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)

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Saturday, May 31, 2014

my horse and I...


exercising a horse in the early morning hours at Balnarring beach...


sharing the joy
of early morning
by the sea


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Friday, May 30, 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Cole's Book Arcade...


Sign in the Melbourne Museum...
Cole's Book Arcade was an iconic feature of Melbourne from 1873 to 1929.
Melbourne Museum acquired many items from the arcade...


beneath the rainbow
treasures for the mind
and the spirit



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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

fine arcs of water...


little fountain near the entrance of the Enchanted Maze Garden at Arthurs Seat...

fine arcs of water
waltzing
together




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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

mechanics in red...


intriguing mechanical exhibit at Melbourne Museum...


red wheels
vital elements of
motion


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Monday, May 26, 2014

Sunday, May 25, 2014

seat for dreams...


seat overlooking Dromana beach...


gentle shadows
shaping the dream of
angel wings


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Saturday, May 24, 2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014

bean ground & drunk...


an unusual coffee sign in a corner of the Careers Expo for youth at Cranbourne...
bean ground & drunk is organic coffee...


coffee
precious 
liquid gold


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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

roll of water...


a roll of water at Dromana beach doesn't bother this seagull...


the sea and I
are close
friends


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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

a beach for walking...


wanderers on London Bridge Ocean Beach in wintry weather...
and there is just a little red...


subdued chilled tones
broken with
a sliver of red


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Sunday, May 18, 2014

dusting of shadows...


part of a model village in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne...
This Tudor Village was presented to Melbourne by Lambeth in England
with thanks for food supplied to Britain during World War II.
The man who created the model was a 77 year old pensioner.


village colours
dusted with autumn shadows
and yesterday's leaves


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Saturday, May 17, 2014

crumpled autumn leaf...


crumpled autumn leaf in the rain on my verandah...


crumpled autumn leaf
sighs for lost
past beauty



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Friday, May 16, 2014

autumn blues can be bright...


a touch of blue autumn skies at Cranbourne...at least for a little while...


autumn blues
touched with warm colours
sing sweetly


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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Red Hill Garden Centre...


the setting of this Red Hill sign helps to give it appeal...


a garden 
crafts the art of
a sign


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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

wintry beach...


view of wintry Safety Beach...


sparkling waters
teasing
cold grey clouds


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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

little sporty guy...


cute little sporty character at the Rosebud Kite Festival earlier this year...


sport gear
a colourful sign of a
lively soul


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Monday, May 12, 2014

PSUP...


Peninsula Stand Up Paddle is a familiar sight round the Mornington Peninsula...
Here is their tent at the Rosebud Kite Festival earlier this year...


stand up paddling
close to
walking on water


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Saturday, May 10, 2014

sharing a dream?


young boy and seagull enjoying their own way of drifting with the waters at Rosebud...
Somehow, their lowered heads seem to be in unison...


we both 
feel the song of
the waves


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Friday, May 9, 2014

softly rippling...


softly rippling waters at Dromana beach...


where waves whisper
and footprints sleep
dreams fly


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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Book Barn...


Rosebud Book Barn is a familiar sign in the main street of Rosebud...


book worlds
may be fading but some
still smile


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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

even on grey days...


even on grey days, seagulls enjoy their Dromana beach world...


even on grey days
beach worlds can be
a sunny place



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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

dusky red...


dusky red Autumn flower at Montalto vineyards...


dusky red petals
quietly compete with
autumn coloured leaves


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Monday, May 5, 2014

yellow tram...


yellow Melbourne tram...


sunshine on wheels
scenic temptation of
morning taste buds


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Sunday, May 4, 2014

room with a view...


view of the piazza area at Montalto at Red Hill overlooking the vineyards...


room with a view
watching the grapes sing 
while sipping wine


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Saturday, May 3, 2014

munch munch...


caterpillar munching his way through some gum leaves...


caterpillar
a fascinating
spikey presence


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Friday, May 2, 2014

an autumn road...


turning to Autumn at Balnarring...


the colours are slow
but the chilled air
rises fast


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Thursday, May 1, 2014

leash free detail...


a rather detailed and specific sign at Safety Beach...


dogs love the beach
swimming and running but
freedom has limits



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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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