Shoeing the birds

I happened to notice this the other day when I was walking along Little Collins St in the city. I would guess it is probably a laneway art project with an instantly recognisable reference to the dangling footwear which can be seen all over Melbourne.
I stopped to take a photo and other people [...]

Look what they done to my town ma!

I remember reading about the fate of The Stork Hotel quite a while ago. I stored it in my file of infuriating facts and due to the many distractions in life I forgot to go down and photograph the old pub while it was still a working concern. I am kicking myself right now for [...]

Quick bits from a 30’s magazine

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Edit: This is actually my 100th post. Yipee I made it this far!!
Want to go back in time? Here is the front cover of a 1933 edition of The Australian Women’s Mirror. I couldn’t resist taking a photo of it on top of my washing machine for some reason. The miscellaneous modern paper [...]

Coburg Cemetery needs care

I finally got around to visiting The Coburg Cemetery approximately 15kms from the centre of Melbourne. I wanted to go because I find cemeteries fascinating. They are a vital record -historic, botanic and artistic. I rarely feel maudlin when I walk around them and I think in some way a visit is appreciated by such [...]

From little things…

The wonderful Archie Roach and Sarah Storer
I recently bought the Journey cd by Archie Roach. I find it incredibly powerful. It has sorrow and it has light. An incredible album.
So tonight I felt like listening to Archie Roach and Sarah Storer perform the Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody song – [...]

Anzac day

Yesterday was Anzac day. Anzac day falls each year on the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing – a tragic episode among many during WW1. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Anzac day is the day we remember the people who have gone to war, fallen or returned. We also remember that [...]

Demolition days

I was walking around the city yesterday, clearing my head I call it. I took a shortcut down a faithful old path between the two halves of Myers (a large historic retail store in the Melbourne CBD) expecting things to be the same. What a surprise to find an old building being torn down [...]

Merri Good Morning

Early Sunday morning walking past the market garden on the Merri Creek
This is a photo of the CERES run market garden early this morning with mist still in the air and dew on the grass. The garden covers a two and a half acre plot on the banks of the Merri Creek in Coburg.
This [...]

Australian food

I see a lot of these restaurant signs around country areas offering Chinese and Australian food. It always intrigues me. What does that mean exactly? I can guess. Perhaps Australian food in this context is English food or old style counter meal fare.
When I was growing up meat and three veg was a staple [...]

Humbug

Take the bike instead
I ran across this the other day in Abbotsford in inner city Melbourne. Can’t say I was overly impressed. I find them ugly and I don’t like the tank thing. Sorry if anyone has a Hummer / loves the Hummer but I find them irritating to put it mildly. People have actually [...]