Category: Visual Diary

Melbourne’s suburban rail network is beginning to show signs of age. As tracks decay and signal switching continues to malfunction, maintenance seems to involve shovelling gravel over the rotting sleepers. Here lies one of the four Sandringham tracks. Read more →

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St Kilda beach is packed with holidaymakers. Umbrellas erected, books (or beers, as the case may be) in hand and children in tow, I sit in my wetsuit (for the water, despite the air, remains cold) with a group of debating friends and devour a picnic of fish and chips whilst observing the spectacle. Google… Read more →

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A row of snapper stare emptily at the passing summer crowds from a fishmonger’s window on Acland Street, St Kilda. I contemplate a purchase with, I hope, somewhat greater vim. Read more →

Elwood’s lighthouse stands in silhouette against a summer sky ablaze. The seagulls fish for dinner among the detritus left behind by the tide. Rather less pretty is the stench apparent from the same. Read more →

Eureka Tower is barely 2/3rds complete but already it forms a towering addition to the cityscape. The sun begins its slow descent down the windowpanes of the Rialto as I make my way back to the car. Read more →

Another afternoon is spent at St Kilda beach, where my mother and I eat dinner (grilled cod marinated in thyme and rosemary, thick wedges, iceberg salad and tartare sauce, if I recall correctly) before a leisurely walk along the pier. Noticeably absent is the old building which used to cap its seaward end, which recently… Read more →

A beachside bike ride takes me to St Kilda Beach, where I restrain myself from photographing the setting sun and watch the moored yachts bob around in the choppy water. A family of ducks prepares to roost on an abandoned section of pier. Read more →

A swan glides gracefully through the waters of the central lake system, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. I read some fiction and observe the passers-by. Read more →