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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Friday, July 31, 2009

Swinging Holes


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A display of garden accessories at the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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Inspire Me Thursday ~ Holes
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Such small protection
A hole for hiding secrets
Entrance or exit
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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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Yesterday's Entertainment


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A memory at the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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PhotoHunt #173 ~ Entertainment
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Sounds of yesterday
Nostalgic glimpse of the past
Someone's memory
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Ocean of the Skies


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Morning flurry of Winter clouds, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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SkyWatch Friday #55
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Floating floss of foam
Plain of ethereal waves
Heavenly ocean
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Always read the small print!


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Old sign in an old train carriage now used as a cafe/kiosk at Tyabb, Mornington Peninsula
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This Way Thurs-Way #19
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In extreme danger
When winds swap dreams for nightmares
Bravely stop the train
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This Way Thurs-Way

Water Gathering


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A gathering at Rosebud beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Nature Notes #20
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Magnetic power
Water is a leveller
Many become one

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

History Walks On


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Interesting, arched windows on an old building in Queenscliff's main street, Bellarine Peninsula
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Window Views #15
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In red crayoned frames
Arcing echoes of legends
Other worlds live on
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Our night has limited eyesight...


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Night lights sailing Port Phillip Bay as viewed from Dromana, Mornington Peninsula
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3WW #CXLVIII ~ darkness + patronise + weaken
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Lights in the darkness
Just humanity's glow worms
Limited sailing
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Inventions weaken
Never patronise Nature
Cycles recycle
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Odd Couple


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Just relaxing at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula
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Sepia Scenes #41
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It may be Winter
Perhaps grey clouds block sunlight
But friendship is warm

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Living Water


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ I so love reflections in puddles after a downpour of rain!
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Watery Wednesday #46
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A pool of earth scenes
A sky carressing a tree
Soon the moment dries

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Rattling Red's at Tyabb


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ In the beautiful little Art and Craft Village at Tyabb is a railway carriage.
Old steam railway carriages in Australia were known as "Red Rattlers".
Hence the name of this carriage converted into a delightful little light snack kiosk.
You may enjoy a little time outside on the verandah or experience one of the tiny inside rooms, still with the old travelling atmosphere.
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Imagine journeys
Destination anywhere
Magic red carriage

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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Winter Afternoon Moonlight


Pics/Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ Crows on a flagpole and other birds in silhouette at my home in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
The photos were taken late on a winter's afternoon.
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Mosaic Monday meme
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Afternoon moonlight
Sweet discord of day and night
Silhouette dreaming
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Christabella Cafe at Dromana


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Delightful cafe by the sea at Dromana, Mornington Peninsula
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Mellow Yellow Monday #29
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Fresh salts of the sea
Sweet dreams beside forever
Cafe wonderland
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pastel Winter Rose


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A tender, climbing rose, blooming alone in my winter garden in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Macro Monday meme
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Tender pastel rose
Like translucent petalled silk
Basks in winter sun
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Dawn of Midnight Blue


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Dawn of midnight blue skies on a winter's morning in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Blue Monday meme
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Shy waking of dawn
In the spirit of midnight
The grapes of morning
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Heavens with Attitude


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Sky with dramatic attitude in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Monochrome Monday/Monochrome Maniacs
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Simmering tensions
Ingrained grey moods and motions
Like a cloudy brow
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Fragrance of Yesterday


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A glimpse of the world in Tyabb Grainstore Antiques, Mornington Peninsula
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One Single Impression #74 ~ Fragrance
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New tastes of old worlds
Feeling ambient echoes
Yesterday's fragrance
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Love is the flower you've got to let grow...


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A flower growing in a pot on my verandah.
Another plant is there, and suddenly as Winter began, this one appeared.
In fact two of them appeared.
They are a little like wild spirits loving the romance of life.
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Carry on Tuesday #11 ~ Love is the flower you've got to let grow ~ John Lennon
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Love is Mother Earth
Gentle rich soils nurture life
Rain is a blessing
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Love is the flower
Inner senses awaken
You've got to let grow
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Spiritual warmth
Romance of moon and sunlight
You've got to let glow
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Resting in the garden in the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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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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