Whilst I was in Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday (and before I injured my foot), I was walking around The Brickpit Ring Walk. It had been a while since I was last there, decided it’d be nice to see.

I’ve taken photos of this space before, but perhaps not from this angle. Can’t remember.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-sixty-sixth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “City Mouse/Country Mouse“. From what I’ve read, the theme is based on Aesop’s fable of (roughly) the same name about there being no place like home.

The idea of this place is very much an appealing one. A small place with some sort of aquaculture going on, small amount of land used. A humble life. But this still is in the city; away from The CBD, but close enough. It’s in a decommissioned quarry that was also a brickpit; it’s in an area that, whilst is being repurposed, is heavily damaged. The idea of this place is appealing, but the reality of it means that home is hard to beat.

Besides that, I’m pretty sure this hut is used for research of some sort and not living.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Tina. The next one is guest-curated by Joanne of Joanne Mason Photography.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.