once was yellow...

the yellow Information Centre in Dromana (2010)
before the walls were all painted grey with yellow and blue signs...

the sunny place
always welcomed
travellers




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Arthurs Seat chair...

popular chair at the top of Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula...
Many tourists like to have their photos taken on this chair...

iconic seat
framing a view of
a memory



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intimate view of a wildflower...

feeling the secrets
close to a wild flower's
beauty


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candy light...

candy sunset light over the Dromana Hills...


streaks of candy
brighten
fading light


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Les Misérables...

sign for a current stage show in Melbourne...


once a convict
earns the right to be
a man among men


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choppy seas...

choppy seas batter Dromana pier...


disgruntled waters
unleashing wells of
vicious power


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reds of the street...

reds feature in this street view of Mornington...


reds
add a touch of bright warmth to
a winter street


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community colours...

one of many community groups celebrating Australia Day earlier this year in Dromana...


community colours
represent
community spirit


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like a little garden girl...

shadowy garden feature at the Enchanted Maze Garden, Arthurs Seat...


little garden girl
do you long for
spring colours


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when paws fly...

a very large kite on display at the Kite Festival, Rosebud earlier this year...
Here it is slowing rising from the ground...


could it be
my paws are also
my wings


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winter morning in Melbourne...

view of yesterday's wintry morning sky over Melbourne near Flinders Street station...
The sun peeked out for just a short time...


the crowds have thinned
winter slows the pace of a
bustling city


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recycling...

recycling sign on a bin in a Rosebud street...


turning
waste into
want


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soft shimmer..

soft shimmer of light on waters at Rosebud beach...


softly shimmering
catching a dream in
winking light


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reds gather...

reds gather round street musicians Hoodoo Mayhem
as they play in the recent Mornington Winter Jazz Festival in Mornington's main street...


rhythms of jazz
are music for
a weary street


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playing to street worlds...

one of many musicians participating in the recent Mornington Winter Jazz Festival...


rhythms of the street
are close to
the jazz of his mind


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where shadows reach...

shadows on a boat shed door at Dromana beach...


where shadows reach
beyond their own
reality


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shadowy dining area...

shadowy outdoor dining area in Mornington Main Street early on a Sunday morning...


early
Sunday morning shadows
wait for late warmth


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dark long shadows...

winter morning skies over the Hillview Community Reserve in Dromana...


crsip morning chill
but still the skies smile
with light


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Mornington Winter Jazz Festival...

sign in Main Street for the Mornington Winter Jazz Festival last long weekend
- Queen's Birthday weekend...

a little jazz
can rock
the winter blues


another version of the sign outside the entrance to the Grand Hotel, Mornington...


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special art of grass...

grasses in Hillview Community Reserve wetlands, Dromana...


special art of grass
cast by the light and winds
on soft waters


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homely restaurant...

winter flowering geraniums outside the Counting House restaurant in Mornington...


homely restaurant
fringed with geranium reds
and the scents of lavendar


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network...

tight network of piers at Schnapper Point, Mornington...
the machinery in the background is a sign that the old larger pier there is still getting a make over...


water worlds
piers for the workers
and the dreamers


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scenic greens...

view of the landscape round Point Nepean's old Quarantine Station...


trees live on
beyond
old tragedies


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dwindling...

remains of an old pier at Balnarring beach...


old and weathered
mossy makeover
evolving art


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winter begins...

winter morning skies in the Dromana Hills...


soft winter morning
brushed sky waves of
grey-blue and white


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Quarantine Station warning...

sign at the old Quarantine Station, Point Nepean...


beware
sometimes swimming 
is fraught with danger


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across the bay...

view from Point Nepean across Port Phillip Bay...


across the bay
other worlds and moments
share old secrets


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rowing...

rowing on the Yarra River in Melbourne...


rowing
combines physical rhythms 
and inner strength


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winged museum exhibit...

interesting exhibit at Melbourne Museum...
with so many reflections in this glass case, it was difficult to get a clear shot...


world of wings
tantalises
the imagination


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from Point Nepean...

view of Port Phillip Bay from Point Nepean...


a tragic place 
shipwrecked souls
cry for mercy


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