Llllypilly Lane, Kilsyth South

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Posted 2023-02-01 by Neil Follett ⇒ follow

This 600 mt. lane runs off Liverpool Road. It is a no-through road with a surprise at the end.

It is semi-rural with acreages rather than normal housing blocks, with every house set well back from the road and every property having a front fence.

Being almost country, horses were resident on many properties.

Agapanthus were a predominant flower on many properties and roadside verges.

A tall slender tree-like plant looked unusual, but on closer inspection of its base revealed it was an agave plant.

Many magpies were seen. One sitting on a fence departed as I approached, but another two were oblivious to me as they appeared to be arguing over a tasty morsel. It was certainly a loud argument from one maggy.

A few properties had bushes planted behind their fence. They included a couple of bottlebrush bushes, a trumper bush and a montbretia plant, the latter being a member of the iris family, native to southern and eastern Africa.

Only a couple of roses were seen.

A particularly picturesque scene was a well-maintained paddock with numerous gum trees scattered on it. On my return walk along Lillypilly Lane some nice views of nearby Mt. Dandenong presented themselves.

A not well-maintained paddock had a small outcrop of prickly pear cacti. Another had a couple of blackberry bushes on the fence line,

A couple of fences had a row of insulators strung along them. This is a sure indication of an electric fence, definitely a no-touch one.

Incorporated in one fence were two iron wheels, remnants of a former farm machine. One front yard featured a wheelbarrow still in use, rather than being a mobile garden bed. A surprise sighting was eleven canoes on two trailers almost looking abandoned.

A couple of properties had entrance gates attached to brick piers. They both had lamps atop them.

Five other bird sightings were a noisy miner, Indian myna and mudlark. A pair of plovers were in one front garden and a wooden kookaburra sitting on a post.

Being a semi-rural lane with no footpaths no walkers were seen. Along Liverpool Road is a walking track that seemed popular with walkers and cyclists.

A reminder of almost being in the country were an old gate and rural-looking fences.

Most properties had a large expanse of grass between the road and the house, but a few had some landscaping in the form of a swing and hangings from a tree branch.