Wednesday, January 19, 2011

foray into Frankston, Vic.

When I first moved to Victoria some 30 years ago we lived in Frankston, but they never had any fun things like Sand Sculpting then.

Today we took a family trip down the bay to see the 2010-2011 Sand Sculpting Australia presentation of CREEPY CRAWLIES in sand.  Unfortunately, recent heavy rains and winds had destroyed some of the installations, a few were being re-modelled and repaired as best as possible.  The whole thing is on display until 26th April.. .. so still lots of time to get them re-done.  Until they are completed entry fee has been reduced to just $5..
Each year there is a different Theme to the display and this year's  ''Creepy Crawlies" really was a good one, with spiders, cockroaches, fleas, bees, all looking wonderful in sand.

This was one entitled "A Closer Look" and was a giant magnifying glass showing all the bugs,
but it really looked like a Tim Burton horror story!!

After a good look around, lunch and a walk on the Frankston Pier, we made a quick stop off at 2 Op Shops, the RSPCA and the Savers, but as LJ and I had to be mindful that Grandad was waiting in the car for us, we didn't stay for as long as we would have liked to !  Savers in Frankston is on TWO levels.  I did find a few good buys in the RSPCA tho!

3 comments:

  1. Love this pic! The detail is amazing!! Love Savers :) Used to work in the Dandenong store.

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  2. Some people have some great talent Now where is mine? lol and thanks so much for leaving a comment I was feeling like Nelly no Comments (Nigel no friend)But have had 2 comments in one day yay at last.

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  3. Hi Lyndel, Thank you for your sympathetic comments on my blog relating to my husband's time at the Austin. Does your hubby have a heart condition too? We might have passed each other in the cardiology ward at some time!

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