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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Monday, February 8, 2010

Old Rugged Legend


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of William Ricketts sculptures at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Macro Monday meme
Monday Poetry Train Revisited #66
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Wise old rugged face
Patiently waiting out time
Past links with future
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9 comments:

Joe Todd said...

I like it and yes summer does sizzle

Christine said...

So stern, majestic and handsome - all at the same time!

Anonymous said...

Both beautiful and interesting!

Gattina said...

What a beautiful sculpture ! Amazing, really.
I laughed so much that you took my ear sticks for toilet brushes, hahaha !

Charlene Amsden said...

What a great capture -- yours and the sculptors!

Jay said...

What a great statue! Just the sort of thing I'd love to have in my garden to add a bit of gravitas! Good find!

Anonymous said...

Marvelous job on the old rugged legend photo Gemma. The lighting is perfect.

Andy Sewina said...

Yeah, a timeless looking sculpture, and I think you said it just right.

Tammie Lee said...

I really like this sculpture and your poem is wonderful with your photo~

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