M Pavillion

Every October, since 2014, an M Pavilion is erected in the Queen Victoria Gardens to coincide with the Melbourne International Festival. 

Last October the fourth in the series appeared but I was unable to visit until the beginning of this month. Pearlie Shirley was on leave for a few days in early January and we met up for a chat and coffee at the M Pavilion.

I liked the idea of the greenery sweeping up the banks at the side, although after three months the vegetation was looking a little neglected and in need of watering and some attention. The interior seating layout limited me to sitting on the lower tier.  Swing seats were suspended from the upper structure and young girls were having the time of their lives, swinging wildly in every direction.

 On one side a caged area, surrounding the seating, provided a great play area for two toddlers who discovered that banging anything against the cage wire resulted in a very satisfying, very loud noise.

The usual coffee and snacks were available and we sat for a while, drinking our tea and coffee and looking about, discussing the pavilion and the people in it. Eventually the two toddlers won the day with their repetitive banging and we moved on to a quieter place.

  

Anyone interested in learning more about the M Pavilion and its benefactor can go this website and learn more.

Thank you Naomi Milgrom, for one more pavilion in the series.

I love them.