MISSING IN ACTION

My apologies for not posting since Friday. I really enjoy blogging, to me it's a form of relaxation, a bit creative, but as well as that, I enjoy the feedback from readers.

Since returning to the workforce after the holiday leave, the workload has been quite heavy with some burning of the midnight oil. I don't want to wish time away and I've probably mentioned that retirement looks good. Especially when I read the blogs of those already enjoying retirement.

What's the point of all of this - Well I hope to get back on schedule with the regular posts soon. But until then here's a few scenes of our local area on postcards.


I ride down this road at least four times a week. It once had some lovely old beach style homes built in the 1890s to the 1940s before the War. It recent times so many of these quaint and sometimes grand homes have been demolished to make way for the Nouveau Rich to build their concrete and glass two and three level homes overlooking the bay.
I guess if we had the finances to do the same we might consider it but I feel that the area is losing some of its charm.
The building in the foreground of this postcard no longer exists.



Next beach down from Hampton is Sandringham which now is home to a grand Marina housing some of the best sailing boats in the state.

Further down from Sandringham is Brighton Beach. This postcard looks like it might be from the late 1800s or early 1900s from the clothing depicted.

Just a little way of the beach area is Dendy Street, Middle Brighton. I'd say the postcard is from the 1920s maybe. I know this street well and the building to the left still exists. The railway gates have been replaced by modern automatically operated boom gates. Previously a man would come out from his signal box and manually open and close the gates.

Hopefully I expect to get back to our usual blog routine by Friday.