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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Showing posts with label Emerald Sundays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emerald Sundays. Show all posts

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Rotunda in an Emerald Cap + Soft Autumn Music


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Delightful rotunda beachside at Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays #20, 21 +22
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Rotunda landscapes
Turning and turning viewpoints
Waiting for music

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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Paling autumn emeralds, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Fading emeralds
Sighing music of Autumn
Melodies of sleep
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Two wild cockatoos dreaming in Autumn leaves, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Stay in my Autumn
Together in falling music
Sweet eternity
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Emerald Vineyard Landscapes


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Lovely emerald view across a vineyard landscape at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays #19
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Take one wooden bench
Face the emeralds and grapes
Wine for the spirit
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Sunday, March 8, 2009

A little white in a sea of emeralds...


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ It's amazing what glorious scenery awaits down a country road.
This photo was taken at Red Hill, mid September 2008, when Spring was just awakening.
I love the various tones of green in this photo.
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Emerald Sundays #18
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White horse just dreaming
Rolling vistas of rich greens
Picture perfect world
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Sunday, March 1, 2009

Green Becomes Greener


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ It was so lovely this morning seeing green trees look greener in welcome, drizzly rain!
(Some wild life enjoyed the shower too!)
My Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia thirsts for rain!
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Emerald Sundays #17
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Leaves glistening with rain
Long overdue fresh shower
Sunday morning bliss

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Summer Emeralds


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Summer flowerings and varied emerald green tones in my front garden in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays #16
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Summer colour tones
Purples and blues in green seas
Summer tapestries
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Weeping Emeralds


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Willow in Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sunday meme #15
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Soft weeping willow
Like Nature's tree for dreaming
Emeralds by waters
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Sunday, December 14, 2008

In the Arms of Trees


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Just before I move house, on the first day of my school holidays (last Thursday) I took a short walk down my street to Arthurs Seat National Park, Mornington Peninsula.
It is such a refreshing place to wander the tracks with brief glimpses of the glittering waters of Port Phillip Bay below.
I needed some time out with the trees and the sunlight before more packing of boxes!
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Emerald Sundays meme #12
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In the arms of trees
Beneath the love of blue sky
Restless soul at pea
ce

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Emerald Pocket


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Scenic emerald landscape at Main Ridge near Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays meme #11
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Running folds of green
Quiet open horizons
Time to dream awhiles

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Green Guards


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Lovely variety of greens along the Dromana coastal walkway, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays meme #10
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Many shades of green
Gathering in splendour
Proud guard of honour
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Emerald Gardens


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Part of the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #9
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Emeralds and lime greens
Human trial and error
Nature's survival
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Music of Willows


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Willow tree at Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula
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The willow tree plays the water like a harp. ~ Ramon Gomez de la Serna
(Spanish writer 1888-1963)
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Emerald Sundays prompt #8
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Like water angels
Earth songs play by river flows
Willow instruments
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Transient Beauty


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Delightful flowers over a green picket fence in Dromana, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #7
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Veils of lilac tears
Softly, silently weeping
Transient beauty
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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Emerald Lifestyles


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Farm at Main Ridge, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #6
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Beyond the bustle
Idyllic emerald lifestyles
Mountain countryside
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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Emerald Chair


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ At the top of my mountain of Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula is this emerald chair. Tourists love having their photos taken here.
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Emerald Sundays prompt #5
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From a chair on high
Feel like precious royalty
Ruling distant worlds
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ And this is the view from behind the chair
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Lemongrass


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ New shop sign in Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #4
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Lemongrass delights
Exotic thrills for tastebuds
Hints of the mystic
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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Gondwana Emeralds


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Sign for a property at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #3
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Gondwana Eden
Flushed with the greens of Springtime
Emerald spirits
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Intriguing sculpture at the entrance to the Gondwana property
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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Spring Emeralds


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Spring greens at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Emerald Sundays prompt #2
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How green is my world
Emerald freshness of Spring
New youthful living
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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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