The circus is in town...

...or as David Lynch might say: it's crazy clown time.

Graffiti Junction

For some reason, I always imagine this concrete thingy is part of the old terminus for the Launceston trolley-car system. Whatever it is, it's been given a recent makeover by some spray-happy chaps/chapettes.

End

Mind your step, dawdlers - Inveresk may no longer be an industrial zone servicing Tasmania's rail infrastructure, but it still hosts a small restored tram which runs on weekends.

Reused

Ah, my favourite bit of Launceston: Inveresk (can you tell?). It's hard for me to imagine what this place was like, back when it was still a functioning industrial site - particularly when the trees are looking so green and leafy. It's a subject that's been done to death recently in art, but something really appeals to me about nature reclaiming a derelict industrial site.

Of course, in this case, it's nothing to do with nature doing it's thing - as is probably quite obvious, this is a nicely landscaped and deliberately planned reclamation where the grass and rusty rails are both integral. Full points to the people who made it happen.

(The coffee is also excellent from the local cafe, by the way...)

Go Mowbs!

Today, being Australia Day (actually yesterday, but I am late posting this), I spent some time down at Inveresk, watching some local cricket. The Mowbray Eagles, taking on some other local club, in a friendly game of rounders.

I believe at least 20% of the people in shot are related to Ricky Ponting in some way, Mowbray being not only where he grew up, but where he first played competitive club cricket. And while I jest a little at the ratio of Pontings:Non-Pontings, I do believe the chap bowling is called "Ricky". Whether this places him in Clan Ponting is debatable, but what isn't debatable is that he took a wicket with this delivery.

Nice work, Ricky.

Tramlines

Might be a little inaccurate to call this "daily" these days. Still, I will post photos when I find something that catches my eye. Like today's effort.

uneven lines

A small brick wall on a slight incline (or is that a decline?). Launceston is a hilly place...

ONE WAY

Cephalopods

A collection of cuddly creatures at the QVMAG.

Go on - give them a hug.

Hey guys! Guys!

"Er, hey, dude - don't look behind you, but...I think that's a T-Rex..."

Note: I've been extremely distracted of late, so there haven't been a lot of posts. Yesterday, I picked up a fairly good compact camera which I am getting to know, so hopefully this will put my butt into gear and I'll pick this back up again.

3HR P

Parking meter along Elizabeth Street.

EMERGENCY

windows

More from the old Drysdale building

petals, fence

As spring arrives, the magnolias bloom before seemingly immediately dropping those gorgeous petals. I think this is why magnolias are so popular in the inner suburbs - the ephemeral nature of their blooming.

Angles

 The corner of the former Drysdale Building on Charles Street. Now, home to bits of the local health and human services department.

PRIVATE

I think - and I may be wrong here - that access might be restricted.

The Charles

Ahhh, The Charles. I was speaking to a work colleague, who worked in this building when it was still part of the local hospital complex. The views, she tells me, were excellent.

Plant

A shop window along Charles Street.

Brush

Three Steps

The small pub Three Steps On George occupies a building which was once part of a local grammar school complex around George and Elizabeth Streets. I believe it was a gym of sorts.