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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Surviving Car Service

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ I was waiting for my car to be serviced at Mornington Mazda (Zoom Zoom is their slogan in ads) and amused myself by taking photos.
Here is the TV/coffee/tea corner in their waiting room.
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Weekend in Black and White meme
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Waiting for service
Cars drain patience and pocket
Liquid survival
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Hosted by Dragonstar

13 comments:

Naquillity said...: gorgeous black & white. it works well for this setting. hope the liquid helped jump start the day.; January 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Karen said...: This is picture perfect really. They could use it as as advert! You have taken something quite ordinary and made it special. Great photo. I think the plant needs water though!; January 22, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Jean said...: the arrangements are rather neat and tidy; January 22, 2011 at 2:52 PM
David said...: I love it! It's a bit nostalgic and evokes a nice mood. Hope you didn't have to stay too many hours.
David/ Houston; January 22, 2011 at 3:03 PM
Rejen said...: Looks like a picture from the happy fiftys...Lovely...; January 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Dragonstar said...: Nice idea to having a comfortable waiting area. All too often we just have to walk (or taxi!) somewhere else to pass the time.
I like the composition and clarity of this photo,; January 22, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Laura said...: ahhh, finding beauty in even the most mundane aspects of living! L♥ve the title too Gemma!; January 23, 2011 at 1:07 AM
fredamans said...: Nice lighting in monochrome.

http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2011/01/monochrome_22.html; January 23, 2011 at 7:33 AM
NatureFootstep said...: great shot.; January 23, 2011 at 9:21 AM
genie said...: If your mechanic servicing the car took as long as mine does, I bet you took GOBS of photos! I am sure the coffee along with your camera got you through the wait with less pain. A clever post and a fun one to see here today.; January 23, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...: Share your bored moments with us anytime -- a lovely picture.

And poem -- I say "cars, you can't live with them and you can't live without them!" Coffee would help.; January 23, 2011 at 2:32 PM
anemonen said...: That´s service and a nice pic in B&W; January 23, 2011 at 6:48 PM
Cildemer said...: Great idea! beautiful composition!
Thanks for sharing;o)

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Have a beautiful Sunday****; January 24, 2011 at 3:38 AM

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