A follow-up to Billy's gallery - photographs from where I live.

[ILA]

Not an inspiring beginning, I agree - our local train station with very overcast conditions. Shortly after I took this photo it began drizzling, as I prepared to step on board the train:



But, Melbourne is renowned for having fluctuating weather patterns - some say you can experience four seasons in one day. After getting off at Flinders St. Station, the overcast skies had cleared up considerably:



Crossing over to the other side of the platform:



Flinders St. Station, as seen from outside:



Federations Square is a recent development. The architecture is amazing:







A busy intersection, St Pauls Cathedral figures into prominence. An amazing sight, especially at night ... notice the green trees, they line Swanston St., which is where the next photos focus on.



Swanston St., evidence of the earlier shower can be seen, also:





This grabbed my attention, although the sharpness suffered due to my lack of composure brought on by eagerness:



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OK, these are from another day. An element of familiarity with what you see, eh:









Observing the Yarra River:





South Bank:



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OK, the place you see here is Thornbury, a Melbournian suburb north of the city. I went there with my parents as my grandmother grew up here. What stood out to me where the houses and trees. Old houses tend to carry more charm and personality than what you see today:

After exiting the train station:







Behind the fence, a primary school:



My memory isn't perfect, but this may be the street where my grandmother grew up. My mother was fretting as she didn't want me to use up all the memory on the digital camera until we found the house itself:







Next, we come across a busier street:





Or maybe this was the street ... ? Not sure:







We found a cat at this place. It can't be seen here, but ...



Here:



On the way back home:





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I'm feeling apprehensive. I hope this isn't overkill ... lol

This next collection is from our town/suburb, Edithvale.

Front view of our house:



Our street:



Nearby, Berry Avenue:



In this place, a house once stood ... earlier in the year, it burned down:



A shortcut:



You find this trail, used by many bike riders, not long after emerging from the shortcut:





View of the wetlands, observing from inside the bird hive:





Outside ...



Walking back home, I notice a football match in progress:



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Almost done, I promise. lol

This collection are from our neighbouring suburb to the south, Chelsea:

A metlink train going through a crossing:



Another, approaching Chelsea station:



Beach shot:



Another:



A dog playing fetch:



I like the mood of this photo, the sky ...



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The last batch, down at the beach one evening:











Well, I hope you enjoy them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear ILA!

Wow, these are wonderful! What a lovely neighborhood you have there...

So much variety, so many different types of buildings and homes....

It is a lot of pics.....you might want to warn the dial-up users...

I was especially taken with the architectural and historical ones...

And the beach ones with the sun....

Thanks for posting!

:hi:

On edit: Welcome to DU! And to the Lounge, its living, beating heart!

[ILA]

3. Bah

Good idea, but when I went to edit the post, it says the editing period has expired.

Is there anyone with the authority to add a warning to the thread title?

And, thanks for the welcome.

[billyskank]

5. Don't worry about it

the dial-up users will soon realise what is going on when they click on the thread. And they can always press the 'stop' button. I've never understood why we need a dial-up warning anyway.

[spindrifter]

2. I feel likeI've had a great day trip with you!

Thanks!

[billyskank]

4. Lovely pictures!

Aussies seem to drive the same kind of cars us poms do. Not great big American-style things. I see I have started something here.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. Gorgeous pictures.

Thanks for sharing! And welcome to DU! :hi:

[Kajsa]

7. Those are beautiful shots. ILA.

Now I've taken a tour of Australia and GB, today.

I love the architecture of the buildings, the houses and streets.
The woods are beautiful, as are the great beach shots.

Thanks so much for the tour and welcome to DU!

:hi:

Kajsa

[brook]

8. Enjoyed it!

Actually, both - your tour and the earlier billyskank tour. It's fun to see your world! I live near the beach - so naturally, I'm curious. How much does a house on the beach there set people back?

[ILA]

9. I browsed through some local beachside real estate ...

Prices range from $450,000 and $1,050,000 Australian dollars. Putting that through the currency converter, that would translate to $345,847.38 and $806,977.22 US dollars.

[brook]

10. Pretty pricey all over...

there's a 400 sg. ft. house 2 doors behind me that's on the market for something $534,900USD. It's a tear down...but to get a slice of a water view, they'll have to build a huge ugly stack of sticks which will be pretty much surrounded by our vintage (but not particularly stylish) one story places. Our days are numbered. :(

[ILA]

11. That's unfortunate, but doesn't exactly come as a surprise, alas.

btw, what do I have to write to indicate I don't wish to add anything further to a response? It slips my mind atm ... lol

[brook]

13. just n/t or eom

[bigwillq]

12. Hi!

Welcome to DU!


:hi:


Nice pics!

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Those are beautiful ILA! Thanks for sharing, welcome to DU, and

don't worry about the dialup warning thing... :toast: :hug: They're worth it!