Art adds a new dimension to one of the most walked tracks in Sydney
It was lucky we woke up early last weekend, my partner did anyway. Usually she has the good grace to slip out of bed like a ballet dancer might glide off-stage behind the curtain. This morning, she decided to share the early hour with me which made me a bit grumpy at first because I longed for more slumber.
When I gave up and got up to make coffee and breakfast, she kept shushing me, reminding me of the neighbours and the early hour. I reminded her that it was she who’d caused me to rise at this early hour but it did no good. Now on Sunday mornings we are in the habit of going somewhere nice in Sydney, near the water ideally, to spend the day walking, picnicking and doing whatever else comes along.
She’d mentioned that the sculpture walk was on a few days earlier so I asked her if that idea appealed to her, and it did. We were leaving the driveway not long after 6 and wondered how long the fog would last. It was pretty thick, most likely the result of the intense rain that had washed over Sydney the day before. As we headed for the coathanger, we realised that there was no fog on the other side – only bright sunshine.
We were down by the beach in Bronte before any of the coffee shops were open. We set off on our walk at about 7 and now I was glad we’d come early because this coastal walk gets to look like Pitt Street in peak hour on fine Sunday mornings. There were as yet few people and lots of interesting sculptures, and we could move freely.
I put up a little gallery of a dozen shots which you’ll see in the right margin under photo albums. It was a wonderful exhibition, with a lot of sculptures up on the headland between Bronte and Bondi, and we had a great time. Sculpture by the Sea will finish soon so get there this weekend if you can, and get your partner to wake you up early.
More info here:
http://concreteplayground.com.au/event/8279/sculpture-by-the-sea-2010.htm
