Suburban signatures (road to Parramatta 27)
Continued from earlier today.
The houses on the way back from Victorial Road to Kissing Point were mostly of older vintage and/or smaller than the ones near the water. They were also more interesting. There were some that I didn't photograph because their occupants were out front doing the gardening and I tend to be a bit sneaky about my photography, not wanting to engage in open-ended conversations. I passed a guy walking in the other direction carrying a camera - middle-aged like me (no, I'm not yet elderly!) - and wanted to ask him what he was photographing, but I didn't. He didn't ask me either - we just nodded acknowledgement and passed by.
There were quite a few places with these oh-so-conventional statues in their gardens. I liked this one because everything was so white and contrasty. And the brickwork and windows are superb.
This front garden of a newish brick house was rather unusual. An eclectic garden if ever there was one. Did the current occupants purchase an architect-designed garden (I've seen these succulent plants in white gravel before) and then add their own touches?
An older house, part restored.
Three backyards.
This place probably had a good view once, but it has been built out. They had comfortable sofas on the balcony.
Another fairly eclectic mixture. They have given the metal bird a bowl of water to drink from and there is a fish theme as well as a plant theme and some bamboo windchimes.
A flying pig!
These people were fishing here, in Kissing Point Park, when I set out about 2 hours earlier. It looks like a nice relaxing pastime, but this location is only just downstream of the Homebush Bay dioxin dump. I hope they don't eat the fish they catch!
Heading towards Kissing Point again. The ferry wharf is at the end of a long jetty on account of the shallow water. Parts of Rivendell/Concord Hospital in the background.
I have now covered the whole distance from Gladesville Bridge to the James Ruse Drive Bridge. Only one more section to go - the last one into/from Parramatta itself. 2.5 stages on the right bank and 3.5 on the left - so there are still plenty of places on Parramatta River to explore (the whole of Homebush Bay, Canada Bay and Drummoyne/Abbotsford, for example). I haven't done them yet because they really present logistical problems what with quite big distances, privatised foreshores and lack of (regular) public transport.
The houses on the way back from Victorial Road to Kissing Point were mostly of older vintage and/or smaller than the ones near the water. They were also more interesting. There were some that I didn't photograph because their occupants were out front doing the gardening and I tend to be a bit sneaky about my photography, not wanting to engage in open-ended conversations. I passed a guy walking in the other direction carrying a camera - middle-aged like me (no, I'm not yet elderly!) - and wanted to ask him what he was photographing, but I didn't. He didn't ask me either - we just nodded acknowledgement and passed by.
There were quite a few places with these oh-so-conventional statues in their gardens. I liked this one because everything was so white and contrasty. And the brickwork and windows are superb.
This front garden of a newish brick house was rather unusual. An eclectic garden if ever there was one. Did the current occupants purchase an architect-designed garden (I've seen these succulent plants in white gravel before) and then add their own touches?
An older house, part restored.
Three backyards.
This place probably had a good view once, but it has been built out. They had comfortable sofas on the balcony.
Another fairly eclectic mixture. They have given the metal bird a bowl of water to drink from and there is a fish theme as well as a plant theme and some bamboo windchimes.
A flying pig!
These people were fishing here, in Kissing Point Park, when I set out about 2 hours earlier. It looks like a nice relaxing pastime, but this location is only just downstream of the Homebush Bay dioxin dump. I hope they don't eat the fish they catch!
Heading towards Kissing Point again. The ferry wharf is at the end of a long jetty on account of the shallow water. Parts of Rivendell/Concord Hospital in the background.
I have now covered the whole distance from Gladesville Bridge to the James Ruse Drive Bridge. Only one more section to go - the last one into/from Parramatta itself. 2.5 stages on the right bank and 3.5 on the left - so there are still plenty of places on Parramatta River to explore (the whole of Homebush Bay, Canada Bay and Drummoyne/Abbotsford, for example). I haven't done them yet because they really present logistical problems what with quite big distances, privatised foreshores and lack of (regular) public transport.