raglan st north melbourne

Someone(s) has put a lot of thought into popping little statues etc into the niches in this building in Raglan St. It's pretty cool. 

hot weather

I suppose you're probably sick of these walks. It's started to get hot and we have to start a morning walk regime - Maribyrnong River at Avondale Heights again. Going to have to go out earlier though, by 10 it was hard work. Perry had to get into the water. 

and this place (yesterday) even though it's not a park

I remember going in here at least once, that must have been over 20 years ago. I don't know how long it's been unused but it's been a long time. The back door's open (but behind a strong wire fence). I took a photo through the door. 

Imagine if there'd been, I don't know, some guy standing there holding another guy's disembodied head by the hair, but no, just the inside of an essentially derelict building. 

 

techno park yesterday

Perry and I went to Techno Park yesterday. Do you know it? It's a block of buildings near (perhaps technically in) Williamstown which has long combined residential and industrial uses. A few (3 I think) years ago the council tried to force the residents out, and last year it decided no actually they can stay. It's a really interesting model 'going forward' (sorry to use that phrase but at least I put it in inverted commas). 

Now I've been here quite a few times before, but I never previously noticed a direct walkway to the bikepath at the back of it, alongside Kororoit Creek, so that might be new, or it might be, I never noticed it before. What do you think.

And on the actual creek we encountered this long cool drink of water. Or whatever the phrase is. 

westgate park yesterday

 

Perry and I didn't feel like we'd got as much out of our day as we could so we dropped in to Westgate Park in the late afternoon, it's been a while. That big site adjoining that used to be z/j-ealously guarded by, you know, guards is now largely razed as far as I can tell. 

I came this [---] close to appropriating a witch's hat and then I realised that isn't something I particularly need. 

But what is it with Uber Eats (etc) bagoxes, why do they keep getting thrown away or dumped? 

dog park yesterday

The dog park is very renovated but still inaccessible. Laura hypothesises that they are growing the grass back. This is probably true but it won't stay grown back for long once they do open the gates. 

altona coastal park yesterday

Fact is, we started a walk in Altona Coastal Park yesterday but decided it was too hot already, it wasn't even 9:30. Saw some more nice birds there, if the birds get exponentially nicer the further you go into the park, mate, you're laughing. 

Going to come back really soon and become one of those man-walking-dog/man-being-dragged-by-dog icons.