Saturday Snapshot is a meme hosted by
Alyce at At Home With
Books.
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To participate in the
Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have
taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky. Photos can be
old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for
all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you.
Please don’t post random photos that you find online.
Ballast Point Park, Balmain was officially opened July 2009.
It's a park created out of an old Caltex refinery on one of the peninsulas
that juts out into Sydney Harbour.
The design reflects (and uses) it's Aboriginal history and it's working history
to create a beautiful park for walking, picnicking, playing, fishing,
watching the NYE fireworks and nature at play.
Over the years I have captured this park in various moods, including the Spring blooms from a couple of weeks ago.
Below is sunset on opening night July 2009.
A family gathering a few months later (note the new seedlings).
2 years later and the trees and shrubs have started to bulk up.
You can also see how they've used bits and pieces from the old refinery to make the walls.
And finally, 2 recent pics from August 2012 (below)
I loved seeing the before and after. The 1st picture captures the sky so perfectly as well. Nice shots
ReplyDeleteThat's such an interesting park. I haven't been there. I'll have to put it on the list for a Sydney visit some time. Do you know what the full quote on that round structure says?
ReplyDeleteYes - it's a piece from a Les Murray poem - "stone statues of ancient waves - tongue like dingoes on shore".
DeleteAh thanks, I wondered why it said dingoes.
DeleteThe sunset in the first photo is lovely. What do the words say inside? I thought I read "Dingoes." Here's Mine
ReplyDeleteYes - it's a piece from a Les Murray poem - "stone statues of ancient waves - tongue like dingoes on shore".
DeleteHow fascinating to see the changes - and the sunset picture is grea. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/DncFP
ReplyDeleteReally nice shots but that first picture is just glorious. Silhouetted against the sky, I just love it. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs...and I love the first one, standing stark and almost ominous. There is an elegance in the architecture. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures! I always appreciate cities with plenty of parks.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
ReplyDeleteI would not think to take a silhouette photo like that. Amazing.
carol
http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/saturday-snapshot.html
it is intriguing to see how time affects places. Great shots and thanks for sharing- Book Savvy Babe
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about the dingoes on the sign as well. I love using the old with the new -- when the built the new ballpark in Cleveland, the took the rubble of the old stadium and built a breakwall out in the harbor. The best kind of recycling.
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I was going to ask about the quote as well. :) Nice that they were able to repurpose it and make it a place of beauty.
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask about the quote too. Interesting to think of waves lapping like a dingoe's tongue. I do love when beauty can be rescued like that.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots! Great that they incorporated poetry...
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, love the historical view.
ReplyDeleteNeat to see how public spaces evolve over time when landscaping plans come to fruition and the public puts its print on the space ...
ReplyDeleteNicely framed sunset. I never get tired of seeing those.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to see it at different times, different moods. I like the first one best, so mysterious. THanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a post for Saturday Snapshot!
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