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 11, 2008

Magical Winter Morning

Pic on Flickr by Gemma Wiseman ~ Like a fantasy world on Dromana beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Skywatch Friday prompt
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Like wisps of sorbets
Powdered puffs of morning light
Like fresh, new make-up
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Layered lights at Dromana beach
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Like glowing icing
Sunrise with lashings of cream
Like divine desserts
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Mystic light at Dromana
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Like feeling songlines
Mystic wonderland of dawn
Like real fantasy
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Distant mystery at Dromana
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Like old darknesses
Peeling wells of memories
Like inspiration
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33 comments:

Ralph said...

The winter sky, certainly here in the Northeast US, offers the bluest blue there is. The winter air is crisper, and the winter pictures too.

On a sunny, not snowy day that is. The only winter thing you seem to be missing in Victoria is snow...

Mozi Esme said...

Lots of feelings to be found in the sky!

Anonymous said...

Once upon a time there was this great and fantastic group of people who blogged and photographed … with a click, click here, a snap, snap there, all of them had a week to look upon the sky … day and night, by dusk or dawn, sunrise or sunset … and always there where great and fantastic photos to be seen when SKY WATCH was opened …

I am one of those proud sky watchers and I really enjoy each and every one of the photos you show us. I really think you are a first class sky watcher!

Tom said...

These are a delightful set of pictures, thank you for taking part again today

Pearl Maple said...

Great photos of the sky for sky watch friday. Thank you for adding to the party with your view of the horizon.

Carletta said...

What an absolutely beautiful series!

EG CameraGirl said...

Fabulous collection of skies that prove winter isn't all bad. :-)

SandyCarlson said...

Those are wonderful shots. So clear and serene.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos . . . just stunning!

Thanks also for stopping by my blog and for your lovely comments on my first ever Sky Watch photo too!

Anonymous said...

Stunning - the top one is my favorite.

Anonymous said...

Gemma, beautiful shots of the skies you've captured :)

A Wild Thing said...

Sky beauty, hard to imagine winter there when we are in such sweet, warm weather here in the states. Mark Twain often commented on our beautiful skys along the Mighty Miss...a gift to see.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Sky Watch pictures and lovely poetry! I enjoyed viewing your blog. Thanks for stopping by earlier.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful skies Gemma! have a great weekend.

Larry D said...

Wonderful photos!

Anonymous said...

Your photos are just getting better and better. The first one should be in a calendar. And the poetry ain't bad either!

Maria Verivaki said...

the sequenced shots are like the birth of a star!

Reader Wil said...

Every where on earth the sky surprises us and everywhere it looks different! The colours of your photos are mysterious!

mrsnesbitt said...

Stunning skies Gemma! Awesome!

ArneA said...

It took half a second to remember that it is winter down under now.
Had to scroll all down to look for snow, but that is only at Kiwi islands I believe.
:-)

Anonymous said...

Good evening from Sydney! Love the poetry and that last shot especially is striking!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Marvellous catch of the evening sky.

Dewdrop said...

Gemma, beautiful and dramatic sky shots! I love the poetry that you have added.

Alan said...

I especially like the first shot with the sun mostly behind the small cloud.

Anonymous said...

Those first two pictures are wonderful.

Anonymous said...

I'm back. Doing good!

Anonymous said...

great SWF picture. thanks for sharing

Nova said...

i love the sun...That is an amazing sky and clouds you have together...

check out mine too...

Anonymous said...

Excelent series of a cloudy/sunny sky!

Mustang Mike said...

The sun is hiding behind the clouds. Whap! Out it comes to brighten our day. Lovely shots. Mustang Mike

Cath said...

A fantastic series of shots - I love the sun peeking from behind the clouds - and your description is beautiful.

AnneKa said...

Hallo from north Norway. Last week I saw all Sky Watch Friday photos and they were all great, and I hope to see them all this week too. I love to travel around the world this way.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful sky watch and have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

These pictures are wonderful.

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