Dolphins and Seagull

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Today I was at my local Dromana shopping centre.
I decided to take this photo of the sign.
I just love the relief of dolphins.
As I clicked, a seagull flew by and happened to be right above the dolphins.
How odd!
How weird!
How lucky!
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SOOC Sunday meme
Odd Shot Monday meme
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Just happened to see
Flying by meets camera
Just happened to be
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Mailbox in an Ivy Wig

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Quirky mailbox in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday meme
Mailbox Monday #26
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Mailbox character
Ivy wig carves partial face
Like a cartoon stare
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Can Man Postie

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Yes! This is for real!
Here is a Dromana Hills mailbox at the same house displaying a huge tortoise sculpture made of hubcaps.
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Mailbox Monday #22
Odd Shot Monday
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Bizarre shaped mailbox
Whorled and arced facial features
Metal fantasy
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Odd Mailbox Ramp

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ This mailbox is at Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
There is a small gully beneath the ramp to the home's front door.
And the wooden door to the ramp is embedded with a mailbox.
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Mailbox Monday #20
Odd Shot Monday meme
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Multi-skilled walkway
Arches open to the sky
Don't forget the mail
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Australia Day 2009 ~ Cockatoo Illusion for Odd Shot Monday

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Two wild cockatoos grooming each other on my verandah at Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula!
But their faces seem lined up in such a way that the eye of each one creates a new face?
Amazing what a photo may suggest!
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Odd Shot Monday meme
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Two faces so close
Intimate cockatoo time
Surreal illusion
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Wild Gathering

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Wild cockatoos visit my neighbours' back balcony for sunflower seed.
But usually they appear in waves.
They are not very skilled at sharing and caring.
But this afternoon, I counted 11 there.
Quite an extraordinary sight!
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Odd Shot Monday meme
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Wild feathers gather
Like a meeting of great minds
Wild unique great minds
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Recycling with a Twist

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Hub cap sculpture in a raised garden bed at the front of a home in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday meme
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Eccentric sculpture
Inspiring smiling comment
Art of recycling
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Swinging Point of View

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Since moving here just before Christmas to the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula, we are finding out that cockatoos are frequent flyers round our world. They especially enjoy any ripening fruit. But sometimes, they don't quite manage to land elegantly in a selected tree. This guy missed his footing in the small apricot tree and decided to see the world from a different point of view. He looked very strange swinging there!
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Odd Shot Monday meme
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Swinging from a branch
Just another point of view
Wings set for balance
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Grand Communication

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ New mailbox at Wildcroft Restaurant and boutique winery, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Mailbox Monday meme #19
Odd Shot Monday meme ~ Scheduled post. I move today.
Please forgive me if I do not visit you.
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New giant mailbox
Grand scale communication
Barrel of deep charm
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Weird Motoring

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ "Buggy?" parked by Dromana beach near the Surf Club, Mornington Peninsula. What would this be called?
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Odd Shot Monday meme
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Four wheeled roofless oddity
Golden Pinocchio nose
Built for two wild ones?
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Hitch Your Mail!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mailbox at Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday meme hosted by Katney's Kaboodle AND
Mailbox Monday #16
This meme is hosted by Dallas TX, USA ~ Daily Photo but it seems to be fading away! One week the link seemed missing and I was the only participant last time!
Sighhhhhhhh
But I will continue while I have some odd mailboxes to find!
And once you really look, it's quite amazing what can be found!
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Like a hitching post
Iron barred wooden palings
Fanciful mailbox
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Photo Games

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ I was very cold this day, so cheated by taking a photo of Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula from the slightly warmer confines of my car. The resulting shot, with my driver's side door slightly ajar, seemed to create an odd teardrop-like shape round the landscape.
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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Fragments of landscapes
Slivers of Nature's artwork
Interpretations
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Not content with one shot, I decided to try for a 3 way diorama. This is the resulting odd shot thanks to my car door and windscreen. I had so much fun playing with possibilities, I almost forgot to shiver!
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No Sailing No Tide

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The boat is actually a permanent feature of a Dromana front garden landscape, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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Moored beneath palm trees
Weathered by winds and rainfalls
No tides for sailing
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Giddy Bullfrog

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Eccentric tourist attraction on the Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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Off the beaten track
Fantasy escapism
Giddy bullfrog time
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Over Striped?

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Is this taking colour-coding to the extreme? ~ Dromana beach hut, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday
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Striped red and white worlds
Cleansing fresh toothpaste heaven
Perhaps fire and ice
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Mailbox Mannequin

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mailboxes at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula + character that appeared over the weekend
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Mailbox Monday prompt #12
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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Whimsical figure
Daring the world to pass by
Stop, look and listen
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Stepping Up

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A menagerie of feathered critters likes to wander up and down the front steps of a home at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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To be free is wild
Nature's child borrows new life
A step up from earths
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Earth-bound jumbo jet

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ New character living at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Odd Shot Monday prompt
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Why must it be so?
Winged elephant by the road
Some jumbo jet sign?
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ New character in close up
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Comments:
This large speciman appeared over the last few days at the front of a horse stud property at Arthurs Seat. There is no explanation except that some strange black and white plackards of birds are hanging from trees too and one is on the grass!
It is visible near the main Arthurs Seat road.
Is there any connection with the upcoming Spring racing carnival?
Any suggestions/explanations are most welcome!
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Roadside view
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