Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A display of garden accessories at the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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Inspire Me Thursday ~ Holes
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Such small protection
A hole for hiding secrets
Entrance or exit
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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)
Friday, July 31, 2009
Swinging Holes
Unravelling Threads
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A statue in the garden at the Tyabb Arts and Crafts Village, Mornington Peninsula
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Haiku Friday meme
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Chemical chaos
Unravelling tender threads
Limp fabric of love
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P.S. Inspired by Noah the Great's post Help;
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Yesterday's Entertainment
Ocean of the Skies
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Always read the small print!
Water Gathering
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
History Walks On
Our night has limited eyesight...
Odd Couple
Living Water
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Rattling Red's at Tyabb
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ In the beautiful little Art and Craft Village at Tyabb is a railway carriage.
Old steam railway carriages in Australia were known as "Red Rattlers".
Hence the name of this carriage converted into a delightful little light snack kiosk.
You may enjoy a little time outside on the verandah or experience one of the tiny inside rooms, still with the old travelling atmosphere.
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Imagine journeys
Destination anywhere
Magic red carriage
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Winter Afternoon Moonlight
Christabella Cafe at Dromana
Pastel Winter Rose
Dawn of Midnight Blue
Heavens with Attitude
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Fragrance of Yesterday
Love is the flower you've got to let grow...
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A flower growing in a pot on my verandah.
Another plant is there, and suddenly as Winter began, this one appeared.
In fact two of them appeared.
They are a little like wild spirits loving the romance of life.
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Carry on Tuesday #11 ~ Love is the flower you've got to let grow ~ John Lennon
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Love is Mother Earth
Gentle rich soils nurture life
Rain is a blessing
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Love is the flower
Inner senses awaken
You've got to let grow
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Spiritual warmth
Romance of moon and sunlight
You've got to let glow
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Resting in the garden in the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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SONGS ABOUT AUSTRALIA
- Damien Leith - his citizenship ceremony in Tenterfield + he sings "Tenterfield Saddler" - Australia Day 2007
- "I Still Call Australia Home" - Peter Allen's beautiful song sung by the Outback Singers - absolutely stunning!
- "I Am Australian" - delightful Australian images synchronise with a song of the Australian spirit - The Seekers
- "Great Southern Land" - the deepest wells of the Australian spirit - Icehouse (1989)
Australian Photography, Painting & Music Links
- Tia Kane Art - Chinese art through Australian eyes
- Kieran Murphy - Amazing 19yr old (2008) guitarist - Melbourne = "The Chase"
- Ian Wallace - Award winning photographer from Tasmania
- Lindsay Buckland - Music - Eclipse of the Common Sense - Melbourne, Australia
- Andonis - Heroic Mosaic Art - Melbourne Australia
- Michelle Wrighton - Pet Portrait Artist - Perth, Western Australia
- David Webb's Nature Photography - Queensland
- Robert Todonai - Painter of Australian Life & Landscapes - Western Australia
General Interest Australian Websites
- Australia's Weirdest Wineries
- Mornington Peninsula Tourism
- HaikuOz
- Unusual Facts About Australia ~ Some serious, mysterious and fun
- Desert Art - Broken Hill NSW
- The True Blue Roo Poo Company - Funny gifts from Down Under
- Scribbly Gum
- Truly Australia - Travel Australia
- ABC Rural Australia
- ABC Northern Tasmania
- Australian Snapshots
- Message Stick - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Online
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
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