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Night fence
It was a pleasure to find that the spectacular Elizabeth Quay pedestrian bridge in Perth features equally striking lighting. Good large on black.
Happy Fence Friday and best wishes for the weekend, everyone.
SPANDA sculpture
The "SPANDA" sculpture is a minimalist artwork by Australian sculptor Christian de Vietri in Perth's Elizabeth Quay area. At 29 metres high, it is apparently the world's tallest freestanding carbon fibre structure. More about Elizabeth Quay in the (clickable) PIP image.
Elizabeth Quay
Perth's "Elizabeth Quay" development, opened in 2016, is a mix of an artificial inlet, artworks (see separate posting on the "SPANDA" sculpture at right) and commercial developments of various kinds. Although it seems the development caused local controversy at the time, I must say I found the area very pleasant.
11 Sep 2022
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Australian Clematis flowers
Australia has 8 species of native Clematis flowers. Identification of each can be a little difficult, but I am fairly sure these are Clematis aristata , commonly known as "Travellers' Joy" or "Old Man's Beard". These are growing vigorously at present, as shown in the PiP both near the camera and, further distant, the bright white patch in the sunlight. The actual flowers are about 3-4 cm across.
Great Spring day
Yesterday was just about a perfect Spring day, so I took a stroll down to my local beach to grab a shot of the bench. Then I took the PiP image up the beach in the opposite direction. As is probably obvious, the tide was out. Best viewed large.
Happy Bench Monday, everyone, and I hope you have a good week.
Adnate Mural
There's an Australian hotel chain adding murals to their buildings, in this case giving the hotel the name of the artist - Tim Adnate. The 25 storey mural is one of the world's largest - you can read more about it here.
The Royal
Back in the late 1800s, any self-respecting new hotel in Australia had to have cast iron latticework around the upper deck. The Royal Hotel in Perth dates from 1882 and the double layer of ironwork is unusual. From the pub's website, it seems this was Perth's "happening" place back in the day!
HFF and have a great weekend, everyone.
25 Aug 2022
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Reflecting on Perth
One thing that struck me in Perth was that quite a few of the old buildings have survived the rush to build glass towers, unlike some other Australian cities. For my money, the city is the better for it. For interest, in this shot, the sunlight on the older building is being reflected from the building nearer me.
25 Aug 2022
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Australasian Darters
Seen drying their feathers on the banks of the Swan River in Perth. Darters resemble cormorants, but among the more visible differences is the lack of a hook on the beak. This is a male, in the PiPs are several images of the females - the females being distinguished by lighter colouring. These are found around most of Australia (apart from some of the dryer regions).
