Bookhouse - second hand books in Fitzroy St., St KIlda

 

Rules of life

 

RAAF Roulettes as seen over St Kilda for the Australian Grand Prix

 

Fitzroy St after the Grand Prix on Sunday

 

One of the rescue cranes for the Australian Grand Prix held on Albert Park raceway this weekend

Cool south-westerly on their backs

South - westerly

Last night's south westerly (Autumn is coming) seemed to bring out the fish, fishermen and sea birds as well as the kite surfers

Red shoes

 

Local shipwreck - Lady of St Kilda

 

$40 Shoe Sale on Barkly St

 

Early morning at St Kilda beach

 

Today's bread delivery

 

Albert Park (site of the Australian Grand Prix) and Melbourne City viewed from a balloon above St Kilda

For some explanation of the geography and personal reminiscences prompted by this photo click here
Picture not mine but provides some geographical context for mine - courtesy of the Internet.

4pm in the Melbourne Wine Room at the George Hotel

St Kilda's Albert Park is undergoing it's annual long transformation into a Formula One race track

The portaloos, splashdowns, beer banners, fences and yarding for the cars and the associated hoopla contrast nicely with the first signs of autumn in the deciduous trees 

The Astor cinema in St Kilda

A 1930s cinema in the grand old manner

The interior of St Kilda's Astor Cinema

Watching the Commonwealth Games marathon in St Kilda

- copyright "Blamey 2006"

Snowsill winning the Triathalon on Fitzroy St

 

Preparations for the Commonwealth Games marathon and triathalon happening on Fitzroy St and St Kilda beach