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Docklands to NGV

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 We wanted to return a book to Melbourne Library and it seemed like a good idea to drop it off at the Docklands Branch and then walk via some sculptures to the art book sale at the NGV. The first sculpture is Shadow Trees by Sally Smart .  See this also. Very close to the end of the tram track! Almost under the trees was this Harley.  A very smooth looking machine with no visible chrome.   Cranes further down the wharf. Bolte Bridge in the background. An abseiler comes to ground. A wide view of Victoria Harbour, with fisherpersons on the jetties. Heading back into town. No information about this work, anywhere near it,  It is online however . Ditto.  This does not appear in the official list of artworks, although it is on the map thereof and a list of them in wikipedia  (ctrl+f is your friend). Obviously a Wabbit, but officially this . There was a tatt parlour along the promenade offering what seemed to be pretty basic items,  Still asking at...
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Bobble balloon and Windsor

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 I had seen a post on FB announcing that 4 hot air balloons were planning to land in Fawkner Park on the morning of 14 May and some were already down when we walked out there around 0800 hours. As I hade hoped, one of them was the bobble hat balloon.  It is promoting the Big Freeze event focussed on the G later in the season . The pilot lit up the burner to amuse the school kids. The kids (obfuscated to stuff up AI face capture) went to help collapse the balloon. And to peer inside when they had got it  down Later in the day we went to follow up on some places in Windsor, after advice from one of the concierges at 505 (who lives nearby).  Here is our route (excluding the tram ride back from ALDI. The structure of the rest of this post is landmarks first followed by street art (in the order we found it in both cases).  We found this, which we hadn't noticed before as we walked down St Kilda Rd. Older cottages with new stuff at the back. I have never heard of West...
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What does bilingual mean?

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 While living in NYC we used to visit The Cloisters in the far NW of Manhattan.  Sometimes we would walk through Washington Heights where some shops had signs in the window "Si hablo Ingles!".  Today, at Footscray wasn't quite that interesting, but I don't think there are many Hanson voters in Central Footscray. The train from ANZAC was pretty crowded although most passengers got off at the Library or Parkville. The train emerges from the tunnel after Arden giving a few over the indutrial area towards the CBD. There are still samples of Pam the Bird  to be seen.  I think the artist concerned is not adding to the stock of work while his case is still before the beaks. Our main target was the Market but we took the opportunity to check out the area around it.  This is my memory of our route.  The station is at the bottom right corner. The rocks are an art installation (see plaque a couple of images down).  I think this is the intersection of Nichols...
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