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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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Walk on Water


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The pier is a popular walk for all ages ~ Dromana, Mornington Peninsula
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Watery Wednesday prompt
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Walking a long pier
Dreams sail out to horizons
And return refreshed
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20 comments:

A Wild Thing said...

Easy to dream in such a surrounding and what memories, however small to tuck away in the recess of our identity on our journey back home

sharon.

Louis la Vache said...

It looks like an inviting place for a stroll. However, "Louis" fears that une vache would not be welcome.

Anonymous said...

i do miss being near the water. :O

Hey Harriet said...

I love your 'watery Wednesday' post! I never tire of looking at the water & can spend hours just gazing out to sea! Very calming photo! As much as I'd enjoy speding hours looking at it, unfortunately I'm at work & my boss wouldn't be impressed ;D

Hey I'll be posting about the blog award you so kindly gave me on my SSS post. Just letting you know in case you popped in & saw it wasn't mentioned in my post from today. I was simply saving it for Sunday :D

2sweetnsaxy said...

Great entry! My post is up. I'll try to get it up earlier from now on. :-)

Norm said...

Wow! I love the place very peaceful and beautiful...

DeniseinVA said...

Hi Gemma, beautiful photo, one of my favorite things to do is to walk on a pier. Haven't done it for a long while so your picture brought back a lot of lovely memories of the last time I was on one. I love everything about this photo.

Carletta said...

Your haiku is just wonderful for this photo!
When the photo came up I was immediately relaxed. Spending time by the ocean always refreshes me and looking at the expanse of the horizon was calming.
Wonderful post and I love the photo!

Anonymous said...

That looks like a pleasant place for a stroll. I can almost smell the salt air. Happy Watery Wednesday.

magiceye said...

lovely picture and super haiku!

Zz... said...

i'm glad healingstones pointed out the "haikus"- I so remember loving these when I got taught them in my 3rd grade class! yours are elegant :)

Reader Wil said...

Thank you for showing such lovely photos of Australia and especially a part I don't know.

EG CameraGirl said...

Walking out on a pier can be so refreshing, I agree. Happy Watery Wednesday!

Unknown said...

I can just smell the salt air. Looks like a lovely pier for stroll.

bundle-o-contradictions said...

Looks peaceful. *sigh* Happy Wednesday! :)

Connie T. said...

I wish I was walking on that pier. Nice picture.

Shosh said...

I like piers. There's somethign romantic about them.

Gill - That British Woman said...

reminds me of the seaside when we lived in Britain,

Gill from Canada

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much for sharing. Through your blog, a lot of people including me of course have a chance to read and learn from. I have read some of your post and I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks again and looking forward for more of your posting soon!

Eleanor said...

Your blog profile reads like an intriguing snatch of a novel - the story of your life sounds very interesting. I love the picture of the loner. I don't think I am a loner but I love (and need) solitude. Your are my first blogger with links to Tasmania! Some of my dad's family emigrated in the late 19th century to Tasmania but Grandpa came here to South Africa at age sixteen. I shall visit again!

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