Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Shadow knows how to completely relax any time, anywhere!
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Pet Pride meme
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Cool pure elegance
Relaxation means stray paws
Wise gems from Shadow
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I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
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)
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Complete Relaxation
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Walking With Waters
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Water play at Rosebud beach at low tide, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday #69
Haiku Bones #12 ~ Sleep
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Last days of summer
Sleep is a land far away
Water's the moment
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Stepping Up With a Kookaburra
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A little kookaburra on our verandah steps, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #99
Carry on Tuesday #42 ~ This week our prompt is the opening of Elizabeth Peter’s 1999 book The Falcon at the Portals:
What is it you find so amusing, dear?
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Hopping up the stairs
Kookaburra happiness
Life is always good
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Hear this bird's laughter
It is so amusing dear
You must just laugh too
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Low Tide Beauty
Closed Maze of Shadows
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A play of shadows round a side entrance to the Enchanted Maze, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula.
(This photo was taken before the main entrance opened to the public, but I expect this less grand entrance is more for deliveries! There is a cafe and souvenir shop here at the maze.)
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Shadow Shot Sunday #93
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Closed to the public
Side gate to maze enchantment
Riddled with shadows
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
One Sign Multiplied
Friday, February 26, 2010
Grey is Beautiful
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ In the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula, some late summer sunset skies have interesting grey clouds.
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Sky Watch Friday #74
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Purling grey skyscape
Like soft secrets set adrift
Subtle pale beauty
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Domed Views
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Delightful domed building near the Melbourne Museum.
I loved how the tall windows accentuated the shape of the dome and the tiny ones in the dome itself looked like mini viewing spaces!
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Window Views...and Doors Too
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Elongated views
Three sixty degree spaces
Circling earth from earth
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Swimming Carnival Blues
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Lovely clear blue of water at a swimming carnival
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Watery Wednesday #76
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Soft clear blue waters
Swimmers lap and foam the pool
Beautiful motions
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
It's Fun To Be Crazy!
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A swimming carnival can be a great time to indulge in some crazy outfits!
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Drama of colours
Dress ups are a great escape
Crazy happiness
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Monday, February 22, 2010
In the dim light of yesterday...

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ One corner of Melbourne Museum is devoted to a display of life in colonial days.
The lighting here is mysterious and beautiful!
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Mosaic Monday meme
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Magical flashbacks
Haunting link with yesterday
Mysterious light
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Another William Ricketts Rock Sculpture
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ At Seawinds gardens, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula is a wall of enigmatic sculptures by William Ricketts.
This sculpture appears to be Ricketts' interpretation of cherubic Aboriginal faces.
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Macro Monday meme
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Faces from past worlds
Peering through time's dimensions
Sweet young old angels
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Waiting for a Sign
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Jet Ski Family at Dromana
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A young family on a jet ski grounded at Dromana beach. Dad was nearby, so I'm not sure if Mum and little ones were just sitting there or waiting for a ski.
I felt a little uncertain about the safety of the children.
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SOOC Sunday #68
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Family outing
Summer thrills on the water
Anticipation
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Take a little time...
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A lovely shady spot in the beautiful Seawinds gardens, Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula
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Scenic Sunday #84
Carry on Tuesday #41 ~ This week our prompt is the opening of Michael Crichton’s 2004 novel State of Fear:
In the darkness, he touched her arm and said ...
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In the soft darkness
He touched the warmth of her arm
He reached for her soul
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Do you remember
Do you remember our world
Our secret treasure
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A moment in time
A bench waiting for viewing
A peaceful escape
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Wonder of Shadows
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Another Seawinds Reflection
Friday, February 19, 2010
Last Skies of Summer
Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Pretty pale evening skies of late summer in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Sky Watch Friday #73
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Pale breath of sunset
Pink blushing whirls of cotton
Fading summer skies
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SONGS ABOUT AUSTRALIA
- Damien Leith - his citizenship ceremony in Tenterfield + he sings "Tenterfield Saddler" - Australia Day 2007
- "I Still Call Australia Home" - Peter Allen's beautiful song sung by the Outback Singers - absolutely stunning!
- "I Am Australian" - delightful Australian images synchronise with a song of the Australian spirit - The Seekers
- "Great Southern Land" - the deepest wells of the Australian spirit - Icehouse (1989)
Australian Photography, Painting & Music Links
- Tia Kane Art - Chinese art through Australian eyes
- Kieran Murphy - Amazing 19yr old (2008) guitarist - Melbourne = "The Chase"
- Ian Wallace - Award winning photographer from Tasmania
- Lindsay Buckland - Music - Eclipse of the Common Sense - Melbourne, Australia
- Andonis - Heroic Mosaic Art - Melbourne Australia
- Michelle Wrighton - Pet Portrait Artist - Perth, Western Australia
- David Webb's Nature Photography - Queensland
- Robert Todonai - Painter of Australian Life & Landscapes - Western Australia
General Interest Australian Websites
- Australia's Weirdest Wineries
- Mornington Peninsula Tourism
- HaikuOz
- Unusual Facts About Australia ~ Some serious, mysterious and fun
- Desert Art - Broken Hill NSW
- The True Blue Roo Poo Company - Funny gifts from Down Under
- Scribbly Gum
- Truly Australia - Travel Australia
- ABC Rural Australia
- ABC Northern Tasmania
- Australian Snapshots
- Message Stick - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Online
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- Complete Relaxation
- Walking With Waters
- Stepping Up With a Kookaburra
- Low Tide Beauty
- Closed Maze of Shadows
- One Sign Multiplied
- Grey is Beautiful
- Domed Views
- Swimming Carnival Blues
- It's Fun To Be Crazy!
- In the dim light of yesterday...
- Another William Ricketts Rock Sculpture
- Waiting for a Sign
- Jet Ski Family at Dromana
- Take a little time...
- Wonder of Shadows
- Another Seawinds Reflection
- Last Skies of Summer
- Vertical Window Parade
- Possum View of Guinness
- Water Through a Keyhole
- A Moment in Brunswick
- Mosaic of Echoes
- New Bumblebee and Friends
- Last Petals of Summer?
- Jus' Hangin'
- Colonial Worlds at Melbourne Museum
- Meeting of Dimensions
- Welcome Nugget at Melbourne Museum and a Thank You...
- Alternate Reality
- Maybe just white clouds...
- Window on St Mark's, Dromana
- Enchanted Maze Garden Entrance
- Dancing Waters
- Summer Wisdom
- Old Rugged Legend
- Yellow Sails on Summer Sands
- Summer Garden Music
- Music of the Night
- Idyllic Corner
- Shadow Puzzle
- Travel Dust and Mirrors
- Summer Afternoon Rainbow
- Note of Exchange
- White Viewing Tower at Queenscliff
- Soft Blue Waters at Queenscliff
- Like Floating Treasure Chests...
- A Touch of Gold
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Archive of Blog Quotes
- A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
- Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
- Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
- The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
- Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
- Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman
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