Chili Medley

Copyright Julie Vaux 2013

One of the stalls at the Thursday market at Hornsby mall recently had ornamental chili plants with a gorgeous variety of colors.

The OTHER Bike Path

Yes this is about the OTHER Bike Path. The one that's suppose to be part of a network running across the North Shore. One section of it runs along the back of the units on College Crescent and has been paved in sections VERY slowly over the last decade. One section up at the top under the church car park is STILL unpaved and partly because of that I suspect the pathway is mainly used by local residents people walking dogs and a few skateboarders and maybe a few ACTUAL cyclists too? 

I went for a walk there a couple of days ago and find one narrow section is NOT clogged with weeds.  I'm not sure who is suppose to be finishing this project but this is just ridiculous. Can the whole path be paved and finished properly after someone rips up the weeds? It would take one or two days at the most to finish but apparently since its not in public view a mountain bike trail that can't be used when it rains is more important? 

The Hornsby Mall Eagle

People seem to either love or loathe the Sculpture Fountain in the middle of the Mall or just walk past it without noticing its complexity.

I wonder how many of us have noticed there's an eagle at its apex?

Party Noise College Crescent Hello

College Crescent Residents
Hello and an UNgentle reminder

NOISE CARRIES

Yes We realise it was a warm summer night so you had the balcony doors open but it was the middle of the week and your dinner party / drinking session went on and on and on until ... was it after 2 AM?

Did you notice the large building site across the street?

Some of us work casually or from and look forward to quiet nights  after a day or a half day depending what hours we're working on.

We'd had to listen to swearing yelling crashing drilling cutting banging from that building site all day.

You may have been out all day and need to unwind and relax?

Fine B U U U T

Please cease to do that as you've done it before by shrieking loudly from your balcony!

Either close the doors or drink less on weekday nights!

I'm sure your building manager and body corporate have received complaints.

I don't want to add to that list!

January Rose

Copyright Julie Vaux 2013 

Despite the heat wave followed by the rain the roses in Hornsby park are thriving and for every one damaged by the heat another beautiful blossom is nearby.

Do take a walk through the park. Yes the one up near TAFE.

Magnolias In March? Flower Alert!

Does anyone know why the local magnolias are blossoming in march ? The one in front of centrelink is blossoming too now!
Watch out also flower lovers for day lilies late summer roses and someone in pretoria parade has planted what looks to become a soon spectular display of sunflowers or marigolds?

A confused magnolia.

A confused magnolia indeed. Usually they blossom in August but there is one local tree thats out of synch of the rest or perhaps from different stock?

Its blooming now in summer instead of late autumn.

Copyright Julie Vaux 2013