Kyeemagh, rock groyne

This sea wall or rock groyne is located at the mouth of the Cooks River into Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. It is one of many sea walls along Lady Robinson Beach which have been built to protect the sandy foreshore. The container terminals and vessel berths of Port Botany seaport can be seen in the distance. 

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday, Weekly Smiles.

Marrickville, mural

 This is part of a mural on the side of a shop on the corner of Victoria Road and Central Lane, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. The other part of the mural can be seen here.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens.

Banksia, St Savvas of Kalymnos Orthodox Church

 St Savvas of Kalymnos Orthodox Church is located along the Princes Highway, in the southern suburb of Banksia. This church building was formerly used by the Banksia Free Church. It became an Orthodox Church in 2016 and the onion domes are recent additions.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday.

Ryde Bridge

 Ryde Bridge, also known as Uhrs Point Bridge, carries Concord Road over the Parramatta River linking the northern suburb of Ryde with the inner west suburb of Rhodes.
 Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Sydney Harbour, boats

 

A sunset view of boats on Sydney Harbour  in the eastern suburb of Darling Point. The Sydney Harbour Bridge in the distance and a ferry is heading for the Darling Point ferry wharf.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Kyeemagh, Lady Robinsons Beach

This entrance to Lady Robinsons Beach is at the mouth of the Cooks River into Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Kyeemagh. The sign with the windsock provides safety information for the beach and the smallest sign points to the off-leash dog area. This location is popular with fisherman so another sign provides information on legal size and bag limits of saltwater fish which can be caught here. The container terminals and vessel berths of Port Botany seaport can be seen in the distance.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday, Ruby Tuesday.

Clark Island, boat

This boat on Sydney Harbour sails past Clark Island, viewed from the ferry wharf, in the eastern suburb of Darling Point. 

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party.

Eveleigh, crane tank locomotive

The former Eveleigh Railway Yards are part of the South Eveleigh precinct, in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. The 1083 is a luffing crane tank locomotive which stands in Innovation Plaza, outside the National Innovation Centre.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday, Ruby Tuesday, Weekly Smiles.

Marrickville, mural

This mural is on the side of a shop on the corner of Victoria Road and Central Lane, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. Fresko is a Greek gelato and waffle shop which was previously called Pagoto. In Greek, "fresko" means "fresh" and "pagoto" is the word for "ice-cream". The small sign "ΟΔΟΣ PAGOTO" is in the style of street name signs found in Greece, although here they've mixed Greek and English letters to create: Ice Cream Street. 
Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Pink Saturday, Through My Lens.

Earlwood, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church

Looking at the sculpture in the grounds and the matching stained glass window above the entrance of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church along Homer Street, in the inner west suburb of Earlwood. It was built in 1954 in the Mediterranean Style.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, InSPIREd Sunday, Garden Affair, Floral Friday Foto.

Sans Souci, Bonney Street Wharf

The sunset reflected in Kogarah Bay is viewed from the reserve behind Bonney Street Wharf in the southern suburb of Sans Souci. I featured an earlier shot from the other side of the wharf which can be seen here.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Botany Bay, sunset

This sunset across Botany Bay was viewed from the eastern suburb of La Perouse.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Wolli Creek, signs

These signs are located along the shared footpath and bike track at the entrance to Cahill Park beside the Cooks River, in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Wolli Creek, palm trees

These palm trees are located in Cahill Park beside the Cooks River, viewed from the Princes Highway in the southern suburb of Wolli Creek.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Wednesday Wisdom, Picture Perfect Party.

Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Sunshine and Crows

This sculpture is located at the Peacock Gallery, a public gallery in the grounds of Auburn Botanic Gardens, in the western suburb of Auburn. 'Sunshine and Crows' (Bunnal Wagun Djarralang) was created by Leanne Tobin and Cindy Laws and is appropriately located in front of Auburn Aviary.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday. Ruby Tuesday, Weekly Smiles.

Arncliffe, St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, mural

 This mosaic mural is located on the side wall of the church hall along Station Street, behind St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. This former Methodist Church  became a Coptic Orthodox Church in 1980. 

Linked to: InSPIREd Sunday, Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Through My Lens.

Mosman, art (Theme Day: Sticky)

This artwork is located outside an art restoration workshop along Middle Head Road, in the north shore suburb of Mosman. Coburn Fine Art Conservation repairs and prepares Aboriginal and Oceanic Art for galleries and private clients. This curious artwork features rocks and sticks suspended in a steel frame.

Linked to: Theme Day, Shadow Shot Sunday.