The park at the end of 7th AVe,,,,the dunes look like rolling hills in the distance.....
now that's a nice pic!
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I thought so..... took that from a slide today...... it also is one of the better snaps to show what an Oasis Oranjemund was.....
now im really home sick,loved that park
Quote from: Michael Alexander on June 14, 2008, 04:46:30 PM
I thought so..... took that from a slide today...... it also is one of the better snaps to show what an Oasis Oranjemund was.....
I hope you are talking about a picture slide and not your kids slide Mike??
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Hay ... I can still fit on a slide.....
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Hey I didn't say you couldn't but now that you mention it, are you sure???
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Those dunes .. I recall when i was into art and my muses were working overtime .. a talent that sprung up and then disapeared within a short time .. I painted a pic and those dunes in the background i made a blueish green to make them look like the rolling hills in the highlands .. dont ask how that hapened . but my mom said thats exactly what they looked like .. ( in the middle of the desert ?? ) I reacll from that period of artistic actvity the one picture i did of a harbour scene looking down from a hill .. It was traded for a type writer .. an ancient Underwood .. the recipient of that pic was Ann Davis .. she like the picture so did trade ... Oh goodness why arent more of the folk from then on this site ??
Sandy, my sentiments exactly, my mother in law received an email from CHrissie WIese who attended the recent CDM pensioners get together, she rattled off a whole host of names,,, and all I could think about was the stories we are gonna lose...all because they are not pc literate.....
maybe I should go to some of them .. feed them drinks and pull memories .?? Auntie Ena bennet still goes to some of the Cape ones .. maybe i should .. take Diana with . we would make a formidable team of interrogators ..
not maybe sandy,do it for prosterity man
Yup .got so many half complete stories rattling around in me head .. and need to tie up the loose ends .. Nan Morrow wants to come back to my home after we held the get together here after Flo's memorial service .. I should persuade her to pick up Ena as well ... lets see . ???
@ Mike - is that my park?
@Rhona...No, thats not your park... this one is at the end of 7th ave, as the road curves at the east side of town..yours is the 5th ave park...
Is 7th Ave. the road along south side of the store?
Did this park exist in the 70s? Can't remember it.
The park in the photo only came into being in the late 70's.... yeas Jnr....along 7th, south side of the shop.......
I remember the parks with fondness. The Parks here in Tasmania , do not have play grounds in many of them. It is sad. Seems they took them down so the kids would not hurt themseves.
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Hahahaha Tamara, I have often thought about that.... how we never broke our necks on those slides and swings I will never know.....
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Yeah, but I thought that was half the fun, the thrill. You dont go down the slid for a soothing affect!
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Here in Australia if you trip over a twig you can sue the government, local MP, shire council, mayor and even the park attendant for a billion dollars.
A slight exaggeration, but its gotten that bad. Even charity events such as fun runs have to be covered for indemnity insurance that is so expensive that the organisers have to cancel the event. Anything that requires moving a big toe is now off limits.
It seems that parents are no longer accountable for their own kids.
Thats one thing I do not miss about the 1st world...all that red tape... all those mountain of laws, banana must be this long etc....
Who's banana? What banana ?
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I would like to know that too Diana! lol
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Is that the same banana that is too curvy???
Seeing that Mike put it on the board, I'd say NO! image203
Hang on a second - Were there bananas in the park at the end of 7th Avenue - cause I just know we wouldn't deviate from the topic......... bling1
O course they were... eehh! they are!
I remember one particular peice of equipment at the park at the end of our ave. I used to go on it all the time, whilst eating banana shape lolies(sweets), ofcause!
It was a large pillar with ropes with handels hanging down. You sat or hung on these and some one made you spin around?
LOL LOL LOL Does anyone have any idea?
We have the same piece of equipment at Morgans pre-school....great fun...N.B. one must be eating a banana or a bananna lolly
Now I get it .... so THAT'S where the Oranjemund girls got their perfect poledancing1 skills from!
It was in the park!!!! iknow
Do i have to be eating a banana to come in here......well am not but i just wanted to say......S*** what was it....ive been distracted now by thinkin of when i last had a banana...lol....oh yes.....the little parks........me and nic spent most of our time at this little park somewhere......we spent hours on the see saw making up dances n stuff singing our heads off....but im not sure where this park was.....maybe its not there now.........so my question to you all is
Im sure this park was somewhere near the gm's place....and it wasnt far from my home on 2nd avenue.....which ever number that was......never got any confirmation on this one mike...had lots of help but still not sure....please next time your on 2nd avenue take a pic of.....52....54...and 56.......lol.....dont think it was 54....so take on of 52....and 56....then show them me.....if its none of them al know its 54 lol....but will save u taking 3 pics.......although....then al probably be asking you to nip back and take one of 54 just so i can see it................so take 3 please after all....thanx mike.... :emot19:
oh and banana's....i did have some banana toffees last night ....does that count......
Bev, the park you are referring to, is the park opposite the mine store, on the road to the mine... still there, just missing most of the play equipment.....
oh brilliant........can you see it on google earth cause i have looked so many times and not spotted it............is the see saw still there......would it t hoolahoop1ake our weight if it was lol