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AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Winter Swimming Has Its Limits!


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Winter "swimmers" at Frankston, Mornington Peninsula.
A football team?
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Watery Wednesday #105
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Shivery swimmers
The legs are slowly willing
Minds are not so sure
~

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15 comments:

Someone is Special said...

Lovely Haiku..

--Someone Is Special--

Marie said...

Winterbath in Sweden looks more ciold and icy I can tell ;-) This looks like summer to me ;-)

Sar@h said...

Ah, yes, it's the end of winter to the southern hemisphere ! A good excuse for these men !

EG CameraGirl said...

Hehe. You are making me feel chilled to the bone. :)

Anonymous said...

i feel like there's more back story to this image. wonderful capture.

Penelope Notes said...

Your words match the photo perfectly. There does seem to be something preventing these people from diving into the waters. I think if one took a risk, the others will surely follow.

Jim said...

They do look cold.

Unknown said...

That's a great photo but you'd never catch a glimpse of me in cold water!

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Al said...

It looks cold! Brrrr!

Martha Z said...

They don't seem very enthusiastic.

Unknown said...

a football team, indeed! LOL

RH said...

"The legs are slowly willing" Yes, it really seems :)

Junneth said...

Oh! Shivering....it must be very cold! Wonderful post!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful picture and haiku, Gemma... Personally, I find it easier to dive right in get it over with. I wish I was equally brave with my attempts at writing..LOL.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Gosh Gemma -- that's the way I swim in the middle of the summer! Mind not so sure" I love this!

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