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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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Weathered But Still Smiling


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ In a Dromana Hills garden, lined up near the front entrance, are a series of unusual, smiling garden statues!
This is one of them!
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Yard Art on Thursdays
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Long lingering smiles
Face brimming with happiness
More than an old soul
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10 comments:

Carletta said...

Even with his weathered patina he is ADORABLE! He just makes you want to smile back. :)

Mine’s here: Round The Bend.

Glennis said...

How awesome he must of been when new and sparkling. He is so happy.

Icy BC said...

He looks happy just standing there.

Naquillity said...

love that weather clown. i used to collect them some time back. i had a rather big collection before deciding one day to give them to charity. beautiful writing, as always. hope all is well.

also, i tried to post a twitter to you on your wibiya toolbar below and i don't think it worked. maybe it's because we're not following each other... i don't know. but i'm also still trying to figure out how everything works on that bar, grin.

ellen b. said...

Very cute! I like the weathered look of it. BTW...Mr. Linky is up now!

maryt/theteach said...

Love this big ol'clown, Gemma! :) thanks for participating! :)

EG CameraGirl said...

I bet he looks better weathered than he did in the good ol' days. But I admit I like vintage things. :)

Mine is here:
http://moreofme24.blogspot.com/2010/04/metal-raptors-yard-art-on-thursdays.html

Gattina said...

He needs a little painting, lol !

concretenprimroses said...

You live in an interesting neighborhood. I checked out the hubcap turtle and wood dolphin too.
I think I like the aged patina of this clown too. He does look happy tho shabby, what I aspire to, he he.
Kathy

Kranky Granny said...

I find clowns to be fascinating, and yours is not exception.

His well worn appearance makes him all the better in my opinion.

Great capture.

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