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)

Followers

Monday, August 30, 2010

Ruffled But Still


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Seagulls lined up on a wall at Fisherman's Beach, Mornington Peninsula.
As I only focused on the first seagull, the others look like a strange, fading echo!
~
Macro Monday #101
~

The wind chill factor
Soft feathers may seem ruffled
But the soul is calm
~

Hosted by Lisa @ Lisa's Chaos

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Beautiful Posers :D!
Lovely shot of these calm birds!

Unknown said...

This is lovely. I love birds! All types really.

EG CameraGirl said...

Nicely done, Gemma!

Shelley Munro said...

How did you get them to sit quietly? The ones near us won't let me get close enough, even with zoom. Great shot, BTW.

☆Mama Ko☆ said...

Thas really cute, they stay still and they're pretty.

Icy BC said...

Beautiful bird!

Naquillity said...

Gemma, this is the most beautiful photo. they all seem so calm standing there.

what a gorgeous purple bloom (below). isn't it wonderful seeing something wake from winter's harsh hold?

another post below i'm quite fond of is I Know I Stand In Line... that, by far, is my favorite poem by you and the picture is precious. i love all those figurines.

congrats on your new science room at your school. i'm sure you're excited to see it open. it looks really nice.

hope all is well your way. have a great night.

Marja said...

they do look very calm what a wonderful shot

Unknown said...

It's a nice shot Gemma.

Tania said...

Great birds and photo! I like to take pictures of bird too:-)
Wish you a nice week!

Ellie Garratt said...

That picture is stunning, Gemma.

Anonymous said...

Wow fabulous photos on this site. Great Micro too. It's great fun isn't it?
Madeleine x

Jan n Jer said...

Nice shot, I love it.

Anonymous said...

wonderful composition...love how the front bird is facing a different direction then the rest!

CALENDAR

Tasmania

Tasmania
A place of beauty in the Western Tiers

Tasmania

Tasmania
View near Blackwood Park Cottages, Mole Creek

New Landscapes

New Landscapes
New Worlds

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

Google Analytics

The Inner Light of the Spirit

The Inner Light of the Spirit
The Spirit of Inner Light

Lady Gemma

My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is:
Lady Gemma the Unique of Walk upon Water
Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails