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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Monday, November 30, 2009

Identity Box


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A mailbox with a clear statement of identity at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Mailbox Monday #32
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A place in the street
Strong signed and sealed belonging
Strong identity
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White Rose Beauty


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The beauty of a white rose is eternal
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Macro Monday meme
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Layered leaves of white
Pages scented with legends
Nature's magic book
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Seeking Eyes


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Shadow loves to watch a face, eyes seeking inner answers.
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Pet Pride meme
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I have a question
Is there more to life than life
Wise gems from Shadow
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Magical Rural Moment


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Magical rural scene at The Briars, Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday meme
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Seasonal faces
Nature's parade of beauty
Some worlds are changeless
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Rural Outdoor Museum


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A corner of The Briars property at Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula
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Scenic Sunday #72
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Echoes of old days
Fragments of living slowly
Living museum
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Scenic Sunday

In the shadow of a feather...


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Feather (kookaburra?) on my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Shadow Shot Sunday #80
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Fragmented shadow
Fragile trail of living flight
Light as a feather
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Common Symbols of Outdoor Technology


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A gathering of technologies in a Rosebud carpark, Mornington Peninsula.
These are familiar technologies in the shopping experience.
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PhotoHunt #189 ~ Technology
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Shiny metallics
Cold symbols of our progress
Processed contraptions
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A familiar piece of outdoor domestic technology.
Every roof must have one?
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Small Reflections


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Heaving seas at Dromana beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Weekend Reflections #10
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Unsettled waters
Fallen castles in the sands
Footprints fade in time
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When business rules
When a week seems a lifetime
Keep reflections small
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Friday, November 27, 2009

Cloudy Lace


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Morning skies in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Sky Watch Friday #62
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Ruffled detailed lace
Gathered in cloudy scallops
Pink magic bubbles
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Earthly Stars


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Spring flowers in my garden in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Monochrome Monday/Monochrome Maniacs
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Shining eyes of Spring
Glowing cameo dramas
Bright stars of the earth
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Sunday, November 15, 2009

A Special Dreaming Place


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of Shadow's favourite dreaming places ~ on the back of the lounge watching the winding front path.
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Pet Pride meme
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Special dreaming place
Quietly watching the world
Wise gems from Shadow
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Sea View


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of my favourite places at Dromana beach to watch life on Port Phillip Bay
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SOOC Sunday meme
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Relaxing sea view
Water sports panorama
From here to somewhere
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Walkways by the Sea


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ View of Dromana pier and Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula.
Savage sea winds have pushed the tree/shrub in the foreground into an artistic lean.
Yet still it grows strongly.
It has been this way at least for the last 10 years since I have lived here.
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Scenic Sunday #70
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Walkways by the sea
Earthly links with far spaces
Living in dreamscapes
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Scenic Sunday

Rambling Shadows


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Buy art
A blue pot on a window ledge photographed from outside the window.
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Shadow Shot Sunday #78
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Soft hues of blue
Like secret whispers of a creative soul
Just discernible
In the veil of
Shadows
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Puddle Fragment


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A rather large puddle and reflection near Safety Beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Weekend Reflections #8
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Elongated scene
Reflection of distances
Fragmented moment
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Early Summer Morning Light


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Early summer morning light in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Sky Watch Friday #60
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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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Spray of morning light
Wheat like husks of morning cloud
New morning harvest
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

A Sign of Summer in Australia


Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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This Way Thurs-Way #31
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A sign of summer
Pegged colours of holidays
Sand and seas flying
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This Way Thurs-Way

Sacred Shelves


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A humble old church (Wesleyan Church, 1868) at Queenscliff, Bellarine Peninsula that is now renewed as a quaint bookshop.
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Window Views ... and Doors too #30
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Sacred world of books
Filled with pioneer echoes
Old love meets new love
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Passing Ships


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry passing a dredge on Port Phillip Bay
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Watery Wednesday #61
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Channel deepening
Dredge gives cruisers a future
Passing ships for now
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Martha Cove Tunnel


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Small road tunnel near the marina at Martha Cove, Mornington Peninsula
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Ribbon of red walls
Panels of abstract artwork
Drive through gallery
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View near Blackwood Park Cottages, Mole Creek

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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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