the avenue, west sunshine

This morning Perry and I set out to go west and find some examples of the country in the city for a lecture I have to write about escaping the city. We had our eyes set on Derrimut Grasslands, which is an area controlled and operated by Parks Victoria as, yes, a park. 

To get there we drove through Sunshine and West Sunshine and went the length of the Avenue, which struck me as a pretty extraordinary looking street so I thought, I definitely need to get some shots of this whatever happens. Then, whatever did happen - passing two sides of Derrimut Grasslands it quickly became clear that firstly, it is a big open stretch of grasslands without much else of interest i.e. it is a nature reserve not a park and secondly, you can't get in. 

So we turned around, parked in a street off The Avenue and walked the Avenue. It has some amazing houses and other amazing things in it, wait till we get to No. 15! But first... 

Very imaginative topiary. At least, I've never seen it like this before. 

House and boat combo

Nice size

Has a shopfront in it (unused)

Huge, massive, just extra

Great veranda thing

So Gone with the Wind

I think this might be a cult's house

Love it... and now.... begins... 15 The Avenue...

So impressed. By the way, that person on the bench behind the bear is a manikin. I got a shock for a second (Perry got shocked by the bear lol).