perfect stillness...

skies over Churchill Island...


perfect stillness
reflecting on the moment
peace and harmony


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wanted on the voyage...

old traveller's trunk on display at the Churchill Island Heritage Farm...
John Rogers became the legal owner of Churchill Island on January 15th 1866
for the sum of two hundred and ten pounds...


boxed and locked
personal wants and needs 
transient treasures


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close couple...

couple looking over Port Phillip Bay from Queenscliff Lighthouse Reserve...
I think the man is wearing the woman's hat,
because he gave it to her when they stood and walked away...


close together
sharing
special secrets


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coast guard yellow...

view of boats at Hastings boat harbour...


yellow sailor
guards the safety of coastlines
carefully


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mangroves by the bay...

view of mangroves at Hastings on Westernport Bay...


in mangrove worlds
birds seek the peace of
sanctuary


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from island to island...

view from Churchill Island with Phillip Island in the distance...


islands together
beyond the moonah trees
scenic memories


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wan spring shadows...

a view of the grounds of Churchill Island Heritage Farm...


wan spring shadows creep
fantasising about 
warmer coloured days


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Smith and Corona...

old typewriter on display at the Churchill Island Heritage Farm...
Smith and Corona began business in the U.S. in 1886...
A museum of their products is HERE...


old keys
enigmatic locks on 
new sounds of silence


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shadowy wetlands...

a view of Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


long shadows
the earth waits patiently
for new season warmth


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rain, cold wind and a beach...

It's rainy, it's cold and it's windy...
Yet still people walk Dromana beach...
One carries a beach umbrella - to contend with the rain...
But in this scene, the umbrella seems to be useful for prodding some sea grass...
(there's a sliver of red in the folded umbrella)


lure of beach worlds
kaleidoscope of seasons
brews the magic


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Bongo Transit...

This Bongo Transit service involves a tuk-tuk...
It is a special attraction round Sorrento and Queenscliff...
I took this photo at Queenscliff near the Queenscliff Lighthouse Reserve...


a cute tuk-tuk
unique way to enjoy
scenic spaces


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parked...

my cat Shadow in a little patch of sunlight by the verandah door...


parked
appreciating sunlight
quilted with shadows


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well sprung...

playground feature in a newly established reserve at Red Hill...


little wooden car
fun to bounce along on
surreal journeys


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from the fort wall...

spring skies viewed from a side wall of  Fort Queenscliff at Queenscliff...


contrast
intimidating fort walls and
welcoming spring skies


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Cayzer Boats...

sign embossed on the glass door of a shop at Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula...
4 generations of the Cayzer family have been involved in the boat building and design industry.


boat builders
design the opportunity
for sailing


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heavy sea mist...

heavy sea mist envelops Port Phillip Bay...
Photo taken from the Searoad ferry travelling between Sorrento and Queenscliff...
Mornington Peninsula is in the distance...


sea mist
softens and soothes
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motorcycle memorabilia...

 a little shop at Rosebud...
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- when I first posted about it in 2008...


a bike place
connecting treasures
past and present


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old farm tree...

shadows on a farm buiding at Churchill Island Heritage Farm...


an old tree
leaves a wall of
passing memories


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shining...

our cat Shadow enjoying a patch of winter sunlight...


meditating
in the warmth of peace
shining soul


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spring last year...

spring skies over Rosebud beach last year...
Skies this year, so far, are rarely so friendly...


silky spring waters
soft skies
smile sweetly


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watch tower...

watch tower for the Portsea Surf Life Saving Club at Portsea Ocean Beach...

keeping watch
wild waters may
spell danger



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fanning...

waters at London Bridge Ocean Beach...


slowly fanning
waters seek
a sandy rest


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time for a bite...

table feature at the Heritage Farm cafe on Churchill Island...
The island is just offshore from the Mornington Peninsula...
We enjoyed lunch there yesterday...
(The day was mostly sunny and warm - Yahooooo...)
I had the best fettucini and sun-dried tomatoes that I ever tasted...
My hubby said he had the best hamburger and chips he had ever tasted...
And, of course, we both had a great mug of cappuccino...


snack delights
tempting the most
fussy tastebuds


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banner markers...

 banners marking the walkway to the reptile exhibit at Melbourne Zoo...


sunlit banners
shining on
the journey


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enchanted entrance...

shadows near the entrance to the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...


winter shadows
greedy for 
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mirrored...

bird on my verandah after rain...


mirrored
a little one seeks beauty
elsewhere


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unsettled colours...

winter skies over the Dromana Hills...


unsettled colours
troubled airs on
a winter's morning


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station signs...

signs on Flinders Street station in Melbourne...


fixed sign language
suggests confirmation and
sells direction


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surf rake...

surf rake at Dromana beach...


even in cold months
a surf rake monitors
beach sands


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snake...

snake in the reptile exhibit at Melbourne Zoo under infra red lighting...


softly coloured
slender piece of
slippery life


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it's been raining... a lot...

rainy view of Dromana Hub carpark through the windscreen of my car...

blurred world
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tree at the zoo...

tree at Melbourne Zoo...


an ambling tree
seeking the light
distilling shade


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angular...

window at Frankston Hospital...


sharp lines
geometric art
of vision


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near the train station...

sunny winter skies over the entrance to Melbourne Zoo...
This is the entrance from the nearby Royal Park train station -


meeting wildlife
feeling connected with
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All Smiles...

All Smiles cafe and kiosk overlooks Sorrento Ocean (or Back) Beach...


a happy place
where sea and sky
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near the sea wall...

Dromana beach waters...


water rhythms
synchronised to 
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small kiosk...

small kiosk by the African wild dogs enclosure at Melbourne Zoo...


some time out
a taste of delight and then
keep walking


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bike on a tree...

bike turned sculpture on a tree in a small reserve at Mount Eliza...


bike on a tree
quirky art of 
recycling


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on the curtain

curtains closed on my bedroom window
produced this view from outdoors on a sunny winter's day...


elegance
glimpse of stylish character
on the curtain


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new war memorial reserve...

view of the newly created war memorial reserve in the village of Red Hill...


war memorial
ensures brave souls
are never lost


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a silvered morning...

winter skies over the Dromana Hills...


a silvered morning
silhouettes of trees
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The Giddy Bullfrog...

This tea room and art gallery is a tiny attraction tucked away in the beauty of Red Hill...
The artist is also an awesome scone maker here...


boutique tea room
brushed with crazy visuals
and dazzling tastes


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new pond...

a new little pond being established at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


new patch of water
another little haven
for bird life


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fire danger sign...

a new version of fire warning signs appearing on my peninsula...
A light flashes on the appropriate colour segment
and any extra messages are lit up in the lower rectangle...
This sign is at Sorrento...


fire warning
extreme heat needs
extreme caution


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two yellow characters...

kites flying at the 2014 Kite Festival on the Rosebud foreshore...


yellow characters
mischievously
flying low


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a rake...

rake waiting on my old verandah at Arthurs Seat...


faithful rake
willing to do
what must be done


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mid thought...

duck at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


a duck moment
pausing
mid thought


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on a clear day...

view yesterday of the Port Phillp Bay coastline from Rosebud in the foreground to Point Nepean...
The photo was taken from Seawinds at Arthurs Seat...


many lives
visibly hugging the sea
on a clear day


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