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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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Racing or Rocking Balance

11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month ~ Remembrance Day


Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ Around the Bay bike riders in Dromana + Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse by Claude Monet ~ 1872
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Ruby Tuesday prompt
Simply Snickers prompt ~ balance + bold + bright
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Bold bright red sport shirts
Intense balance of riders
Two wheeled race to win
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Bold fancy costume
Rocking balance of a child
The joy of nowhere
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6 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Must be bike weekend/day!
Such a lovely collage.
We spent most of yesterday out and about in warm November sunshine.
You have a fascinating blog as always.
Sometimes it takes age to load.....so don't always leave a comment.
Greetings from New York.

Catherine said...

I like your colorful and RED collage. Cycling Racers are perfect for this Ruby Tuesday.

Jim said...

Hi Gemma, I like your poem. And your red things. Best of all--maybe equal to your poem--I like your Monet picture on the trike, he has already won his race.

Is this Jean Monet (Canadian writer) or Jean Monet (son of Claude Monet), a frequent subject of paintings by his father Claude Monet? Wikipedia told me all that, I am familiar with Cluade M.

My Ruby Red Tuesday is at my regular blog today,
http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/ .
My two-wheeled vehicle there is motor powered with a surprise use.
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Ralph said...

The bikers look great in red, the best vantage point being when they pass by you going fast - and leave a red blur in their wake. Excellent!

Dianne said...

a really bright and beautiful collage

maryt/theteach said...

These are great shots, Gemma! Happy Ruby Tuesday! And happY Remembrance Day!

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