flight of seagulls...

flight of seagulls at West Head, Flinders...


a burst of wings
celebrating
autumn sea breezes



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Beauty of a Grey Day

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Rosebud beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Scenic Sunday #139
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Winging in grey clouds
A sense of space and freedom
Solace for the soul
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Flurry of White Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos suddenly swing into the powerful winter winds in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday #86
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Flurry of white wings
Like crazy white paper kites
Cockatoo mayhem
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An Autumn Morning Skyscape on Parade

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ This Autumn morning, the skies in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula offered a parade of interesting shapes and colours!
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Sky Watch Friday #80
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Autumn on parade
A dazzle of morning lights
Skyscape festival
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We Have Lift Off!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Take off at Blairgowrie, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula
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Watery Wednesday #81
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A splash in motion
Wings shooting the sea breezes
Traditional flight
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Morning Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A seagull flying toward my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Monochrome Monday/Monochrome Maniacs
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Morning touch of wings
Flying in with breaking dawn
Welcome to the day
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Crazy Flight

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Crazy cockatoos in flight, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday meme
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A change in weather
Wings contort and twist in flight
Cockatoo madness
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Give Me Some Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A flight of wings, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Six Word Saturday meme
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I want some free flying time
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One Photo Could Be My Life ~ Prompt from Mind Bump

suggested by Testube

"If you had to select only one photograph from your photo albums to represent your life, which photograph would you choose?"

Winging my way home to the early dawn of an Australian spring, (from a whirlwind Autumn in Saskatchewan, Canada), and as I approached the last airwaves before landing in Melbourne, I took a photo of the Victorian Alps, huddled in the northeast landscapes of Victoria.

The raining colour I had left behind in Canada still resonated in my wistful spirit. So, seeing far below a blue, misted world quilted with fancy, melting snowy icing was quite a shock for the flying soul. Taking the photo helped make the culture shock tangible. But I had to wrestle to get a clear image. You see, I was seated near a window, but halfway down the plane. That meant all scenic views were crossed with a single, silver-plated, gleaming wing of the aircraft.

If I struggled for too long to get the perfect shot, I knew the beauty would be gone in just a moment. So the wing had to be there, somehow. Thinking quickly, maybe desperately, I turned the camera slightly so that the wing of the plane angled diametrically, symmetrically; beauty cleanly divided into two self-contained parts with a sliver of silver.

The final photo could be so symbolic of all that I am. Imagine pearling white clouds, patches of pale blue sky meeting the blues of earth; cloudy pockets of snow deftly icing random peaks. And then a wing, like a silver lining struggling for a place in this world of magical mystery, struggling to fly in it, through it and over it; maybe carrying a little memory to the heady bustle of urban Melbourne.

That is me! A kind of Jonathan Livingston Seagull tweeked with just a hint of airbrushing; maybe limping a little on one wing at times, but always flying above the clouds; seeing worlds beyond the routine of traffic lights and time frames. After all, in the space of one flight, I had travelled from Autumn to Spring!

Anything is possible when you fly!