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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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Shadowy Scarecrow


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Strange shadow shapes on the roadway in my homeland of Arthurs Seat mountain, Mornington Peninsula
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Hey Harriet's Shadow Shot Sunday prompt #13
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Shadows are fickle
Eccentric
Houdini
Personalities
~
Who would guess
A scarecrow
Matchstick
Waving
Saluting
Identity
Dumped
Flatly on
A busy road is
The humble
Alter ego of
A gum tree
~

13 comments:

A Wild Thing said...

Like 'road kill', flat, lifeless, betrayal of what beauty must have been in the beyond...NEAT...

sharon

Hey Harriet said...

Oh gosh I didn't think this comment box would ever open for me! (I'm still having trouble with your blog loading for me :(

Anyways...all good now. The Shadow Scarecrow shadow is cool! And 'alter ego of a gumtree' ...hehe - LOVE it! You live in a really beautiful looking area :)

Lisa's RetroStyle said...

I love the quality and colors of your photos and how different your landscape is from mine. They have such a uniqueness to them. Very cool!

EmBelISH said...

What a great shot, wow it is so dry everywhere in Australia isnt it.. congrats on a great pic for this SSS

Anonymous said...

Great SSS pic Gemma and very fitting poetry as well, beautifully written. The scarecrow tree, i like it!! It does look like a beautiful peaceful place where you live. Annette :0)

SandraRee said...

Another great shadow shot, Gemma! So pretty... and your poetry is always beautiful to read! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

Gina said...

What a beautiful area..love your SS and the sepia tones and your poem is fabulous :D

Ali said...

Lovely SS - so Australian, reminds me of where I grew up...

Rosebud Collection said...

Gemma, a beautiful shot as always..and lovely poem..Happy Sunday.

High Desert Diva said...

Lovely image and prose

paisley said...

oh i love the close on this... the alter ego of a tree,,, that line is perfection.....

~michelle pendergrass said...

I love that you write so much poetry! (I stink at it) but I like reading it matched with your photos!

Anonymous said...

LOL! That DOES look like a scarecrow! Wow! Interesting shadow patterns, indeed. Your poetry says it all. Cool!

Paz

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