My Swirls

Muscovy and friend at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana


my presence
marks the waters with
my own swirls


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Stick Insect

It's a long time since I have seen a stick insect.
This one was on the glass opening to the verandah.
Hubby managed to move it carefully to a bush.


fragile life
fine stick like body
seeking a home


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Innocence

innocence
webbed in threads of light
like far islands


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Shadowy Painter

Painter near Dromana beach


a painter
colours surfaces and casts
shifting shadows


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Hills and Valleys

Macro of rain on my glass table top on my verandah


hills and valleys
shaping and re-shaping
moonscaped rain



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like a gate...

Metal and brick fence line at Moorabbin, an inner suburb of Melbourne.


like a gate
framed in a brick wall
ever locked


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Relax, Go Fishing

Smiled when I saw this sign on a car parked at Schnapper Point


relax
find a rod and some water
and fish


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Wintry Yarra

Winter view of the Yarra River in Melbourne


winding gently
Melbourne's heart drifts
to the country


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inside a raindrop...

Macro of rainwater on the edge of the glass table top on my verandah


inside a raindrop
chaos of colour and shape
order of Nature


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Tapping

Tap dancers from Glamour Puss Studios 
presenting a display of dance by the Yarra River, Melbourne
I was amazed at the age range of this group.


tap a little tap
feel the music's beat
in the soul


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where shadows play...

where shadows play
dark mirrors reflect and reshape
enlarged fragments


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Fringe of Shadow

curling
fringe of shadows drifting
stilled wings



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Double

Like a double fence line leading down to Moorabbin railway station.
Moorabbin is an inner suburb of Melbourne.


metal worlds
features and functions of
railway art




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My First Photo Editing

Back in May 2008, when first I began uploading my photos, I had never edited my photos before.
This is one of my first attempts at using a frame to complement the image.



This is one of my first attempts in 2008 to solarise an image.


dull landscapes glow
in the chillled seasons
like snowy lace 



Another solarised image looking down Arthurs Seat to Port Phillip Bay.
Rarely do I edit my photos - except maybe for cropping.
I prefer the "as is" photography.
But if I edit my photos, I like to keep a sense of reality, a sense of the original photo.


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roll of winter waves...

Roll of winter waves at Dromana beach


rolling
rolling with the winds
the winter winds


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Red in Motion

Colourful bus plying Melbourne streets.
It's not just the Melbourne trams that get all the colourful glamour in Melbourne.


red in motion
colouring the streetscape
with passion


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Follow My Crunchy Flakes

Another colourful Melbourne tram.
This tram was on the move at the time, hence the slight blur.


follow me
I'm a sunlight thrill
to your taste buds


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Mini Shadows

Gathering by the sea on a chilly winter's day.
A host of mini shadows!


tiny feathers
tuned to the sea
in all seasons


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Construction Extract

Part of a construction site happening in Dromana.
It will be The Nepean - resort style apartments overlooking Dromana Bay and on the main road.
Not everyone is happy about this.


construction
paradoxically can be
destruction



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Understated Fence?

Lovely old house - Californian bungalow - at Moorabbin, an inner suburb of Melbourne.
Somehow I feel that the fence line style doesn't really complement the house.
Maybe they wanted an understated fence line so that attention is drawn to the house and garden?


wired fence
binding the large
the small escapes


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Re: the curled feature on the roofline.
Many early 20th century homes have this.
Some say it's called a pinnancle and is a stylised version of a gargoyle to ward off evil.
More responses suggest that it is a feature of Japanese architecture advertised in the World Trade Fairs and "borrowed" for other architecture.
For more details of the discussion about "what it is" see HERE!


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Winter Sun

When it's sunny on our Winter days, the light is gentle, the sea is the bluest blue and the shadows are long.
This is a photo of Dromana beach.


winter sun
bright gentle colours
sweet peace


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from the wall...

A view of rough winter waters from the Dromana beach wall.


wild and rough
winter energy
exciting


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flowers within...

strange beauty
flowers within
flowers


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Yellow Trim

This photo was taken at Martha Cove in April (Autumn) 2 years ago.
The boat seemed to be a most unusual water craft.
The guy standing was anxious to take many photos of the seated couple.
I'm presuming that it must have been a new boat.


lots of yellow trim
like a floating carnival
spunky water craft


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Shadowed Reflections

shadowed reflections
whose reality are you
melting moment


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Small Pier

Small pier at the Martha Cove marina on Port Phillip Bay


tiny pier
sharply bridging
necessities


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still beautiful...

 bruised flower
winter wind tattered
but beautiful



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New Season?

This scene in my backyard represents the many strange elements of my current Australian Winter.
The gold Autumn leaves in the background are nearly fallen.
The Autumn leaves on the left are still turning.
And in the midst is a prolific flowering of daisies.
 All are blessed with light morning mist.


in the morning mist
flowers mix with Autumn leaves
new season is born


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Sparkling Winter Waters

Sparkling winter waters at Dromana beach


jewelled waves
like shimmering stars
sparkling


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for the children...

I found this unusual sign at the small Crib Point Cemetery on Westernport Bay.
Such a beautiful idea.

a place
for the little souls
to be found





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White Winter Petals

Winter flower at the Enchanted Maze Garden, Arthurs Seat


petals wide open
like a beseeching question
like a winter prayer


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