Playing hookey on a fine Autumn morning

It was a beautiful Autumn morning here in Melbourne today so I decided to play hookey from work and go have a coffee with my husband. He's a builder and he's working at a house about 10 minutes away from where we live. After coffee we decided to take a quick walk in the sunshine, taking in the sights of the neighbourhood. These are some of the lovely houses that I spied out on my walk this morning.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a swing like this on your front porch...
I liked the overgrown climbing rose and bouganvillea on this cute place, and the old church window and quaint wooden door at the side...

Here's a closer look at the lovely weatherbeaten door. I love the fact that even though this door obviously doesn't lead anywhere they'd decided to retain it in the brick wall.

The Boston Ivy that covers much of the front of this house is only just beginning to take on the lovely autumnal red and yellow tones (I must remember to go back and see it in its full glory soon)...

And how about this quite modern piece of garden sculpture in the front garden of this period house. 'X' marks the spot...

A sweet little water feature and a glossy black door - a lovely combination...

The water feature looks lovely with the stones and native plants surrounding it...

I loved the sweet bird decorative detail on this balustrade of an old Victorian home (I wish I could have got a closer shot of it)...

A sweet little white picket fence and a rambling garden...

Another black glossy door, this time the entrance is quietly tucked away at the side of the house...

Obviously I have a thing for glossy black doors! Here's another one. Don't the glossy grey pots at the entrance make a nice statement. And I quite like the idea of sitting in the sunshine on that white garden bench with a cup of tea and a good book or magazine...

And finally, one more black glossy door before the end of my neighbourhood walk...

Hope you enjoyed playing hookey with me!