special day and special skies..

Australia Day morning - last Sunday - dawned bright and fair in Dromana


special day
skies celebrated old
and new beginnings


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green friendly sign...

Sign recently displayed in my Dromana Hills area...
I like the white on green effect of the illustration.


building
a chance to give dreams
some action


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rippling round an old pier...

quiet waters
gently rippling round
old memories


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home for Christmas...

Tram passing through Prahran last week.
Clearly Christmas is still lingering for some.


Christmas
the spirit of home worlds
should linger


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Sun Studio

Sun Studio sign on the back of a man's T-shirt.
The man was at Dromana beach at the time, so perhaps he had visited the studio.


sun rise
heralding the birth of
new music


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Fawkner Park View

A view of inner Melbourne buildings from Fawkner Park.
The park is named after Melbourne's co-founder, the Hon. John Pascoe Fawkner,
and was created in 1862 comprising 100 Acres (40 Hectares).


shadowy park
recreational
sanctuary


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newspaper patch...

During our recent heatwave, I took an early morning walk round my Dromana Hills
and saw this alternative to a blind on a house window...


newspaper patch
mutlti-purpose
reading


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Fawkner Park

A summer view of inner Melbourne buildings from Fawkner Park, opposite the huge Alfred Hospital.
The park was named after Melbourne's co-founder, John Pascoe Fawkner, and first reserved in 1862.
Fawkner Park remains largely unchanged from its original design.


open urban space
room to run
body and mind


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breathing new life...

Not often do I like the caption on a real estate sign, but I love the caption on this one.
Even the Flynn and Co. website has a pleasant ambience with its rotating banner.


let a butterfly
wing you to
a new home


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trails...

After a boat passes by and after the initial frothy wake,
there is a soft watery moment that is quite enchanting..
This photo was taken at Martha Cove marina.


soft watery trails
a river of 
shining mirrors


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tucked but not hidden...

Even though the red chair is tucked away at the top of the photo, it is still noticeable.


laid back red
obscured but
not lost


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stray grass...

Stray grass on the side of a boat shed at Dromana beach


persistent life
shining small beauty in
strange places


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shapely glass...

shapely glass
reaching for light beyond
shadowy woods


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dried agapanthus...

Agapanthus flowers still look beautiful when all the colour has faded


pale star
twinkling beauty beyond
life


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it's a heat wave...

These are today's summer morning skies before another heat wave predicted to be 44 degrees centigrade.
(Yesterday morning's pre heat wave skies are on my Mornington Peninsula blog HERE.)
There is a kind of eerie light mist.
This is the 4th day in a row of heat wave conditions.
So far, my peninsula has had one fire which was promptly water bombed.

heat wave morning
slowly embarks on a
vicious drama




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Pug Love

Sign on the back windscreen of a car that looks as though it has done a bit of travelling.
It was parked in the Dromana Hub carpark.
Pug Rescue has a special programme for finding a loving home for homeless dogs.


bonding
the love boat of
Nature



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Hot Morning

Early yesterday, the summer temperature for the day was already high.
(The temperature reached 43 degrees centigrade.)
And people were heading for water.
This photo was taken at Dromana beach.


the light sizzles
waters imitate
tempting ice


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sleek red bike...

I so love motorbikes.
I don't know where the passion comes from, but clearly I have passed it on to my son who recently took ownership of one.
So I just console myself with taking pictures of them at every opportunity.


sleek red bike
shiny smile of
speed


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waves of glass...

I took this vase out onto the verandah so that the sunlight could have some fun
creating patterns of light and shadow


waves of glass
feel the playful warmth of
sunlight


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Washing Shadows

Bold washing shadows attracted my attention.
But it was not till I uploaded this photo that I noticed the little kookaburra at the top looking down.


routine
shadows of cleanliness
desirable


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Power

silent power
electrical bonds speak
louder than words


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Martha Cove Summer Skies

A view of Martha Cove marina and soft summer skies


boats waiting
dreaming of bonding with
summer waves


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eckersley...

Sign on a fence at Balnarring Beach
I like the simple letter element of the sign coloured with hints of a flower.
Clearly, this Eckersley sign is a portable version.
When I checked out the Eckersley website, I found that they even had their own blog,
including references to garden magazines.
My favourite post was Whose for a cuppa?


garden design
the chance to combine
art and nature


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rippling light...

Water gently rippling over shells and stones at Balnarring Beach


rippling light
water and light dancing
moving art


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the wind loves her hat...

This little girl at Balnarring Beach is gingerly heading to her hat whisked off by the wind...
(Note - Our peninsula summer still requires jumpers and sometimes jackets as well)


I am loved
by a handsome breeze
we danced


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my large yellow glass...

a pool of sunlight
locked in a well
of shadow


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Our Shadow Girl

Shadow wanders down our front path.
She looks as if she has a shadow friend.


it's good to hold
my light and shadow
close


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black and white feathers...

Peewee on my clothesline in the Dromana Hills


preening
sorting out
blacks from whites



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soft summer light...

Skies a year ago at Mornington.
Today's skies are just a rather uninteresting bland grey.
But I see a small chink of sunlight.
There is hope.


soft summer light
teasing the hope of
beach lovers


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Field Cabinets

I like how the colours of this sign at Bittern seem to blend with the surrounding greens.
Even the surname of Field seems to be landscape friendly.


in the kitchen
ripe fruits of the season from
my field of dreams



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Sparkling New Year

Sparkling waters at Rosebud beach


may your New Year
sparkle and shimmer
with smiles


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