Gemma's ~~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Closed Eyes

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Closed Eyes

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Attractive front view of a small home tucked away in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Sepia Scenes #32
Window Views #6
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Bland shuttered windows
Like filtered shadowed eyelids
Closed in or closed out
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15 comments:

Kahshe Cottager said...: Gemma what an eye (no pun intended!) you have! It does look like the house has closed its eyes for a nap!

My Sepia Scenes for this week is Lilac Time; May 27, 2009 10:53 PM
Ralph said...: The sepia softens the shadow so, and gives us a relaxed view of this cottage. The lighting makes this home more inviting - and gives us a sense of its personality!; May 27, 2009 11:46 PM
Annie said...: Love the shadows and most especially those old style windows shades.; May 28, 2009 1:29 AM
kden said...: What a great capture. Wonderful shadows.; May 28, 2009 2:49 AM
ilanadavita said...: Fine combination of two great memes.; May 28, 2009 3:37 AM
Photo Cache said...: Lovely shadows on this sepia scene.

My entry is here: http://ewok1993.wordpress.com; May 28, 2009 4:27 AM
Jeri said...: I would say the eyes have it!! Wonderful window/sepia shot!; May 28, 2009 7:58 AM
maryt/theteach said...: Love the way you combined Window Views and Sepia Scenes! It worked very well! :); May 28, 2009 9:09 AM
The Explorer said...: Cool windows and look at the shadow of a tree (i think)..even its in sepia image its beautiful; May 28, 2009 9:56 AM
Mar said...: Love your windows and the sepia tone!
My window post is up.; May 28, 2009 5:10 PM
kaye said...: love the shot, but your title and poem make the picture have a story. wonderfully done. Hope you can stop by to see my sepia scene and window views Thanks!; May 28, 2009 11:43 PM
kbbryant said...: Very nice title with the window awnings photo. I would have missed the eye connection.

Kathy b; May 28, 2009 11:50 PM
Dianne said...: so soft and lovely
and the awnings make for wonderful eyelashes ;); May 29, 2009 12:02 AM
paisley said...: simply beautiful... i love the sepia glow and the shadowing...; May 29, 2009 6:55 AM
Author said...: Siesta time for the windows!

http://j9marshall.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/window-views-south-of-france/; May 30, 2009 4:39 PM

Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman