This week I am taking you back to one of the towns we visited during our recent sweet wayfaring trip, Gulargumbone the town with the lovely water tower art. Here they are making the most of their little town which like many country towns has a lot of shuttered shops, but few are painted in these cheery colours. This is a town with artistic flair.
Some years ago they decided to "brand" their town with galahs which are seen everywhere but these days that is not all there is to see. This is about the best wire sculpture I have ever seen.
And lots of buildings and walls have images with a quirky sense of fun.
I hope you have enjoyed the tour.
That's magnificent.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
DeleteGulargambone is a great little place. I enjoyed your pictures, it has certainly brightened up since I was last there.
ReplyDeleteYeh it has advanced a lot since we were there in 2015 http://sweetwayfaring.blogspot.com/2015/08/gulargumbone.html. It is clearly a town with a great spirit.
DeleteLove it so much
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteLove all the murals, specially the one with the gallahs, and all the quirky street art.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely town to visit.
It is an interesting town. Quite a way ‘out west’ so has an outback feel. Not quite as quirky as an opal town but in that direction.
DeleteWhat a charming town and pictoral tour! It was so good to hear from my
ReplyDeletefriend from down under and to know you're doing well.
Was great to hear from you too. I always hoped you would visit Australia one day so we could meet in person but with the current situation that looks like a long way off even if you planned a trip.
DeleteMost definitely enjoyed! Gulargumbone has been added to my 'Must Visit' list. Fantastic, amusing art, especially the emu in the shelter.
ReplyDeleteThat emu was my favourite too.
DeleteWow, love the art. A lot!
ReplyDeleteYou have a SPAR there????!
Yes we do occasionally see SPARs. Mostly in country towns and not a lot of them as they typically have IGA supermarkets.
DeleteLoved the tour! It looks like a great place to visit with lots of wonderful and fun art. Love your photos.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed taking you on the tour as well as going there to do it.
DeleteGulargumbon! Oh my gosh that's quite a name Joan Elizabeth, love it! What a beautifully artistic town, I really hope small businesses there get lots of support 💜
ReplyDeleteI love the name too. I am not sure there is a lot of visitors to the town as it is getting towards the remote part of the state. There is a great cafe run by local volunteers which seemed to be doing good trade the day we were there.
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