Dame Edna Everage is a fictional character, a flamboyant Australian housewife created and performed by the late comedian Barry Humphries. – Google Dame Edna Place is a tiny laneway in Melbourne named after Barry Humphries’ iconic character Dame Edna Everage. Dame Edna is instantly recognisable for her lilac-coloured hair, dramatic cat-eye glasses, love of gladioli, and…
Tag: Melbourne
Pull Up a Seat
A seat on a wall in a cafe. I am linking this to Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Tuesday Streetart: Lawry Streetart – 114
Just across the street from where we had dinner before Tim and Leigh headed home, I came across these in Lawry Street. Two large murals stand opposite each other, quietly transforming a corner of Northcote into an open-air gallery.
In North Melbourne
On the corner of Victoria Street and Curzon Street sits Our Community House, a building with simple rectangular windows on both sides. At its very centre is a striking work by Melbourne-based artist Baby Guerrilla: a floating woman, gently suspended in space, holding what appears to be a heart-shaped balloon. I am linking this to…
What’s around the corner?
Nothing spectacular to photograph today—no grand buildings or perfect shots. Just life, happening around the corner. Tim and Leigh headed off this morning, but we squeezed in brunch at Project 281 Coffee Roasters in Brunswick before saying goodbye. This is the front room. And around the corner are these doors with murals. A fuchsia flower…
Tuesday Streetart: The Wanderers’ Mural – 112
These are the windows of the Wanderers’ mural on High St, Thornbury. Artwork is by Tom Civil painted in 2014. I am linking this to Monday Window Challenge
Window & Mural in Thornbury
This mural was painted by LucyLucy on the wall of Women’s Health in the North in Thornbury. It shows two women and the words Voice, Choice, Power. The message is about women having the power to make their own life choices. I love the vibrant colours that were used. I am linking this to Ludwig’s…
Best Christmas Surprise Ever!
I had the surprise of my life this morning while Jack and I were having Brunch with Pat. Out of nowhere, someone tapped me on the shoulder … and boom … it was my son Tim! I was still talking about how we hadn’t planned our Manila trip yet because he’d been so busy with…
Free Train Weekends in Melbourne
To celebrate the Metro Tunnel opening, public transport is free on weekends (that means trains, trams, buses — all across Victoria) from: 30 Nov 2025 through to 1 February 2026. So Jack and I grabbed the chance. We went down at the Melbourne Central Station and spotted something new. Along the walls are large-scale murals…
Another visit to Hosier Lane
I hadn’t visited Hosier Lane in Melbourne’s CBD in what felt like forever. Somehow, it took Jack’s boss flying in from the Philippines to bring me back. As we walked through the laneway, I was reminded of why I used to love coming here … the colours, the chaos, the way the artwork changes every…
Holidays fun in two cities
Ann-Christine leads the Lens Artist Photo Challenge this week with the theme of Holiday Fun. Christmas has always been a happy occasion in my family, but now it feels a little bigger and a little brighter, shared across two places where my two kids are. Don’t get me wrong … I love Melbourne … but…
Ladies Only Bench
These are the ‘Ladies Only’ seats outside St Paul’s Cathedral on Swanston Street — a small relic of old Melbourne. Once a designated resting spot for women in the early 1900s, they now quietly remind us of how public spaces have evolved. To be honest, I’d never really noticed the signage myself until we were…
Windows & Murals in a School
Passed by St Joseph’s Primary School in Northcote on our way to dinner at a Vietnamese Restaurant. My eyes were caught by the simple B&W line drawing on the brick wall. And then there is the round window and the window of a tiny street library. I am linking these to Monday Window Challenge
Late afternoon sun
The late afternoon sun filtered through the windows, casting November shadows across the empty chairs and marble floor… quiet, warm, and a little nostalgic.
Floral Friday – 20
And just like that, the Christmas flowers have returned. Spotted this beauty in The Block, one of Melbourne’s charming heritage arcades. For Floral Friday Challenge
Back in Melbourne
Just got back a few hours ago and spotted this bench I’d never noticed before at the Melbourne Duty Free. I am linking this to Judy’s Bench Anniversary and for Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Windows of Food Trucks
Going on with what Ludwig started, here are some Food Truck Windows in markets.
Monday walk in Bruno’s Garden
Backstory: On Black Saturday, February 7, 2009, a massive bushfire tore through Marysville in Victoria. It destroyed the town and wiped out Bruno Torfs’ home, gallery, and beautiful art garden. Almost all of his 300 handmade sculptures were lost in the fire. Despite everything, Bruno chose to stay in Marysville and slowly rebuilt his home…
Windows of an Art Shop
This is Dean’s Art in Preston and I found the window design cute. It wasn’t open yesterday but even the closed sign is nice. I am linking this to Monday Window
Healesville
Healesville is located less than an hour from Melbourne, right in the heart of the Yarra Valley’s renowned food and wine region. With nothing better to do, Hubby and I decided to go on a day trip. I am linking this to Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge and to Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge….
Back to walking in The Botanic Gardens
For Jo’s Monday Walk One doesn’t have to travel far to experience the beauty of the world. Recently, Jack and I took a leisurely walk through Wilson’s Botanic Park, surrounded by the vibrant colours of spring blooms. There is the scent of blossoms in the air making it a perfect little escape close to home….
Dreamy
This week’s challenge, hosted by Ann-Christine, is all about the theme “Dreamy.” I didn’t think I had any photos that fit, but I decided to give it a try anyway, here goes! There’s a soft whisper of green, where sunlight filters through leaves like fragments of a dream. A canvas ever-changing, blush tones, golden glows,…
Autumn
This week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, hosted by Johnbo, invites us to celebrate the beauty of Autumn. No matter where you are in the world, there’s something truly magical about autumn. It’s my favourite season — and I bet I’m not alone in thinking that. In Victoria, Australia, the countryside glows in rich shades of amber,…
Window within a Window
There’s something quietly charming about seeing one old window from the frame of another at the Old Cheese Factory. For Monday Window Challenge
City Mouse or Country Mouse?
The tale of City Mouse and Country Mouse is one of Aesop’s enduring fables, and it has been retold for centuries to highlight the contrast between two very different ways of living. And this is the theme for Tina’s Lens Artist PhotoChallenge this week… are you a City Mouse or a Country Mouse? I’ve always…
Window’s Reflection
In the window’s reflection, trees sway gently along the street, and buildings stand behind them, soft and still. The glass blends sky, leaves, and walls into one quiet picture. This is my post for this week’s Monday Window Challenge from PR.
Floral Friday – 15
Daffodils are the first cheerful signs of spring. It shows their bright yellow trumpets and delicate petals to remind us that even after the coldest season, warmth and light will always return.
Collingwood Mural Doors
Tim was here in Melbourne just a few months back, but it feels like a lifetime ago. Missing him and can’t wait for the next visit. But that’s not really what this post is about. It just ties in because we stumbled across these door murals in Collingwood while out for dinner and a catch-up…
Tuesday Streetart: Mural Window – 103
This is such a stunning piece of artwork in Swan Street, Richmond. It is a fantastic collaboration by David Hooke’s (aka Meggs) and one of my favourites, Matt Adnate. I am also linking this to Monday Window Challenge
Three figures, a bench, green helmet
I was walking down this street when I came across a piece of public art—three figures standing together. Nearby, someone rested on a bench, a bike parked just behind him. But one detail caught my eye: the green helmet. Who does it belong to? Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge…