Suburb #11 - Hackett - the reboot edition

So about a year ago before life went slightly of course I visited suburb #11 which was Hackett and then promptly even forgot to blog about it....so anyway here are at least the photos! So I can re-start my adventures again with #12 sometime soon.

More than 3,000 people live in Hackett which was established in 1960. As normal, I started my walk at the local shops....

It was a lovely pre-xmas Canberra evening....

I was amazed at how many friends I met on my wanderings...

I love the fabulous houses this suburb with their retro charm - so far they have survived here unlike in others inner north suburbs like Braddon.

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I loved all the small touches of community in this suburb...

And it turned into such a gorgeous evening....with a smashing sunset and some unexpected Christmas light fun :) 

Suburb #10 - Pialligo - the reboot edition

Life has been a bit crazy recently, but before the end of last year I did manage to sneak in suburb #10 which was Pialligo - and then embarrassingly completely forgot about it!

Or perhaps I blocked it out - as I must admit I was bit sad about the significant chances to this suburb in over the last decade, which is now home to 138 people. 

Pialligo is essentially one street...so I parked my car down one end on a lovely spring afternoon and walked all the way down one side and back the other.

Once upon a time the charm of Pialligo was that it felt like you had left Canberra and entered a big country farm...it is not quite the same now with actual pavements and roads without holes (ironically probably due to infrastructure upgrades that were probably partly my fault....).

But there are still lots of the old trees and the ivy that I remembered...

And the lovely country style driveways...

And views...

And orchards...

And old homesteads...

And of course lots of fabulous plants...

There are not as many animals as I remember...but there are definitely still some animal friends...

And it is still a great place for a colourful weekend adventure...

Suburb #9 - Bonner - the reboot edition

On a freezing cold, Canberra winter afternoon recently I visited the original suburb #9 Bonner.

This suburb has grown remarkably since I visited 10 years ago, with more than 7,000 people now calling it home, but it still seems very quiet at the same time.

From the expanded local shops, I wandered along Mabo Boulevard - with the neighbourhood kitties safely locked away :)

While Bonner is pretty suburban, I love that there are explosions of colour everywhere...

As well as stunning, quiet places of reflection and natural beauty..

On occasion, I did wonder what had been going on...

But there was always another hill to climb...and the views are bloody incredible!!!

It was time to call it a day as the winds grew even colder....and it became clear that the snow was coming!!!! Thanks Bonner - I could eventually feel my fingers again!