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, December 29, 2009

Last Glimpse of Santa


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ On Christmas Day, we had Christmas lunch at Portsea Hotel, Mornington Peninsula.
While we were outside, after a brilliant lunch, enjoying the views across Port Phillip Bay, I turned to see Santa quietly coming down the stairs!
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Ruby Tuesday meme
Haiku Bones Prompt #3 ~ Regret
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Last glimpse of Santa
A touch of old fantasy
Last glimpse of Christmas
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If there's one regret
Christmas sadly spins on by
A moth round a flame
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25 comments:

Jim said...

Hi Gemma, this is neat! I am glad you got a picture him in his after duty time.
Happy RT! Thanks for peeking in on my old cars.
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I did a haiku for Haiku Bones last week, I don't know if I will this week or not. I see yours is posted. Yours are nice.
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Anonymous said...

Ah, ah. Weird to see Santa in warm weather. The idsguise seems more obvious.

Shoshana said...

somehow, I like that last glimpse of Santa. I like your Haiku Gemma.

Quilt Works said...

I like the Santa shot! Poor guy he must be hot!


...see what is in front of my house!

Miranda said...

Sometimes you can see Santa when you least expect it ;)

Anonymous said...

nice shot..just when he thought he could sneak out unnoticed lol! i love Portsea..Happy New Year :)

Ralph said...

After all the chimneys the aging Santa has had to endure, leaving after delivering presents vis the stairs. It is easier on his tired bones to let gravity work in his favor for once. Nice capture, and Happy New Year!

Nancy Bea Miller said...

Nice haiku and photo...so exotically sun-drenched as we had a white Christmas over here!

Kim, USA said...

Oh that is a good picture...the last glance of Santa 2009. Thanks for sharing!

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Tumblewords: said...

I didn't see Santa but the cookies I left for him were gone when I arose! Nice haiku!

Sherri B. said...

Very nice...I love the photo! It seems so strange to see Santa in the heat. lol

Chubskulit Rose said...

Aha, Santa caught in action!

My Ruby Tuesday. Wishing you and your family a happy new year!

Bruce Miller said...

White Sunlight christmas in the antipodes.

And another thing I'd love to see - I hear the moon phases are reversed from the anti-antipodes (podes?) - starting with the New Moon the white part is on the right and waxes until the Full Moon. I just learned that for you, the waxing moon starts on the left. Cool. -_-

Rinkly Rimes said...

Like Elvis 'Santa has just left the building.

Marites said...

that's a great capture....Santa's quiet time. It's kinda sad too. Happy holidays!

I have red banners.

Anonymous said...

Well, now we know where he goes to rest after his big sleigh run!

Auntie E said...

Now he is ready to settle down for a nice time with Mrs Clause

Marice said...

cool! u have captured Santa perfectly :)

u may view mine here, have a happy holidays

Felisol said...

Kind of hard to imagine, Santa and bikini ladies.
Wish I were there.
Sitting indoors with two pair of socks and thick felt slippers, still with ice cold toes!
I do understand Santa moving to warmer region!
From Felisol

Momgen said...

Santa clause got lots of times to have a long vacation after Christmas...Happy RT! Mine is up.

Mine is here

Stephanie V said...

Now I know where Santa goes when he ditches the reindeer! Good one!

nice A said...

Where is Santa going next?

♥♥ Willa ♥♥ said...

I think Santa is on his way going back to the North Pole :D
Ruby Tuesday

Tussy said...

You got him, I guess he is walking to the loo?

This is funny post.

Happy New Year!

You Got A Posty

rdl said...

nice haiku. sounds like holiday letdown has set in.

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