Something I hadn’t known about was the Federation Bells. I could hear bells playing not far from where I was walking along the river so went in search. What I found was quite a surprise – bells upside down on poles playing by themselves. You can read about them here. They play at different times…
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Another view over the river
No matter where you go, if you’re on the river side of the city you’ll be able to see the Eureka Tower looming above the other buildings. I must visit the skydeck lookout one day! These shots were taken from the bridge near the Flinders Street Train Station. And that’s the train station with the…
Canoeing on the Yarra River
Canoeing is a popular sport with local schools and you will often see people first thing in the morning on the river. I thought the second shot rather amusing. You could say they lost their heads…
Huge leaf
Saw this huge leaf on the ground at home the other day and wondered where on earth it had come from. Then as I wandered around the garden I noticed a tall tree at the side of our property that I’d not taken a lot of notice of in the past and realised the leaf…
The beautiful dahlia
As Autumn is drawing to a close and winter is nearly upon us, the garden is starting to look bare with leaves scattered all over the ground and the trees looking bare. This dahlia was in full bloom recently though and looking very beautiful.