Looking Down

The view from the laundry, looking down on Kent Street..

Kogarah Bay

Just watching....

Kogarah Bay

This part of the freshwater baths at Carss Park.

Carss Cottage

Carss Cottage is located in Carss Park, it is a picturesque suburb around Carss Point, overlooking Kogarah Bay on the Georges River.

The area was purchased from the Crown on 22 January 1854 by Jonathon Croft for £123. It changed hands several times before being acquired in 1863 by William Carss, a cabinet-maker, who called his property Carss Bush. He built a stone cottage in the 1860s called Carss Park Cottage. After William Carss died, his family continued to live in the house, including daughter Mary Carss. William had left the estate to the trustees of the Sailor Home in Sydney. When Mary died this clause in her father’s will was honoured and the estate passed to the trustees in 1916.

Carss Cottage houses the Kogarah Historical Society’s collection of historical artifacts and photographs.

Bondi

 Bondi Beach is located 7 km east of the Sydney central business district.

 "Bondi" or "Boondi" is an Aboriginal word meaning water breaking over rocks or noise of water breaking over rocks.

ferry takes a wrong turn????

While whale watching on Wednesday we saw this ferry out at sea, I guess he wanted to get up for a closer look at the whales...

Looking South

Looking south from Vaucluse to Bondi.

The Macquarie Lighthouse Vaucluse,

For past post on Maquarie Lighthouse visit here

Cape Banks

Looking south over Cape Banks, Botany Bay and Cape Solander.

Shipping

Another ship arriving at Botany Bay Ports, and being meet by a tug.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter, again

 Today as walked by the base to go whale watching the Rescue Helicopter was heading out on a rescue.

Too see my previous post on The Westpac Rescue Helicopter

click here.

Whales

Spent Sunday morning out enjoying a spot of whales watching, we haven't enjoyed a sunny day in awhile so was great to be out doors.

These are not very good photos as the whales were a fair way out from shore. But it proves that they were there.

St Mary's

The cathedral is dedicated to "Mary, Help of Christians", Patron of Australia.

St Mary's is the largest church in Australia, though not the tallest.

Bourke Street ??

Looking over Darlinghurst and Surry Hills

In the centre is the Horizon building featured in Peter's Sydney blog a couple of days ago.

Grace, this is the best I could do. This missing section is because there was a building in my way.
It may also help that these were taken with my camera too the ones the other day were from the phone.

Pacific Pearl

It was lovely to turn around and see the Pacific Pearl coming up the Harbour yesterday.

They normally come arrive at sunrise and depart at sunset, but yesterday it 2pm and I was around to capture it.

Wet, Wet, Wet....

Observatory Hill has had 156.8 ml in the past 7 days 

and still counting....

Roof tops....

Looking south over Surry Hills

View from the Zoo

Taken a while back when Sydney wasn't having a wet spell. This is the view from Taronga Zoo on the northern side of the harbour.

Luna Park

Wharf 10

One of the many wharf's that line Sydney Harbour, this one is located at Pyrmont.

More Post Boxes

Kings Cross

Wooloomooloo

Wooloomooloo

Waterloo,
bad picture as turning corner and saw it at last second.

Traffic.....

While sitting traffic yesterday a news crew had time to interview the car next to us for the nightly news.

This was taken on the City West link in which we travel on everyday, and no two days are the same. 

This news crew were lucky they weren't there the day before as they would have been run over as it was a clear run in.

Hyde Park

I know I have featured this memorial numerous times but, this is from a new angle. We have started in a new building with the most magical views which I hope to capture soon.

Cumberland and Essex Street The Rocks

Left corner: This building was built in the 1880s, the heritage listed building was formerly one of the oldest open air butchers in Sydney. While no structural changes have been made since 1901, this butchery turned residence now houses The Rocks Teppanyaki restaurant.

Back Building: (corner Gloucester & Essex) Built by local property developer Peter Hart (1840-1917), now known as Hart's Pub. Like many local property owners, Hart served as an alderman on Sydney Council between 1886 and 1899. 

Science House: was opened on 7 May 1931 by the NSW Governor General, Sir Phillip Game it won  the first Sulman Prize for Architecture  in 1931, was custom built for its scientific owners: The Royal  Society of NSW, the Linnean Society and Institute of Engineers,  Australia (IEAust). Science House was lost to science in 1971 and spent much of its time being ‘Sports House'.

Eastern Brown Snake

The eastern brown snake, often referred to as the common brown snake. This snake is considered the second most venomous land snake.

It is native to Australia & Papua New Guinea.

I was grateful this was part of the Snake Man Of La Perouse Reptile Show and behind a solid wall, as I am far from keen on snakes.

NSW Golf Club

"Since the inception of golf in New South Wales, few occasions have been historically more important than the opening of the new golf links at La Perouse which has been specially constructed for the New South Wales Golf Club.

An ideal course in a most beautiful situation and convenient to the city, the new links is undoubtedly destined to play an important part in the future history of golf in the state....."

- extract from Golf In Australia 1928.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Since 1975 the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service has grown from a part-time voluntary summer beach patrol to world-class aeromedical search and rescue operation.

Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Cape Banks

looking over Cruwee Cove towards Cape Bank

Shipwreak of the SS Minmi

For more information on walking Henry Head visit Wild Walks.