Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A view of boats anchored at Mornington, Mornington Peninsula
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Watery Wednesday #109
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Boats drifting with tides
Anchored to gentle movement
Scenic water worlds
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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)
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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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19 comments:
Gorgeous!
there is something really beautiful in the combination of water and boat.
Beautiful shot.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
Very calm day, perfect for sailing.
Watery Wednesday
Lovely shot, it does look like a beautiful day to be on the water.
Looks like everyone there is ready for the summer coming up!
great view.
Gorgeous. I'd love to be a part of that scene.
My Watery Wednesday Post
what a lovely day. it's good that you were able to take a shot.
mine is posted here. have a great day!
Ah, so peaceful and calming. Scenic water world, I love it.
My absolute favorite kind of scenery. We are always drawn to the water.
boats, water, blue sky - you can't go wrong there - fabulous photo. Judith (Precious Moments)
Mmmmmmmmmmmm, a piece of heaven if you ask me. Such a beautiful, BEAUTIFUL photo!!
My watery photos are shrimp boats coming in and a sailboat going out. Do stop by if you get a chance.
There are water enought for all ;-)
What an absolutely perfect shot!
lovely gemma!
Lovely shot Gemma!
Watery Wednesday
Very nice shot!
I love the boats and sea:o)
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Beautiful! I enjoyed your poem that accompanies this post.
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