Gemma's ~~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Walking Together in Light and Shadow

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Walking Together in Light and Shadow

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A young family walking the coastal track near Rosebud beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Shadow Shot Sunday #73
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Walk life's twisting track
Together in light and shade
Strength in small numbers
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8 comments:

Sylvia K said...: Lovely words, Gemma, as always and what a delightful shadow shot! It says it all about what's important! Perfect!

Enjoy!

Sylvia; October 11, 2009 9:29 AM
Sweet Repose said...: Strength in small numbers...I love that and what an endearing shot.

Hope your spring is coming along, as is our autumn, though I think we went right to winter today. 38 degrees, snow flurries all day and ice in the birdbaths. I had to scrape ice off the windows this AM...it is too derned soon for this weather to arrive...where did our summer go...?

So now we begin the long countdown to spring, as you revel in your summer...enjoy dear friend!

Have a wonderful week ahead...be thinkin' of ya!

s; October 11, 2009 11:15 AM
Ralph said...: There is an undeniable sweetness to the young family as they stroll and enjoy the scenery. This is a nice view, and these three will be seeing shadows throughout their lives. But the sunshine will predominate, as it does in this picture. A wonderful view!; October 11, 2009 11:44 AM
Paula Scott said...: Ahhhhh!! You certainly captured the unity of a family. Great shot!; October 11, 2009 1:39 PM
Hey Harriet said...: Now this is very sweet! The haiku accompanying the photo is lovely too! Have a great week ahead Gemma :); October 11, 2009 4:17 PM
Jane said...: Nice image, it must be becoming springtime in your part of the world now, their clothes suggest cooler weather. Thanks for sharing:); October 11, 2009 8:20 PM
Crafty Green Poet said...: lovely to go for a family walk!; October 11, 2009 11:19 PM
Catherine said...: what alovely shadowy track for strolling...; October 12, 2009 12:34 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