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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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Mystical Olde Worlde Rose


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Buy art
Olde worlde rose glowing in early morning light in my neighbour's garden, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Today's Flowers #61
Carry on Tuesday #22 ~ This week our prompt is a quote from Victor Hugo
Life is a flower of which love is the honey
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Victorian rose
Mists of an elegant time
Remember legends
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Life is a flower
Waiting for pollination
Love is the honey

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14 comments:

Marja said...

Very elegant and so beautiful rose and in my favourite colour.

poefusion said...

Did you get a new background? If so, it looks great. Your neighbor's rose is beautiful and what a beautiful color.

Shadow looks somewhat sleepy in that pic a couple posts below. But still as gorgeous as always. Have a great night.

Maria Verivaki said...

i've seen these roses before and they do put a sepia tone in my mind whenever i see them

Yellow Tulip said...

loved the folding of petals and the color..:)..ur words justify:)...beautiful:)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful and true verses...the rose of such shade is such a peaceful sight!

maryt/theteach said...

Just a comment on my part, Gemma, a simple beautiful rose! :)

anthonynorth said...

That second haiku is so simple but says it all.

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

Dear, exc ellent shot....I love it that color..congrats

This week, I am guest friend at the FLOWERS FROM TODAY and I am here for to congratulate you for you to be part of our group. Your photos give more charm, color, class, life and light to the TF. Thank u very much, dearest.

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Sarah Sullivan said...

Oh what an amazing color!! What a lovely shot!! The detail is wonderful!! But the color..wowow!! I always love coming to your blog on Mondays!!! Sarah

Huzhar said...

Beautiful rose.. Lovely shot my friend..
Have a nice day..
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gautami tripathy said...

So very beautiful..

honeyed glow

Margo said...

I love the color. It reminds me of my grandmother and great aunts for some reason. The shadows are interesting to look at as well :)

Unknown said...

Very pretty! It's almost a lavender color. dainty!

DeniseinVA said...

I rarely see the color of this rose Gemma, it's gorgeous. Love your photo and I enjoyed your haiku very much. Thank you for your continued support of Today's Flowers and have a great week.

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