A Day in Birchgrove Park

This is the view from Birchgrove Oval, the park where we mostly go for our walks. It is very beautiful and we can run a lot and chase each other and even have a swim - for those that choose. Some of us don't like to get messy. You can even get a good view of the tall buildings in the city centre from the pathway around the oval too.

Sometimes we walk in the other direction! This is mostly the small dogs - except for Conrad.

We get really beautiful views as we walk around.

A beautiful Jacaranda tree in bloom on the edge of the park. We love that time of year!

They play a lot of football games - all sorts of codes - at the oval during winter and then they play cricket in the summer. Birchgrove Oval is a real community resource.

Having a bit of an explore ahead of the pack!

These are the practice cricket nets - lots of people use them.

On the hill - we live just over the top of that hill.Sometimes if we have had too much fun it is pretty hard getting up the hill to go home!!

Some of the kids having a swim. Mum threw Jangles in once but he didn't like it! I hope she never throws me in!

The view from the beach.

At dusk over the harbour bridge.

Looking towards the tennis courts and Skeeter's house. His dad is the caretaker of Birchgrove Park.

They have a sand pit on the oval - mum says that it is for people to practise long-jumping but mostly kids use it!!

You can see the city skyline from the park too. It is very peaceful.

All the way around you get lovely views - especially in the early evening light.

Any weekend you will find lots of people having a picnic on the hill and under the shade of the trees.

Early evening light! The big boat has been confiscated by Customs because it was smuggling something. It has been moored there for months now.

A bit more exploring as we walk around.

Sometimes we are good and just walk at "heel" - but that is not usual for Electra, Jangles, Dougal, Panda and Buster!!

This is a very rare picture!!

This is where we mostly have our picnics - under the shade of the Jacarandas.

Everywhere you look, the views are just wonderful!