AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Natural Vision

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Nature's sculpture gallery at Somers beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Sunday Scribblings prompt ~ Vision
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Old limbs
Stark etchings
Resurrected beauty
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Nature's contorted limbs ~ Somers beach
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Some beauty is
The process of
Agony
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Reaching out ~ Somers beach
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Some beauty is poignant
Begging
To live
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Like a giant crab ~ Somers beach
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Some beauty waits
For new carvings
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Nature has a vision
To survive
~ Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Calling ~ Somers beach
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13 comments:

Lilibeth said...

I've never lived close to the ocean...only seen it a few times after driving hours and hours, but oh how your excellent pictures of the driftwood and the waves call to me. I ache to walk on the soft copper sand by those beaches! It gives me a vision.

Granny Smith said...

What a lovely blend of photos and poetry! And how accomplished you are at each of those arts! I thoroughly enjoyed this,

RW said...

Those are awesome shots, and great poetry!

anthonynorth said...

What a marvellous post. Those pictures are wonderful - how much meaning we can place on such images. And beautiful words to match.

susanlavonne said...

How wonderful to "travel" to an undiscovered part of the world through your lovely photos and talented writing! Thanks for commenting on my blog because otherwise I may not have found your site :-)

paisley said...

lovely and full of deep thought....

Tammy Brierly said...

Driftwood "begging for life" was spot on. Beautiful shots used to complete this artful post.

You are in my thoughts and prayers Gemma. Love is such a wonderous power and gift. BIG WARM HUG

danni said...

words and pictures so skillfully interwoven to create the whole image --- beautiful post!!!

Becca said...

You have a way of saying volumes with just a few words - and the photos are breathtaking.

Nature does have a vision of it's own, doesn't it, and it all works out somehow.

Beautiful post!

Anonymous said...

I've always found driftwood beautiful - nice to know someone else does too! Masterfully put together!

Lavinia said...

I would love to stroll this beach. Fantastical, "mythical creature" shapes created by these driftwoods...

Anonymous said...

Few words say so much - how wise and clever you are ... a totally magnificent post ;)

Anonymous said...

beautiful post... love driftwood, often pick it up and take it home... with yr few words you have brought the photos of driftwood to life...

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