Story Bridge Again

Sorry I just can't help myself.

I'm back! I heard it rained a lot while I was away but yesterday as we drove back from the airport, the sky was blue, the river was sparkling in the low winter sun and the light was bright and crisp making everything shine.

Thanks to everyone who visited while I was away.

Hibiscus

How inviting!

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Window Shopping

I've featured this shop before - it's the Libertine purfumery on Hardgrave Road in West End. At night, when all is quiet, they leave the lights on for you so you can press your nose up against the window.
It's a bit shaky. Still waiting for my tripod!

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GPO Passage

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St. Stephen's Cathedral and Chapel

The Cathedral is on the left and the Chapel is on the right. The Chapel is the oldest church in Queensland with the first mass offered on the 12th of May, 1850.



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Mondrian Building

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Traffic Stopping Art (number 25)

By artist Elsje Downes. This one is the signal box for a little while and comes to you from William Street.



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Traffic Stopping Art (number 24)

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Traffic Stopping Art (number 23)

The artist, Alicia Lane, writes:

As this painting is situated on Creek St it is an abstract interpretation of the original watercourse and its remaining presence underground. Rock strata give way to flowing water which dissolves into atmospheric particles.

so there you have it. Good to look at, site specific and a science lesson all rolled into one!

And by the way, that's one of Brisbane's "yellow" cabs.


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Traffic Stopping Art (number 22)

This box is on the corner of Milton Road and Cribb Street with a nice view of the XXXX brewery. And that's what's on the box too. The artist is Jo Murphy who painted the fourth box I featured on this blog (here).
I haven't decided if it's to do with the environment or hangovers.


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Traffic Stopping Art (number 21)

Rugby League is the sport of choice for the majority of Brisbanites. The local team is the Broncos. I find it all eye-rollingly boring. Bunch of big blokes with poor inter-personal skills chasing around after eachother and a funny shaped ball in between fights. Sadly for me, some of my close friends regard it as a religion. This box is on Castlemaine Street which has the XXXX brewery on one side and the Suncorp Stadium (the self-proclaimed home of Rugby League). RrrRRRrrrr. Lots of testosterone round here.


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Traffic Stopping Art (number 20)

This one is from the archives but it still gracing the corner of Merivale and Melbourne Streets by artist Simon Degroot who seems to have painted the most signal boxes in Brisbane by far. Here, we have two for the price of one. Splendid.


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Crossroads

Taken from Riparian Plaza on a lazy Saturday...


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Morris Dancers (2)

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Morris Dancers

Here are the dancers that the accordian players from the last few posts were accompanying.

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Accordian Player (3)

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Accordian Player (2)

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Accordian Player

When I was at the Brookfield Show I came across a bunch of Morris Dancers in the weirdest outfits. I thought it was all supposed to be white shirts, white faces and a few coloured ribbons... but I'm no expert. Anyway... the musicians were just as good to look at as the dancers.

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Grange Rainbow

This was taken back in April in Grange, one of Brisbane's northern suburbs, by Sandra.
Thanks Sandra!

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Indian Take Away

You see these trees in parks all over Brisbane.

This one here is in the City Botanical Gardens. I should have really got a person in it to get an idea of scale. The base is about 4 metres across.

Did you know....the trees are native to India. They have a peculiar way of growing where they send aerial roots downwards to support large branches. The roots eventually develop into a new trunk and so the tree spreads. One in India covers 1.5 hectares!

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