fountain and shadow...

fountain and shadow near the entrance to the Enchanted Maze Garden at Arthurs Seat...


little dancer
entertaining 
the shadows


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First Governor General

This is a bronze statue (unveiled in 1911) of the First Governor General of Australia.
He arrived from Scotland as John Adrian Lewis Hope, the Earl of Hopetoun.
At first, he was a popular governor of Victoria from 1889-95.
He went back to Scotland and then returned to Australia as the first Governor General 1901-2.
At the end of his not so popular term, (he enjoyed spending money), he became the Marquis of Linlithgow.

a proud man
who felt important and
lost respect



The statue is on the entrance driveway to Government House in Melbourne, Victoria.


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A Soul Set Free

This statue of a young girl - seeming to set a bird free - is at Mornington Cemetery on the Mornington Peninsula.
The figure is a slate grey but the bird is gold toned.

Like finding gold wings
Like breathing new life spirit
Like Galatea

For the love story of Pygmalion and Galatea see HERE!
And the name "Galatea" means sleeping love.

The figure is a little classical and yet there is a feeling that this statue may not have been poured from some reusable mould! It seems to have been specially cast for this grave.
(In wanderings of cemeteries, I have not seen a statue like this.)
The grave gives little clue. The headstone seems low and its nameless.


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White Garden Statue

One of many white statues in the Enchanted Maze Garden at Arthurs Seat

Wednesday Whites #15

White garden beauty
A sense of female freedom
A sense of delight


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Symbolic Statue

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A statue by a small waterfall at the Enchanted Maze Garden, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Today's Prompt ~ English Sonnet
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The Poetry Pantry #48
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To hold a gift of Nature in your hand
To be at one with tiny breathing life
To see the charm of water souls on land
To feel the pulse of peace without the strife
Is knowing that the treasures of this earth
Are not the precious metals that we think
Nor are they gems that promise wealth re-birth
Nor are they guarantees that pain will shrink.
It's understanding that we share our space.
We live to give a richer life to all.
Our mansions are our inner hope and grace
Where Eden gardens blossom strong and tall.
And no one knows the universe within,
A secret world beneath a clay like skin.
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Desperate Photographer

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Western Port Festival 2011 was celebrated last weekend at Hastings on the Mornington Peninsula.
As the parade marched down the street, this photographer joined a statue for a better view and a better photograph!
She looked as if she was part of the statue!
That's different!
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Monday Feature prompt ~ Different
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High on a statue
A different point of view
She needs that photo
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Passing Thoughts #11 ~ A Tribute to Jingle

Collage + poem by Gemma Wiseman
NOTE: The image is based on a statue at the Enchanted Maze, Arthurs Seat, Morningtinton Peninsula and there is a faint outline of a bell in a park at Queenscliff
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Passing Thoughts #11 ~ A Tribute to Jingle
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In honour of your creative, inspiring spirit.
Please accept this as your image and poem and do what you will with it!

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Little Guardian

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ My faithful, happy little dog watching over my front pathway.
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Yard Art on Thursdays meme
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Happy little face
My regular welcome home
Life is worth a smile
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Hosted by maryt/the teach @ Work of the Poet

Moving Forward

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Statues of an old couple reading and chatting at a book store in Tyabb Antique Village, Mornington Peninsula.
The final outline is a neon effect created in Picnik
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3WW #CXCV ~ hassle + inject + wealth
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Dreams inject visions
Stealth of tears becomes wealth of years
Hassle claims wisdom
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Hosted by Thom @ Three Word Wednesday

The Art of Neptune at Flinders

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Amazing statue of Neptune on the front fenceline of a home at Flinders, Westernport Bay, Mornington Peninsula
P.S. I showed this view to prove that this was part of domestic garden art and not in a public garden.
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Yard Art on Thursdays meme
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Neptune fantasy
Unusual garden art
Guard of seaside life
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Unravelling Threads

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A statue in the garden at the Tyabb Arts and Crafts Village, Mornington Peninsula
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Haiku Friday meme
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Chemical chaos
Unravelling tender threads
Limp fabric of love
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P.S. Inspired by Noah the Great's post Help;
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Sea King of the Garden

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Poseidon/Neptune statue in the front garden of a home in Flinders ~ Westernport Bay, Mornington Peninsula
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Manic Monday prompt ~ big
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Some like
Little garden gnomes
Little bird baths
Little sundials
Little plaques
In their home garden
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But now I know of
ONE
Who prefers
BIG
(And I mean a BIG)
King of the Sea
Taking centre stage
Right in the middle of a
Thatched
Front
Fenceline
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(Aside Whisper) ~ Give a King an inch and he'll add a new kingdom to his portfolio!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ He is BIG
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FOOTNOTES: This is only a guess. But the sculpture looks as if it is based on a tree trunk. Maybe, when the house was built, a large tree required cutting down, leaving a flat topped stump. The upper part looks as if it is a kind of treated/stained balsa wood that has been shaped, added to the tree stump, and then the whole has been stained/painted over so it blends together. However this was done, the result looks very inventive!