High rise begin to dominate the skyline

This photo taken in Bulla Road shows the apartment buildings in Keilor Road rising above the tree-level and dominating the skyline.  Plenty  more to come.

Little bear

A latte yesterday at Menka's Cafe, North Essendon - so cute.

Out and about in Moonee

This fabulous mural, created by local artist Bev Plowman, was unveiled in August 2011 in Hall Street, Moonee Ponds.  Go down and choose your favorite bit.  I like the butcher the best.

The morning is best to get the glittering reflections in the windows of the old Town Hall and the tram.  The photos here do not do this artwork justice, so I encourage everyone to go and see for themselves.

Corner shop offered a new lease of life

This remnant of the once-common corner shop, on the corner of Athol and Darling Streets,  is being refurbished and offered for lease.  I'm thinking that perhaps a coffee shop would be nice.  You can never have too many coffee shops in Moonee Ponds,

Christ Church, Essendon caters for bookworms

 

Quirky, quizzical, classical and crafty - you will find lots of interesting titles at the Christ Church, Essendon booksale, and all at amazingly cheap prices.  The sale continues today until 4 pm and Saturday morning (17th Sept) from 9.30 till 1 pm.  

Christ Church, North Essendon, Mt Alexander Rd, corner of Marco Polo Street. 

The Proms in the Ponds

The Clocktower centre in Moonee Ponds was today the scene of a bit of a frolic through a British  institution, The Proms.  The audience joined in with the Napier Community Orchestra, the Essendon Choral Society, the Voce Di Vino Ross choir, and the Bella Mammas Choir in singing patriotic favourites such as Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem.  A rousing rendition of Advance Australia Fair was also given.  The concert was played to a substantial house, and a good time had by all. Well worth a repeat in 2012, I would have thought.  Well done to all those involved.

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?