Pyjama Party

Above: Bananas in Pyjamas?
I don't think so, these "ladies" are certainly far more interesting than a couple of bananas dressed in blue and white striped peejays!

About Peter Alexander
Peter Alexander is an Australian designer whose signature sleepwear have become a byword for beauty and practicality. Starting out as a one man operation on the living room table, Peter Alexander Sleepwear is now an internationally recognised sleepwear business and brand name. His story really is a rag-to-riches story and you can read more about him here.

This photo was taken at Chadstone Shopping Centre which opened up in 1961. Here you will find top designer labels and the very best on offer. Chadstone is in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs.


Today's quote: Always wear cute pyjamas to bed, you'll never know who you will meet in your dreams ~ Joel Madden

Portsea Pier

Above: Portsea Pier

Part of the Mornington Peninsula, Portsea Pier is about 125 metres long with a right-angle extension of another 80 metres or so. Built from timber, the right side is used by the many charter boats to pick up and drop off their clients. The beginning of the pier crosses over the sand about 15 metres before reaching the water.

Portsea is the hub of Melbourne's scuba diving and the pier is home to the Seahorse and the Weedy Seadragon, which is Victoria's marine faunal emblem. (Melbourne is the capital city of Victoria)

In January, Portsea hosts the Portsea Pro-Am Classic, the Pier to Pub Swim, the Melbourne to Hobart and Melbourne to Davenport Yacht Races and the Portsea Swim Classic.

To see other photos from Scenic Sunday, click here.


Today's quote: The waves of the sea help me get back to me ~ Jill Davis

Resting Place

It has been some time since I was last here. Health problems had been plagueing me and as they started settling down, I have been staying with my daughter. I trust you all had a wonderful Christmas. Thank you for the good wishes and may the New Year bring good times ahead.

Above: A Chair on Swanston
We were on our way to see Mary Poppins when I spotted this lovely seat on the corner of Swanston and Little Lonsdale Streets and thought now there's something worthy of a photo. I was quite taken with the lovely filagree work and the four large sunflowers. Photo was taken on an angle to try and get most of the seat in the picture.

A search finds it was created by Bronwyn Snow in 1994 and is made from steel and jarrah. Below is the only available information I was able to find.

Bronwyn Snow's Resting Place is a sculpture that combines aesthetics and function. Commissioned through the City of Melbourne's Percent for Art Program, this double-sided seat of steel and jarrah offers the urban flâneur a place to rest, take stock and take in the urban environment. The decorative elements of the seat include two serpents-traditionally a symbol of healing, rebirth and female power-towering sunflowers, which watch over the seated, and ivy. Snow claims of the work that it is 'a stopping point, a resting place for the weary spiritual traveller'. Source eMelbourne

Today's quote: A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous ~ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe