Gemma's ~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Rocky Rhythms

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Rocky Rhythms

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mossy and "sponge-like" rocks edging my garden in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
In the middle of the collage are "treasured" rocks that have travelled with me for many years.
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PhotoHunt #171 ~ Rock/s
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Nature's foundations
Rock the rhythms of my soul
Natural textures
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Pics by Gemma Wiseman ~ This rock's colours have always fascinated me.
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10 comments:

poefusion said...: You have a nice rock garden Gemma. I love picking up rocks from places I've visited. I have a small, but growing collection. Nice pic. Hope all is well.; July 18, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Rambling Woods said...: I used to collect rocks as a child. I wish I had kept them..Beautiful collage Gemma...; July 18, 2009 at 1:47 AM
Tara R. said...: You have a lovely rock collection. Great selection for this week's theme.; July 18, 2009 at 8:55 PM
upto6only said...: those are cool rock collections.

mine is up too.

http://upto6only.i.ph/blogs/upto6only/2009/07/18/photo-hunt-rocks/; July 18, 2009 at 8:56 PM
bing said...: nice rock collection.. i have never thought of rocks as collection..; July 18, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Shoshana said...: I like the hues on your rocks Gemma.; July 18, 2009 at 9:34 PM
RJ Flamingo said...: Those last two rocks are really interesting, Gemma. Some kind of quartz? with other minerals? Very very cool!

Thanks for visiting - hope you're having a rockin' weekend! :-); July 18, 2009 at 11:49 PM
YTSL said...: Treasured rocks -- did you take geology courses at college, by any chance?! ;b; July 18, 2009 at 11:59 PM
SnoopyTheGoon said...: Exquisite shots (and rocks, of course).

Have a great weekend!; July 19, 2009 at 12:36 AM
jams o donnell said...: I can see why. They are so beautiful!; July 19, 2009 at 1:34 AM

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