August 28, 2012 – Court
Afternoon sunlight at the local basketball court on one of our first days with a hint of springtime warmth.
August 26, 2012 – Chapel st unearthed
Over this weekend Chapel st was closed from Dandenong Rd all the way up to Commercial/Malvern Rd. They dug up the road and replaced the tram tracks – apparently the last time new tracks were put down was 1974.
Many shops closed for the five days while they worked round the clock replacing tracks and re-concreting. It was quite disconcerting as it really changed the atmosphere on Chapel st itself (obviously), as well as on all the side streets – damn eerie!
August 25, 2012 – Alannah Hill window
For those who are not familiar with Alannah Hill’s designs – they are exceedingly girly and ultra feminine. The current window display at their Chapel St store is simply gorgeous with all these fresh spring flowers suspended in glass jars.
August 24, 2012 – Lunch
Yummy lunch with manzel and his mother in Richmond today at the very popular Pillar of Salt. Great food, excellent coffee with friendly top-notch service. Will definitely go again.
August 22, 2012 – Jam Factory ceiling
I love the ceiling at the Jam Factory. It’s a shopping centre now but was originally a brewery, then, duh, a jam factory.
The jam factory closed in the 1960’s after a gradual downturn in the preserves/jam market throughout the 50’s due to the growing affluence of once were jam lovers eating more fresh fruit.
August 17, 2012 – Amelia eating (again)
Today I totally forgot to take a picture for the blog or see with my creative eyes when we were out. Excuse 1; Amelia had a bad cold, excuse 2; we didn’t go far from the house.
She did have beetroot for lunch and I sent a photo to manzel – and so this is all I have to post. At least the editing process today was easy.
August 16, 2012 – Giraffe
This little fellow is part of a stilts costume at the Polyglot theatre. Amelia and I were lucky enough to be part of a test audience for a new show from the Polyglot team designed for babies under 1 year called HOW HIGH THE SKY that will premiere at the 2012 Melbourne Festival this October. Highly recommend taking your little people along to this, it’s a unique experience and it made me stop and see through Amelia’s eyes for a short time.
August 13, 2012 – Almost closing
Today was our first wedding anniversary and we treated ourselves to dinner at St Kilda restaurant Golden Fields. Loved it, loved it, loved it – what a fitting place to celebrate our love.
August 12, 2012 – Green wall
This is the outside of the fun Windsor cafe/bar Tyranny Of Distance which is a converted petrol station. The green wall caught my eye today as we went for a late afternoon walk to catch the last of the winter sun.
August 10, 2012 – Roses
I bought this beautiful bouquet for a friend’s birthday today. They just screamed at me, albeit very softly and serenely. She loved them.
August 8, 2012 – Street wee
Ha ha. Someone is playing smart with their street art in this alcove off Chapel st.
August 6, 2012 – Red Door
Like I said – I really love reflections. Peering into the Yum Cha joint Red Door I found an interesting reflection of the alley opposite.
August 5, 2012 – Reflections in the gutter
I have many shots of reflections in my blog and there’s about to be two in a row. I love how they are a window to a different world.
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