”Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all of you great mothers out there. I am wishing you more blessing, more love and more happiness in your lives! It is Mother’s Day today, but I had an early celebration yesterday….
Benches and Chairs in Cloudehill
“I was just sitting here enjoying the company, plants got a lot to say, if you take the time to listen.” – Anonymous These are two of the sitting sculptures in Cloudehill Gardens by Graeme Foote. These are part of Graeme’s Australian women series featuring Christine Nixon (Australian Police Officer) on the left and Dame…
Seeing it Up Close
”Come right up close to me and I will show you something wonderful.” – Roald Dahl I love taking close up photos but at times I don’t succeed because maybe I don’t have the correct lens or my hands are not steady enough or maybe I thought it was clear but when I looked at…
Doors and Arches in Cloudehill
“Never underestimate the healing power of a quiet moment in the garden.” – Anonymous At the top of the Dandenong Ranges is a maze of a garden, sculpture, archway and doors known as the Cloudehill Gardens. This is the signage in front and the entry door. This is for Dan’s Thursday Door Challenge Please click…
My Kind of Purple Bloom
“A garden of purple is always in bloom.” A perfect hydrangea …. my kind of purple! FOTD – Purple Bloom Jude’s Life in Colour – Purple
Reality vs Imagination
“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…
Assisi
”A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” – Francis of Assisi __________________________________🚞🚎🚗🚃🛫🚠 Travelling from Burano to Assisi, the scenery was simply breathtaking. Glad we were awake the whole time to experience it all. Please click image to enlarge. __________________________________🚞🚎🚗🚃🛫🚠 Assisi is a small town in Central Umbria. It is a UNESCO Heritage…
Washing Lines & Windows in Burano
Wooden windows in the colourful island of Burano. The houses hardly have any garden to put their laundry in, so they were usually out on the alleyways and walk ways to dry. It is funny but it does look beautiful and adds character to the place. Monday Washing Lines – Burano (2) Ludwig’s Monday Windows
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…
There’s a Scarf on the Bench
“Sometimes the great feeling in the world is just sitting still for a moment and watching the world go by.” – Andy O’Malley Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Shades of Bright Pink Hydrangeas
“Every flower blooms in its own time.” – Ken Petti It was fun joining Becky and the rest of the blogging community this whole month of April. It was enjoyable to see some brightness all around the globe. And this is from me to end this month of flowery brightness and pink. Some Hydrangeas at…
Bright Church Doors
“God will open doors that you didn’t knock on.” Unknown Some church doors in the Melbourne CBD. Brightly coloured ones too! Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge- Bright Church Doors BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright Church Doors
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
Colourful Burano
“I am a believer that colors affects people’s moods.” – Lily Pulitzer __________________________________🚞🚎🚗🚃🛫🚠 On the Road from Venice to Burano… Burano is just a day trip away from Venice on a vaporetto. It takes about half an hour travelling time between the two islands. This is what can be seen along the way. Please click…
It’s 10pm in Melbourne
“Night is to see the dreams and day is to make them true.” – Anonymous Melbourne is not quite like New York (the city that never sleeps) ….but it does sparkle at night. This is the Casino at the Yarra River at 10 pm on a Saturday night. BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Melbourne Sparkles
When in Paris …
“Better to illuminate than to merely shine.” – Thomas Aquinas Sometimes you just have to drag yourself to going to the same iconic structure twice in one day just to see it from a different point of view. And it definitely didn’t disappoint. One was taken while on a River Cruise and the other when…
Bright Burano and its Washing Lines
I tried so hard to find photos of washing lines in my archives, happy that I found a few. So this is my first of a series from Burano… a picturesque island in the Venetian Lagoon in Italy. BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright Burano Monday Washing Lines – Burano (1)
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…
This Morning at the Dandenongs
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs These photos are so fresh from the camera. My friends and I went to the Rhododendron Gardens, Dandenong Ranges in Regional Victoria this morning. There are no rhododendrons at this time, but there’s an abundance of Maple…
Bright Pink Protea
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.” – Buddha Bright coloured Proteas in the Wilson’s Botanical gardens in the Southeast of Melbourne. BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright pink Protea Cee’s Flower of the Day – Pink Protea
Gondola Ride…
“Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.” – unknown You can never travel to Venice and not go on a gondola ride. It may be very “touristy” or maybe too expensive…but a gondola ride is quintessential to Venice. Some people in our tour group didn’t want to…
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
Wooden Seats from My Castlemaine Trip
”We’re all just passing time and occupy our chair very briefly.” – John Hurt Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge- Wooden Seats from My Castlemaine Trip Debbie’s Six Word Saturday- Wooden Seats from My Castlemaine Trip
Brightly Painted Wooden Doors
“When one door closes, another opens. Or you can open the closed door. That’s how doors work.” – Anonymous A bright door in a shopping place serving fresh food. I don’t really like it that much but I guess the one who designed it did. Great for the challenge though. Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge –…
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
Venice …Breathtaking by Day
“It’s so easy for me to get caught up in the feeling of a city like Venice, where everything is just beautiful colour and gorgeous buildings that are so peaceful. You can roam around and get lost in the labyrinth.” – Nanette Lepore Oh Venice… who wouldn’t fall in love with you! It is a…
Bright Sunny Day for a Bike Ride
“My kids are the sunshine of my life.” As some of you may already know, my kids send me photos of their activities even before these ZOOM meetings and catchups were the norm. Here are Pat and Tim plus my daughter in law, Leigh… enjoying some spectacular days in the sun having a bike ride…
Sparkle & Shine Bright
“DREAM big SPARKLE more SHINE bright” Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge CFFC – Shine Brightly BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Shine Brightly “Both light and shadow are the dance of love.” – Rumi ”Let your light shine so brightly that others can see their way out if the dark.” – Katrina Mayer
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