Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Exhibit in Melbourne

“On the completion of the Sistine chapel ceiling: I’ve finished that chapel I was painting. The pope is quite satisfied.” – Michelangelo This unique exhibition in Emporium, Melbourne took me to the world of the greatest masterpieces of Michelangelo, seen from a totally different perspective. Photographing public art Challenge Six Word Saturday 6WS There were…

Beach Umbrellas, Chairs and a Bike

A beach is just sand and water but when you put special touches to it, it becomes extra special. This is at Carrum Beach, 45 minutes from the Melbourne CBD. Photographing Public Art Challenge and Pull Up a Chair Challenge Just opposite the beach, hubby and I had brunch at Freddie’s Kitchen.

Fun Odd Trio

“Friends don’t let friends do silly things alone.” unknown Here’s a fun oddly trio for SquareOdds, CFFC and Thursday Trios

Sunrise Sunset

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Sunset in London and Sunrise in Melbourne, can you guess which one is which? photos sent by Tim and Pat. Posting this for Jez’s I’m a fan of … Sunrise and Sunset challenge.

It was a lovely day…

“Life is like the ocean, it goes up and down“– Vanessa Paradis Had a lovely day at the beach on the weekend. The clouds seemed glowing on the vibrantly blue skies…the water was not too cold and the sun was just pleasant to the skin. ‘Twas a lovely day for Fish and Chips too 👍🏼…

Summer Days at Bunjil Place

Bunjil Place is a modern building that houses an outdoor community plaza, a theatre, a multipurpose studio, a function centre, a library, a gallery and the City of Casey Customer Service Centre all in one place. The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. …

Odd or not…

“All you need is love and a vacation in London.” – unknown You may ask… what’s odd about this photo? Well, I have just posted some photos from Tim that he sent about a week ago and now he sent me another set …so that is odd. Maybe he is just showing off his camera…

Who’s the Odd one out?

This is a group of mannequins on a street in Melbourne CBD and only one of them is a human statue. Can you pick the odd one out? Clue: he is looking at you. 😀

Odd facial expressions

“I’ve always had an eye for the oddities in life.”- Nikki Sixx Well, it’s that time again for squares and it’s now time to be a little bit weird, a little bit quirky or a little bit not quite right or maybe something that’s not even. Here is my first entry for Becky’s month of…

Lovely shots from Tim

“Don’t have much to say that wouldn’t look better on a wall.” – BiP A few days ago, Tim sent me some photos again of some of the places he visited. It is a lovely feeling to know that he is thinking of me enough to take photos of things and places that he knows…

Lunch by the River at SouthWharf

“Life is a sea of vibrant colours. Jump in.” – unknown South Wharf is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south-west of Melbourne’s Central Business District. It is an area full of restaurants bars and shopping areas. Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge Debbie’s Six Word Saturday This day, a month ago,…

In black and white

“There’s so much grey to every story – nothing is so black and white.” – Lisa Ling For people who follow me on WordPress, they will know that I am a ”colour” person. But today, let me take you down some of the laneways of Melbourne to show you some of the Black and White…

Locked Doors

“Don’t give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.” – Paulo Coelho Some closed and locked doors in Sassafras for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge and for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge. I have posted so many items, doors, chairs, windows, flowers and so much more from Sassafras, a quaint…

Australia Day Walk

It is Australia Day Public Holiday today and Forecast is… was gonna rain at 5 pm. So hubby and I decided to go for a walk in the local Lysterfield Lake early morning. Lysterfield Lake is very popular for canoeing, kayaking and sailing. People go for a swim as well as go for a walk…

Life is Better if it’s Colourful

“Be uniquely you. Stand out. Shine. Be colorful. – Amy Leigh Mercree A colourful area in South Wharf, Melbourne. For Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge and Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Which Way?

“How can I go forward when I don’t know which way I’m facing.” – John Lennon These photos were taken in Rome in 2016. I am posting these for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge -CFFC and for my first time joining the Which Way Challenge.

In the Garden

“Flowers grow back, even after they are stepped on. So will I.” – Unknown I choose the purple and pink flowers as my entry to Cee’s January Pick a Topic from my Photo. Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – CMMC and FOTD and for Whatever is so Lovely Challenge (initial entry)

Windows and CFFC

When you peered into the windows of someone else’s life, you could only guess what was going on. – Elin Hilderbrand The following are windows of cafes and restaurants and I found the murals outside them quite fun and interesting! Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge and Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-CFFC

Nothing wrong with doing simple things

“There’s nothing wrong with doing simple things.” – PCoelho Double dipping with challenges is not a new thing for me. In fact, I consider it as part of my personal challenges … combining as many challenges in one post. So, here I go with challenges dipped all together… Lens Artist Photo Challenge,, Photographing Public Art…

Bloganuary: My “today”

“Today is a perfect day just to be happy.” – unknown My day isn’t over yet since it is only midday here in Melbourne. It was a wonderful sunny start of the day but slowly turning out to be a scorcher…. it may not be an ideal day or a perfect one but I am…

Containers

“There exists a language that is beyond words.” – PCoelho for Cee’s B&W Challenge

Just having a bit of fun…

“Colours speak all languages.” – Joseph Addison During the day, these installations at the Northcote Town Hall is cute, colourful and playful for kids and kids at heart (as you can see here). But I heard that it really is something else when the neon lights at night. This large scale interactive neon installations is…

A garden of purple

”A garden of purple is always in bloom.” – unknown I don know why, but this first one is my favourite and as you can see I even made it my wallpaper. FOTD Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – CMMC

Christmas Colours

“God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.”- Pope Francis Globally, whenever we see red and green, it is automatically associated with Christmas. Although no one knows the origins of…

Holiday mood …

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie Last weekend, my hubby and I wanted to finish our Christmas shopping, so we decided on visiting this shop that we haven’t seen for awhile. We went to The Glen, which is a regional shopping centre located in…

The Fairy Tree

The plaque beneath the tree says: “I have carved in a tree in the Fitzroy Gardens for you, and the fairies, but mostly for the fairies and those who believe in them, for they will understand how necessary it is to have a fairy sanctuary – a place that is sacred and safe as a…

Roses in Single Shades

“The Rose is without an explanation; She blooms, because She blooms.” – Angelus Silesius Here are some roses for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – CFFC and for FOTD.

Reflections on the Water

“Only in still waters do things reflect undistorted.” – Anne Brown WWE CFFC – Reflections

The Dolphin Fountain

The Dolphin Fountain can be found at the Fitzroy Gardens. It was unveiled in December of 1982 and it is by sculptress June Arnold. It consists of a pyramid of granite boulders and on them are assorted sea creatures like dolphins, octopus, crabs, sea horses, turtles, sea birds and shrimps. PPAC – The Dolphin Fountain

Random SS’s

“The things that excite you are not random. They are connected to your purpose. Follow them.” – unknown For CMMC – November Alphabet 2 SS’s in a Word profeSSional shopper chriStmaS snoopy saSSafras Comunity Parklet kiSSy Micky and Minnie Mouse Mugs