Weekend Reflections - Peterborough

My last few posts have been of our recent trip to the arid lands north of us.

Here are a few reflections just after sunrise when the streets were empty of people,

except for me of course.

Above is the Town Hall reflected in the shop windows on the other side of the street.

One of the old hotels with their cast iron lace embellishment.

The YMCA glorying in the first rays of the sun

and the perfect mirror image in this grand mirror on the side of the Peterborough Hotel.

It was a most satisfying morning walk up and down the main street.

MY WORLD ~ Quorn, South Australia

Quorn is a little out of the way country town a hop and a skip

from the rugged Outback. The gateway to the Flinders Ranges

and once a thriving country town, but asthe seasons changed

and the and rural prosperity declined,it now relies mainly on

the tourist trade.

The main street has remained traditional and is quite charming

with an occasional corner store or two. If you wonder at the

lack op people, wonder no more, not everyone gets up with

the sun as I do. They were either still abed or at breakfast.

The old railway station is beautifully kept up since there still is

a steam train running from here in all but the fire dangerous

summer months. The train has been restored and is run entirely

by volunteers.

A few hotels from the Victorian era are still in business and

we normally patronise The Criterion when travelling north.

They are rather nice with their 12' wide cast iron verandahs.

Click to enlarge if you are interested.

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