Just in case - Books

 

In the (recent) tradition of Little Free Libraries, this free library has popped up in Bradshaw St, North Essendon.  Take one, leave one.  Leave a message in the notebook. A lovely neighbourhood resource.  Visit them on Facebook.

The chief difficulty Alice found at first was in managing her flamingo

  'Get to your places!' shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other; however, they got settled down in a minute or two, and the game began. Alice thought she had never seen such a curious croquet-ground in her life; it was all ridges and furrows; the balls were live hedgehogs, the mallets live flamingoes, and the soldiers had to double themselves up and to stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches'. 

 

 Taking a break at the Essendon Croquet Club in Brewster Street.

Witch way

A sign of the times, witch you can see in Bradshaw Street.

New Arrivals in Rose Street

Red Christmas Bow

Red Christmas Bow in Napier Crescent, Essendon.

Arts and Crafts for kids

Children at Essendon Primary School prepared these lovely mosaics for their school.








Brewster and Nicholson are two of the House names at the school.

Shaftesbury and Raleigh are the other two houses.  Well done kids and teachers!

The postie kicks a goal every time

I am very fond of individually crafted letter-boxes, and this fine example, combining utility, football and art, can be seen in Napier Street, Essendon.

A great opportunity!

You can pick up the other two volumes of Fifty Shades of Grey at the Girl Guide op shop in Russell St, Essendon. 

Saturday mornings at Cafedenaro's

Cafedenaro's in Napier St, Essendon attracts passing trade.

Tea for Two

Pretty as a picture, the tea table at the Austen Tea Rooms in Raleigh St, Essendon. 

We raise our glass

Artistic glass tram shelters have been installed at the roundabout at Essendon Junction.  Noice!  Unusual! 

Is it too early for Halloween? Naaahh!

See Pumpkin Head in Violet St, Essendon.

Buns and Roses in Rose Street, Essendon

First buns and cakes appeared on the footpath. 

Then it was roses. 

Duck in for a break

The little brown duck on the left doesn't seem terribly concerned by the crocodile on the right. It just seemed like a nice spot to have a break.  Ducks in Richardson Street -why not?

Accessorise to excess

Accessorise to excess in Rose Street, Essendon. And when it comes to a shortage of spell-checkers, the lesser of two evils is to look in the dictionary.

Living the fairy tale in Essendon

What do they plan to do with small boys in that witches' house in Nicholson Street, Essendon?

"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."

 The new PEGS Hall, digitally enhanced, but only a little bit.  Architects are now going to storybooks for their inspiration.

Rain promotes tallness

Welcome rain has produced luscious growth in the gardens of Moonee Valley.  These incredibly tall Triffid-relatives are outside Essendon Station.

Farmers' Market

Only 8.30 am, but the customers are starting to arrive in Lincoln Park for the Farmers Market.  Every second Saturday of the month.

Dog-walkers are always about for the bargains.  Actually, there are no bargains, but it is delicious food.

Homes and Hedges

There's probably a home behind this hedge.  Once upon a time hedges were quite a popular feature of Essendon gardens, but only a few remain to remind us of this particular garden pleasure.  The postie must have an interesting time getting past this house. 

Australiana - early kookas

A charming haven for wildlife in the suburbs - kookaburras!

Cute Australiana in Essendon.