AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Friday, August 1, 2008

Sea King of the Garden

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Poseidon/Neptune statue in the front garden of a home in Flinders ~ Westernport Bay, Mornington Peninsula
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Manic Monday prompt ~ big
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Some like
Little garden gnomes
Little bird baths
Little sundials
Little plaques
In their home garden
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But now I know of
ONE
Who prefers
BIG
(And I mean a BIG)
King of the Sea
Taking centre stage
Right in the middle of a
Thatched
Front
Fenceline
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(Aside Whisper) ~ Give a King an inch and he'll add a new kingdom to his portfolio!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ He is BIG
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FOOTNOTES: This is only a guess. But the sculpture looks as if it is based on a tree trunk. Maybe, when the house was built, a large tree required cutting down, leaving a flat topped stump. The upper part looks as if it is a kind of treated/stained balsa wood that has been shaped, added to the tree stump, and then the whole has been stained/painted over so it blends together. However this was done, the result looks very inventive!

8 comments:

paisley said...

quite impressive,, and it looks like it is carved out of a tree... what an amazing feat!!!!

Mary said...

Wow, that is amazing! Is it carved from a tree trunk?

Janna said...

What an interesting piece of art!

Barb said...

I thought it looked like a tree trunk! He's a big boy!

EG CameraGirl said...

I'm intrigued by art carved out of tree stumps. This one is is extremely well done!

Ivanhoe said...

As an Aquarius, I always liked Neptune. And this one is really cool :o)
Have a great Monday!

Anonymous said...

This is a delightful piece of art. The Neptune statue is so intriguing to look at..

Tink *~*~* said...

You're right, it does look as though it was carved from a tree that grew there. Excellent find!

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