Out and about in my town ... Lismore, NSW, Australia.
The view over town from my home
St Carthage's Cathedral
Richmond River High School (built 1958) - when my parents moved to Lismore from Sydney this is the school I came to and completed what was called 4th form back then (Year 10 now).
Molesworth Street, Lismore CBD ... a quiet, country town
Spinks Park sits in the CBD and by the river's edge
I live in a sub-tropical climate so palm trees mingle with gum trees here.
Roses ... my favourite flower
"Burrapur Muru" (Tomorrow's Pathway)
- bronze by Connie Munro 1998
Another kind of pathway
This building used to be the old Public Works building in town and it housed the Department of Agriculture upstairs where I worked in my first job.
The old Council Chambers building in the heart of Lismore.
City Hall ... looking a little tired I think!
This is where I work!
The university sits on a hillside and is only a five minute drive from my home. Lismore was once part of the rainforest referred to as "The Big Scrub" and a section of the rainforest still remains on the grounds of Southern Cross University.
I currently work in the Library building but am in project management on the bottom floor.
Would you like to join me on a walk to the office?
Careful! Hard to see them sometimes ... blending in with the footpath and the dead gum leaves! During summertime our lizard friends are often found on the walkways and roads around campus soaking up the sun.
Bougainvilleas ... beautiful this time of year
A nice place to chat with colleagues over coffee each morning...
Along this path and under those gum trees ... one of my favourite spots to steal a few quiet moments away from work when I need to.
Looking over to the University gym and indoor pool area.
Another of the buildings I used to work in on campus. I worked for the School of Education here for around 7 years.
The road home after a day at work.
See you next time!
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The bougainvilleas are gorgeous! Lovely to see as I just get home from buying all the autumn get-ready-for-winter stuff, and not the fun stuff, the gutter cleaning stuff.
Thanks, Kate!
Will try to get some photos this week, if I can find a camera.
This is just beautiful and no Drover coats needed here..:)
HUGGGGGGGGG
Really...you should tell him to just leave you alone!!!
But then again....LOVE THIS POST!!!
Feels kinda worth it.
Well done!!!
But he does give me things to think about and ...well ... I kind of like that.
rated with love
our climates are similar, I imagine, except I would never get a sprinkling of snow.
It looks so very pretty and so very clean and orderly.
: )
But glad I could show you a little of my place ... thankfully everything's not upside down.
Lovely town, so green and full of plant life. The university is so pretty.
I could almost smell the roses and bouganvillea. Beautiful.
I see the jacarandas are out up there ~ only beginning, here ~ & the bougainvillea ... o lord the display, with them & the golden silky oaks, the crimson bottlebrush ~ I can feel a summer coming on :-)
( I didn't know you worked in the SCU Library ... great spot ! )
But I am still jealous.
Can't beat Grafton for the jacarandas so make sure you pass through there on your way.
Ah summer .. yes it is indeed on it's way. It was very warm here today and then of course a pretty big electrical storm hit.
A Simple Shutterbug: Isn't it amazing the thoughts and images we have in our heads of different places? Yes, palm trees are here too!
Angelkisses: I'm glad you came along too!
The Songbird: Thank you! Australia is a beautiful and varied place ... a little bit of all climes can be found here I think.
Fay: Aww, thank you! It was lovely to have you come along for a walk too!
scanner: You know, scanner, I've never thought of my town as particularly clean and tidy as Australia, through Local Government Councils, runs "Tidy Towns" awards and often there are smaller towns surrounding Lismore that win those awards. But now that you mention it, I think my town is quite clean and tidy too!
Michelle: Those trees with the purple flowers are Jacarandas. I believe they are native to South America but were introduced here. They grow in tropical and sub-tropical climes. Thank you for coming by, Michelle. It is always lovely to see you, friend!
trilogy: Aww, you're not terribly late, tril. And you still have that map in your office??? That makes me smile ... I remember you telling me you had printed it off and wanted to know all about where I was ... and where I was going on that cruise! Photos are good but what'd be even better is if you make it down here one day!!! : )
Marissa: G'day Marissa! It's lovely to see you!
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lovely Lil!
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jramelle: LOL!!! Professional photographer!!! That's SO funny!!! NO WAY!!! I would have thought that evident ... especially with my over-exposed photo of the Cathedral! But you do know how to make me smile and I love that!!! In all sincerity, thank you JR. I am glad I could give you this little peek into my world ... and JR, the WELCOME mat is always at my door.
Rita: Oh I hope you will put one together, Rita. I would love to visit your town and see what you see.
Fusun: And the lovely thing is that there is absolutely beautiful scenery such as beaches, mountain ranges and rainforests, all within an hour or less of my town. I would love nothing more than to have those few hours and share tea with you in that place below the gum trees but better still would be to share some days to show you around my part of the world.
And I thought you just might like to see some pictures of our gum trees!
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I do hope you'll make it to Australia and New Zealand one day. From what I've seen of both countries, they're pretty amazing ... and the people are pretty amazing too!