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Photo Challenge: Prompt – Towering #sundaystills

September 20, 2020 By nextphaseinfitness 18 Comments

The prompt for The Sunday Stills Photo Challenge this week is Towering. Terri from Second Wind Leisure hosts Sunday Stills, with a different prompt for each week. .  I’m not a photographer but I thought I’d just give it a go.  I find this photo challenge opens my eyes to my surroundings, as I think about the prompt for the week ahead. For the challenge this week, I planned my walking route around some of the towers that can be found around Bendigo, where I live. I even found a tower in our back yard.

Towering

With rain coming, it was time to clean up in readiness for the fire season ahead. As you can see from those trees in the background, we are in a severe fire danger area so need to be ever diligent.

 

One of the towers of the Old Bendigo Gaol. This old historic old Gail has now been transformed into the amazing Ulumbarra Theatre.

 

Bendigo Senior Secondary College, which is situated in the beautiful Rosalind Park, in Bendigo.

 

The Old Post Office in Bendigo, which was built in the 1880s. Today this historic building houses the Tourist Information Centre. There is also a gallery of products made in Bendigo and an area devoted to changing displays of historical interest. The building is included on the Heritage Register

 

The Gothic style Sacred Heart Cathedral Bendigo,. This cathedral is unusually large, for a provincial city cathedral. The interior is just as beautiful as the outside. The main spire is 87 metres high.

 

The poppet head at one of Bendigo’s most popular tourist destinations, the Central Deborah Gold Mine. Tourists can explore the underground tunnels of a real gold mine that operated in the gold rush boom. I’ve done two tours, and they were both amazing experiences.

 

The poppet head at Rosalind Park in Bendigo. Poppet heads are a familiar sight on the Bendigo landscape, and evidence of the goldrush of the 1850s. A poppet head is an A-Frame at the top of a mine shaft that supports pulleys to winch buckets up from the mine. An amazing view of Bendigo can be seen from the top of this poppet head.

I hope you enjoyed seeing a few of the sights of the beautiful city of Bendigo, where I live.

This post is also linked to Denyse’s #lifethisweek

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  1. Sue from Women Living Well After 50 says

    September 21, 2020 at 8:52 am

    Great shots, Jen! Unfortunately, I”ve had to prioritise my time and at the moment can’t keep up with SS. I love the older buildings and Bendigo is such an historical place – lots of photo opportunities there. Have a great week. #lifethisweek

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:16 pm

      Thanks Sue. I’m very time poor myself at the moment so I do understand.

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  2. Natalie says

    September 21, 2020 at 10:06 am

    Jennifer, What a wonderful collection of Towers! Very interesting history and beautiful building architecture. Thanks for sharing them. #lifethisweek

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks Natalie. Pleased you enjoyed the photos.

      Reply
  3. Joanne Tracey says

    September 21, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Bendigo is such a lovely old town – and perfect for this prompt. Have a fabulous week.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks Jo. I love my city. Pleased you do too

      Reply
  4. Debbie Harris says

    September 21, 2020 at 6:49 pm

    These were great tower photos Jen! I have started a post and your post reminded me that I must finish it. I’ve been to the Deborah gold mine and posed for a photo with the sign, given it’s my name 🙂 A great tour too. I enjoyed visiting Bendigo through your eyes, as I can’t get there from NSW yet!! #lifethisweek

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:14 pm

      Thanks Deb. Oh yes of course you would have loved Central Deborah Deb. Have a good week

      Reply
  5. Sanch @ Sanch Writes says

    September 21, 2020 at 7:35 pm

    I’ve never been to Bendigo. Those are some gorgeous sights. Especially love the buildings! Hope you have a lovely week ahead!

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:12 pm

      Bendigo is lovely. Thanks for visiting Sanch

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  6. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says

    September 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    You certainly nailed the prompt! I didn’t realise you lived in Bendigo. What a pretty part of the world, I would love to visit one day.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 23, 2020 at 8:07 am

      I’d love to see your beautiful photos of Bendigo Sammie. It’s a very photogenic city

      Reply
  7. Leanne | www.crestingthehill.com.au says

    September 22, 2020 at 10:29 pm

    There are some beautiful old buildings in your area Jennifer – I love that they’re looking so well preserved and still serving a useful purpose. Great photos – I always enjoy seeing what each photographer brings to the weekly challenge.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 23, 2020 at 8:06 am

      There were good decisions made here long ago not to demolish the old buildings. I love seeing the tales on challenge prompts also

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  8. Denyse Whelan says

    September 23, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    You nailed this prompt. What a place of history you live near.

    Thanks for linking up this week, next week, the optional prompt is 39/51 Healthy. 28.9.2020 Hope to see you there too. Denyse.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 26, 2020 at 7:28 pm

      Thanks Denyse. I’ll be there on Monday

      Reply
  9. Christie Hawkes says

    September 27, 2020 at 3:30 am

    What a beautiful area for a walk, Jen! And for someone who claims not to be a photographer, I think you caught some lovely images. Thank you for sharing them with us. I pray your fire season isn’t terrible like parts of the United States are, or like Australia last year.

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    • nextphaseinfitness says

      September 28, 2020 at 8:24 am

      Thanks so much Christie. We’ve been watching the dreadful fires in the US an remembering last summer here. Fingers crossed for a calmer summer to come

      Reply

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