27/09/08
Overcast

Again along the docks of L3.
On Regent Road between Regent St. and Porter St., a small plot, nestled between 2 derelict buildings. Like many of the sites I have seen, this too is fenced, inaccessible to the public. Behind the secure galvanised fence is a dense thicket of vegetation – predominantly well-established Budlea (otherwise known as the butterfly bush), 3 – 4 metres high. There’s also willow, one in excess of 5 metres. Even without the fencing this site would be inaccessible – shrubs and Willows have colonised every inch of the space, the branches and leaves filling the volume from the ground to the canopy tops. In June and July this site must look amazing with the long purple spear flowers of the Budlea covered in butterflies - scent and colours in strong contrast to the industrial premises and activities.