Once again we had been in lockdown and I needed to get out. I wonder when this will ever end.
So whilst we had the chance to get out I took it.
The day began as a bit dull and rainy, but that wasn't going to stop us from getting out, No way.
Where will go somewhere not too far hmm lets think of a good place. Williamstown, Nah been there lots of times, the city yes that sounded good then we though no. some places we thought of were too far away so, I said lets go to the Bathing Boxes at Brighton, so we headed down the Nepean Highway to Brighton.
Sadly when we got to Brighton beach, we saw a sign which said we had to pay for parking, this wasn't there the last time we visited this area. Someone is always trying to sadly get money from you in some form or another.
It rained for a short time, so we sat in the car till it stopped, it was quite windy and overcast as I stepped out of the car trying to carry my camera and brush away my hair from my face. The wind began to die down which was good, as sand was blowing all over the place and I had to be ever so careful with my camera.
As I took photos I wondered who owned these boxes, what was stored inside them, and what stories they held. Were they owned by young families or older people?
The 82 bathing boxes are unique because of their uniform scale and proportion, all retain classic Victorian architectural features with timber framing, weatherboards and corrugated iron roofs. They remain as they did over one hundred years ago, as licensed bathing boxes. No service amenities such as electricity or water are connected to them.
Each box is unique in it's colour scheme, some have just colours others have murals that the owners have taken time to do. Each one has something about it which draw your eyes to it.
When viewed together they turn the beachside into a work of art, that changes often due to the light and time of day and the season.
Golden hour over Brighton beach, such a pretty time of day.
Sadly the following week we spend 10 days in lockdown and have just come out of it, we have no idea how long this will last, so I better get my camera gear out again, clean my lenses make sure batteries and charged and get ready for our next trip out in this great wide country I call home.
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