“Reality leaves a lot to the Imagination.” – John Lennon This is a challenge that is putting real animals or nature versus objects that are products of man’s imagination… For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge A yellow orchid from our garden and the other photo is of a Batik textile painting of orchids. While in Malaysia…
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Focusing on Autumn Details
“Steer me to an autumn path to travel all alone. Fall leaves the finest company; rustling in my heart like home.” – Anonymous Yesterday was a gorgeous day for a stroll in Mount Dandenong. As the leaves were falling on the quiet path that I wash taking … the leaves of ochre, brown, red and…
rocking horsE in a vintagE placE
Ending with E for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge A few rocking horsE in a vintagE placE And some bonus piE and alE if you wish
Getting to Know … Me!
To get to know me is to know my heritage. Both my parents are Filipinos. My mother was a stay-at-home mum and my dad was an artist and an Advertising man by profession. Please click images to enlarge. I got my artistic gene from my dad. Back in the Philippines, immediately after graduating from Bachelor…
Alex Plus One
“Brothers are like glue, they stick together.”– Anonymous Here is Alex so proud of his name on a puzzle. Of course not far behind is little brother Henryk. BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright puzzle Name
Autumn In Budapest
“Autumn…you blush my heart that travels through my dreams year round.” – Angie Welland-Crosby A row of flaming red trees lined an empty, winding street in Castle Hill, Budapest. I had my winter boots on but that wasn’t enough to keep my feet warm. Thursday Tree Love – Autumn in Budapest
Taking flight on the Wetlands
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” – Rumi I decided to walk through my local wetlands yesterday to savour the view as it was during the strict lockdown. Things were much simpler during the year that was… i used to just sit there almost everyday… no distractions of work, shopping,…
What Do I see?
“SIGHT is what you see with your eyes, VISION is what you see with your mind.” – Robert Kiyosaki Windows incorporated with a bright eyes on mural somewhere in Melbourne. Ludwig’s Monday Windows BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright
Bright Mural in the Mill Castlemaine
“It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” – Nelson Mandela In the 1870s the Mill in Castlemaine was once a woollen mill and carpet factory. In 2013, the new owners brought it back to life and is now evolving as a creative hub. Back in…
Metal Chairs and Bright Leaves
“Two empty chairs are not a good use of space. Fill them up with love.” – Jarod Kintz Gotta continue with my short getaway. We stayed in Firetail Ridge, an 8.5 acre rural property in Yapeen, a hamlet between Castlemaine and Guildford in regional Victoria. Around the farm slash winery slash retreat, there were lots…
The Main Street of Castlemaine
“Little by little, one travels far.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Regional Travel Vouchers of $200 were offered to encourage Victorian residents to explore their state. It was gone in seconds but I was one of the few lucky ones to get it. I decided to visit Castlemaine, which is a former gold mining town. It is…
Bright Mural in Chapel Street
“The object of art is to give life a shape.” – William Shakespeare This is Beastman’s work in the corner of Chapel Street and Grey Street. It is made up of geometric patterns with bright colours. Sami’s Monday Murals – Beastman’s Chapel Street Mural BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright Mural Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Bright Murals in Lucerne
“Paint your life in bright colors and bold strokes.” Colourful, bright murals on the façade of Restaurant Fritschi in Lucerne, Switzerland. What makes it more interesting are the windows that is incorporated with the mural! BeckyB’s Square Challenge – Brightly Painted Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge – Brightly Painted Sami’s Monday Murals – Mural in Lucerne
Jack and his Little Princess
“Father and daughter have a special bond. She is always Daddy’s Little Girl.” Ann- Christine gave us the freedom to choose whatever topic we want to feature. So I decided to talk about these two… I love taking photos of my husband and my daughter especially in unguarded moments. For Ann-Christine’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge…
Geometry in Melbourne
“I think the universe is pure geometry basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time.” – Antony Garrett Lisi The definition of geometry is a branch of math that focuses on the measurement and relationship of lines, angles, surfaces, solids and points. Buildings in Melbourne using angles and lines. This is a modern…
Pop-Up Cow in Melbourne
“Something in the way she moos.” 🎶🎶🎶 Beautifully positioned in the centre of Melbourne CBD is this pop up restaurant and this gorgeous red cow sculpture. Saturday Sculpture Here is my red one as promised smkelly8 Just another update TODAY for my records: It has been about a month of Victoria having 0 cases of…
Bookshop Doors
“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.” – Vincent van Gogh A handsome and delightful book store with a combination of new and second hand books. The facade on the left side had painted books on the walls and in the…
Lavender Rhododendrons
“Stay as rare and radiant as a rhododendron.” – Tashi Namgyel FOTD
Man with Moustache, Beard & Sunglasses
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” On one of the corner buildings in Chapel Street in Melbourne there is this mural on a Bailey Nelson building by Tom Gerrard. Gerrard started out his career on the streets of Melbourne and now he is already known worldwide. His characters are simplified and it…
Hidden Away in Mt Dandenong
“A change of scenery can help everything.” – Drew Pomeranz Victoria barely had about 4 months to recover from the effects of the pandemic and the whole of Australia is now promoting travelling in our own backyard. Yes, people are still anxious. But this is the start of getting back bit by bit to normalcy…especially…
The Doors in 1 Mater Street
“Open the door… it may lead you some place you never expected.” I went to this gallery known as Le Space in 1 Mater Street, Collingwood. It is a fairly new contemporary gallery comprising a mixture of formal and informal viewing spaces with a number of doors. Thursday Doors
Windows of Flinders Street Station
“Stop looking at the walls; look out the window.” – Karl Pilkington This is the Flinders Street Station, designed in 1899 by James Fawcett and H. P. C. Ashworth. It has since become Melbourne’s most popular iconic landmark. It has now become the busiest pedestrian crossing across Flinders Street. It is also a famous landmark so it has…
Mural in a Fitzroy Alleyway
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see it.” – unknown In a small alleyway in Fitzroy … thankful that my husband stopped the car when I told him to. I saw this face of an aboriginal man which I noticed to be the work of Adnate. It is a part of a larger mural…
Special Moment
“You are not in the mountains. The mountains are in you.” – John Muir I am a nostalgic and sensitive person and so with Tina’s topic of “Special Moments” I was tempted to talk about the special people in my life which is my family. But…. change of plans! I would rather feature a place that…
Inside my Kitchen
“MY KITCHEN was clean last week, sorry you MISSED IT.” My kitchen is the centre of it all, where wonderful memories were shared with the whole family. I am not an excellent cook and baker but I try my best. My daughter loves my Filipino dishes, she misses my stews mostly. My husband loves how…
Plane Trees in London
“People don’t notice whether it’s WINTER or SUMMER when they’re HAPPY.” – Anton Chekhov It was almost winter, the end of November … and it was the last time I was in London. I saw a lot of trees with naked bare branches looking like this and I found it a bit funny and weird…
A Red Flower
“A flower has no time to waste; Her soul stems from self-love.” – Angie Weiland-Crosby FOTD – A red flower
Windows of Paoay
“I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.” – Pope John XXIII The Saint Augustine Church, commonly known as the Paoay Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. The church has retained its old fashioned…
Nature on a Wall
“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden Sometimes you can just walk on this beauty on the side of the road. Monday Mural
One Late Afternoon with Pat
“Wherever there is light, one can photograph.” – Alfred Stieglitz These photos were taken a few years ago when Pat was still living with us. We used to do this often …. just taking a walk, having a bit of a laugh and taking photos of whatever pleases us. But time does fly and we…