Barangaroo, skyscrapers

 
The view to the wharves at Barangaroo from a boat on Darling Harbour. The tallest buildings in the background are Crown Sydney, One Sydney Harbour and the International Towers. 

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

York & George

 
York & George is a 38-storey mixed use high rise building, named for the two streets that it is situated between. It is flanked by two heritage-listed buildings along York Street, Carlton House and Spiden House, with a public pedestrian walkway (an historic cartway) connecting to George Street under this modern residential tower.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Aquarium Wharf, ferries

 
A view of ferries at Aquarium Wharf at Darling Harbour with the Sydney skyline in the background from a boat on the harbour. The building behind it houses Wild Life Sydney Zoo, Madame Tussads Sydney and Sydney Sea Life Aquarium.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome.

Rose Bay

Looking towards the eastern suburb of Rose Bay, from a boat on Sydney Harbour. The school at the top is Kincoppol-Rose Bay, a Catholic school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. The houses have views of the harbour and the rocks along the shore are popular with swimmers.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Rose Bay Beach

 
Looking towards Rose Bay Beach, in the eastern suburb of Rose Bay, from a boat on Sydney Harbour. The seagulls are enjoying the sunny day on the harbour.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Rockdale, mural

This is part of an extensive mural along the walls of the walkways and travelators leading from the underground car park to Rockdale Plaza shopping centre, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. The mural was created by Joe Whyte in 2022 and depicts historic moments and landmarks from the local area. This depicts cars, a mechanic outside a workshop and street signage from a past era in Rockdale.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Barangaroo, King Street Wharf

The view from King Street Wharf towards apartments along Wulugul Walk, Crown Sydney, International Towers at Barangaroo.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Cockle Bay, Sydney skyline

A view of Cockle Bay Wharf, the Darling Harbour Marina, Pyrmont Bridge and the Sydney skyline reflected in Cockle Bay. The three white office buildings are Darling Park Towers.

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

Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from the east, on a boat on Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Mosman, Bradleys Head, war memorial

The Bradleys Head Naval Memorial is located at the end of Bradleys Head in the north shore suburb of Mosman. The HMAS Sydney I memorial mast was removed following her decommissioning in 1928. It commemorates the “Sydney-Emden” action, the first engagement at sea of a Royal Australian Navy ship during the First World War on 9 November 1914 at Keeling Island near Cocos Island. The memorial also honours those who served in the Royal Australian Navy and all ships lost in service. A bridge links to Bradleys Head Lighthouse in Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome.

Dawes Point, boat

A boat passing Pier One of the Walsh Bay wharves at Dawes Point. In the background, a train can be seen on the abutment to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Dawes Point, tall ship

This tall ship is passing Pier 2 and Pier 3 of the Walsh Bay wharves at Dawes Point. The Coral Trekker is a square-rigged, wooden tall ship with distinctive rusty red sails. Her keel was laid in 1939 and Norwegian Adventures sailed her to New Zealand as the Ho Ho 2 where she was sold into the fishing industry. She was refitted by Australian Himalayan Expeditions and renamed “Coral Trekker”. She spent twenty-five years in the Whitsundays before moving to Sydney where she is involved in maritime training and does daily sails and charters on Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Sydney Harbour Bridge, tall ship

A tall ship makes its way towards the western side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge viewed from a boat on Sydney Harbour. The Coral Trekker is a square-rigged, wooden tall ship with distinctive rusty red sails.
Linked to: Aww Mondays, Through My Lens, Good Random Fun.

Napoleon Bridge

Napoleon Bridge is a footbridge over Sussex Street, which links Napoleon Street to Shipwrights Walk in Barangaroo. It was designed by Wilkinson Eyre and Arupand and opened in 2015.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Darling Harbour, Wild Life Sydney Zoo

A view of Wild Life Sydney Zoo at King Street Wharf in Darling Harbour from a boat in Cockle Bay.

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

Sydney skyline

The Sydney skyline viewed from the east, on a boat on Sydney Harbour.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Sydney Airport, sign

This sign is located outside the Sydney International Airport terminal. SYD is the airport code also known as the location identifier, which is a three-letter geocode designated by the International Air Transport Association.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Sydney Opera House

 
This view of the eastern side of the Sydney Opera House was from a boat on Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Sydney Harbour Bridge (Theme Day: Blue)

This view of the western side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was from a boat on Sydney Harbour.
Linked to: Theme Day, Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Vivid Sydney (Theme Day: Bridges)

This view across Circular Quay to the Sydney Harbour Bridge was during the Vivid Sydney Festival last year. This view was from the walkway beside the Cahill Expressway above the Circular Quay ferry wharves.

Linked to: Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot, Theme Day.

I'm taking a break from blogging while I'm on a holiday for a few weeks, but I will be back next month.

Barangaroo, Crown Sydney and One Sydney Harbour

 
Looking across Darling Harbour to Crown Sydney and One Sydney Harbour at Barangaroo.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Banksia, market gardens

Arncliffe Market Gardens are located along West Botany Street, in what is now the southern suburb of Banksia. These heritage-listed market gardens have been occupied by market gardeners since 1892.

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

Circular Quay, boat

This Environmental Services work boat at Circular Quay is heading out into Sydney Harbour past the Sydney Opera House. ES6 is one of a pair of 12 metre long boats used by the New South Wales Government Maritime Authority since 2022.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome.

Camperdown, University of Sydney, walkway

A view of the main entrance to the Main Building which is part of the Quadrangle Group of buildings on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. This view is towards UTS Tower and the Central Park buildings.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Haymarket, Christ Church St Laurence

 

A view of Christ Church St Laurence, an Anglican church located along George Street, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. This heritage listed church was built in 1845 and designed by Henry Robertson and Edmund Blacket in the Old Colonial Gothick Picturesque and Victorian Free Gothic styles. A shop with residence above is located alongside it on George Street and the clock tower at Central Railway Station can be seen in the distance.

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

South Hurstville, mural

 
This mural is located on a retaining wall along King Georges Road at Grosvenor Street, in the southern suburb of South Hurstville. It was created in 2022 by artist David Cragg in collaboration with Woniora Road School students and is inspired by local fauna. It includes a kookaburra, a superb fairy wren and two tawny frogmouths on branches. It replaces the Community Wall mural which was here.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays, Through My Lens, Good Random Fun.

Leichhardt, Presbyterian Church, hall

This former church hall, built in 1909, is located along Renwick Street, in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt. It is attached to the heritage listed former Leichhardt Presbyterian Church facing Marion Street, built in 1885 with a façade of Romanesque inspired details. The church functions ceased in 1980 and the buildings are now used as a child care centre.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Pyrmont, wharf

 
A view of the pylons of a former wharf which form a 'pole garden' beside Pirrama Park, in the inner west suburb of Pyrmont. A new pontoon wharf is located further back on the left, as well as a smaller concrete one at the front, on the right. The White Bay Cruise Terminal can be seen in the distance across Johnstons Bay.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Pyrmont, Johnstons Bay, bench

A sunset view across Johnstons Bay to the Anzac Bridge and silos at Rozelle from the Pirrama Park wharf in the inner city suburb of Pyrmont. This bench in front of the 'pole garden' has a message engraved on it, "A harbour to hunt and fish", in reference to the activities of the indigenous Guarangi people who inhabited this site.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Herald Square, sculpture

This sculpture is part of The Tank Stream Fountain in Herald Square, on the corner of George Street and Alfred Street near Circular Quay. The bronze fountain was created by Stephen Walker and presented to the City of Sydney in 1981 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in 1831. The inscription reads: 1788: A stream flows into Sydney Cove. The European settlement of Australia begins along its sandstone banks. Soon drought strikes and storage tanks are carved from the stone, hence the name Tank Stream. The seasons pass. 1981: The tank stream fountain recalls mankind’s past dependence on this flowing stream and our links with life around this region.

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

Eveleigh, Locomotive Workshop, substation

 
The heritage listed Locomotive Workshop is part of the former Eveleigh Railway Yards, located along Locomotive Avenue in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. It was built in 1877, consisting of 16 bays originally used for one or more trades required to repair or manufacture locomotives and their components. It is now being redeveloped into commercial and retail space. The substation in front of Bays 5 and 6 has been covered in artwork which lights up at night featuring an employment record of a former railway employee.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Rozelle, White Bay Power Station

The White Bay Power Station is located along Robert Street, in the inner city suburb of Rozelle. The former power station is now used for exhibition space but some of the old equipment has been preserved.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Sydney Arcade, Lego Megastore

The Lego Megastore is at the Pitt Street entrance of Sydney Arcade. It features this mural of the Sydney Opera House built with 2989 Lego bricks.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Brighton-Le-Sands, Botany Bay

A late afternoon view of Lady Robinsons Beach, along the shore of Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands.​ A young girl drags a stick along the beach while seagulls otherwise have the beach to themselves on the sand and in the bay.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot, Saturday Critters.

Barangaroo, skyscrapers

A late afternoon view across Darling Harbour, to the wharves at Barangaroo. The tallest buildings in the background are Crown Sydney, One Sydney Harbour and the International Towers. The Sirius is a First Fleet Class ferry acquired in 1984 that is part of the fleet that operates on the Inner Harbour routes. It was named Sirius, after one of eleven ships of the First Fleet which sailed to Australia in 1787. 

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

Monterey, Bado-Berong Creek, jetty

 
A view of the jetty on Bado-Berong Creek which runs through Scarborough Park, looking south from Barton Street, in the southern suburb of Monterey.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Water Thursday.

Arncliffe, railway station

Arncliffe railway station is on the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. The original buildings on Platform 3 and 4 were built in 1884 and extended in 1923. This view is from the back of the concourse where lifts were installed in 2016 to these platforms and the Burrows Street entrance. 
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome.

Rockdale, Brighton Terraces

The entrance to the "Brighton Terraces" housing estate is located along West Botany Street, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. These terrace houses were built around 2000 in the Modern Victorian style. The buildings are clearly visible in the middle of winter, with the leaves fallen of many of the trees.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Brighton-Le-Sands, memorial court

This memorial court stands at the front of the Brighton-Le-Sands RSL Club, located along Bay Street in the southern suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands. It contains a contemporary sculpture depicting the obstacles soldiers faced at Gallipoli in World War 1. The plaque reads: This war memorial court is dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Market Row, art

 
This artwork of colourful geometric patterns is on the back of a building along the Market Row laneway.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

Auburn Botanic Gardens, sundial

 
This sundial is located in the Auburn Botanic Gardens, on the corner of Chiswick Road and Chisholm Road, in the western suburb of Auburn. Visitors can stand on the circle and their shadow cast towards the hour stones will indicate what time it is.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, Sunday Best, My Sunday Snapshot.

Auburn, Botanic Gardens, Japanese Gardens Lake

The Japanese Gardens Lake is located in Auburn Botanic Gardens, on the corner of Chiswick Road and Chisholm Road, in the western suburb of Auburn.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Maddens Plains, view

This view is from Panorama House, located along the Princes Highway at Maddens Plains, a mostly unpopulated area that stretches along the Illawarra escarpment between Thirroul and Stanwell Park. The view stretches to Wollongong, a city located 85 kilometres south of Sydney.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Wolli Creek, sign

A view of the bridge leading to a pontoon and water level sign on the Cooks River, in the inner west suburb of Tempe, looking towards the southern suburb of Wolli Creek. A seagull is caught mid-flight over the river, coming in to land.

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

Circular Quay, ferry

 
This River Class ferry has departed from Circular Quay ferry wharf and is turning around in front of the Bennelong Apartments and Opera Residences. The ferry began operating in 2019 and was named after Margaret Olley, an Australian painter who held over ninety solo exhibitions during her lifetime.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Ramsgate Beach, Botany Bay

 
A view of Lady Robinsons Beach on the shore of Botany Bay, in the southern suburb of Ramsgate Beach.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Good Random Fun, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.