“We’re all just passing time and occupy our chair very briefly.” – John Hurt From midnight tonight up to midnight Wednesday Victoria is back to Stage 4 Restrictions Lockdown. As tough and as challenging as it is, Victoria Premier Dan Andrews announced that we are doing this to prevent a third wave. This is the…
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Under the Shade
“A man of calm is like a shady tree. People who need shelter come to it.” – Toba Beta This is a Weeping Mulberry and is very attractive with its glossy green foliage. The sweet mulberry fruit ripens from red to black around December. I saw this tree in Emerald Lake in Victoria and had…
Some Blue … Some Green
“Some people live such boring lives, it’s black and white, so dead! I choose to colour my life with Fun, some blue, some green, some red. “ – RVM For Cee”s Midweek Madness Challenge – Some Blue…Some Green Please click image to enlarge Some blues and greens in nature On the streets On food… yummmm,…
Red
“It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry FOTD – Red Striped Rose CFFC – Red
Reed
“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.” – Confucius CFFC – Reed
“My Chair”
“My Spot My Chair You go sit over there.” – the Cat Walking down Brunswick Street North and seeing all these chairs and some sleepy Cat! Pull Up a Seat Please click image to enlarge
Close Ups in the Backyard
“Anyone can take an adventure even it it’s only in your own backyard. Let your imagination be your adventure and see where it takes you.” – Carmela Dutra CMMC – Close Up or Macros
Kids High UP on the UooUoo
Cute UooUoo at the Prahran Market (Part 2 of the UooUoo Trail Series) If you missed my part 1… HERE it is This is entitled Woohoo, created by the Glad Rappers and can be found at the Prahran market in Melbourne. This aims to portray a warm feeling of our childhood with the use of…
A Bench in Swanston Street
“Every picture tells a story…” “Resting Place” is an installation located near the corner of Little Lonsdale Street and Swanston Walk, in front of the State Library. It is a whimsy sculpture of Bronwyn Snow (made in 1994 as commissioned by the city of Melbourne) which is a combination of aesthetic and function. It is…
Up & Down Chapel Street
“I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.” – Ric Ocasek Chapel Street, Melbourne is known for its retail outlets, restaurants and cafes. It also is well known for its different types of artistic endeavours like public murals and sculptures. But for this week…
A CoUPle of Stacked UP Dolls
“How many selves do we contain, like Russian dolls concealed within one another.” – Susan Hill I saw these nesting dolls on the Window in one of my walks in the city before Christmas. It is in a shop in the Royal Arcade named Babushka and it is a whole shop full of Russian nesting…
Where are you Going?
… UP the UooUoo Trail! Follow me to the walking trails of the UooUoos? SquareUp – Up the UooUoo Trail Rainbow Dreaming: Bourke Street Mall Tulip: Bourke Street Mall Metruoo: Flinders Station Newtopia: Harbour Esplanade North Untitled Gumball Machine: Cow Up a Tree Precint Baa-ni-ip (Bunyip) Victoria Harbour Promenade The Take of the Gecko who…
Barcode LookUP
“Things changed, people changed, and the world went rolling along right outside the window.” – Nicholas Sparks Kinda quirky… Looking UP, I saw this barcode window in Melbourne CBD! Monday Window SquareUp- Barcode LookUP
Checks and Stripes
“You can never have too many striped tops.” – unknown and don’t care haha For Ann-Christine who is hosting this week’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge – Stripes & Checks Please click item to enlarge and to find out where the photos were taken. And here are Pat, my daughter & my husband, Jack with their…
Up the Fairfield Pipe Bridge
“When you cross a bridge, you take a break from this world!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan The Yarra River is a river in Victoria that flows through the city of Melbourne. Overhead is the rustic Fairfield Pipe Bridge, where you can see a bird’s eye view of the river… of people having a go on…
In my BackUP file … USA
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt This wasn’t supposed to be my post for today’s SquareUp Challenge…but then I was moved by a fellow blogger’s view of anger, of doubt, of sadness and then with the Inauguration … finally being able to breathe a sigh…
Nature’s Patterns in Squares
Some twisting in nature for Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge- Twist
pUPil
“The eyes tell more than words could ever say.” – unknown Part 2 of the series about the pupil of the eyes. And this is another streetart in Hosier Lane. Thanks to theartblogger54 I found out more about this mural and the artist behind it. This is Shine of the Moon piece painted in December…
Henryk – Up and Down of Emotions
“It’s way too early for him to be talking anyhow, but I see in his eyes something and I see in his eyes a voice and I see in his eyes a whole new set of words.” – Sherman Alexie Nice to see how emotions are very evident in babies as they have no…
Why walk when you can Dance
“Why walk when you can dance.” – Ellen van Dam In one of the lush gardens between the Australian Ballet Building and the Art Centre, one can see these graceful sculptures of ballerinas and a dragonfly in tiptoes. Thanks to my hubby for taking these photos with his iphone. Six Word Saturday Sculpture Saturday La…
Sit Down and Have a cUPpa
“Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings.” – Letitia Baldridge Put your feet up … sit down … and have a cuppa. This is I inviting you to join me…Do you use that term too in your country? Cuppa is a Slang contraction of “cup of”, believed to…
Urban Decay in Venice
Venice’s architecture has the most exquisite stonework but underneath those walls lie a great problem, it’s the destruction of brick by saltwater. CFFC – Urban Decay in Venice SquareUp – Venice in Squares Please click image to enlarge.
pUPil #1
“There’s a story in her eyes.” – unknown A streetart in Hosier Lane (Melbourne) by Cax One, a street artist from Ballarat, Victoria. Monday Murals SquareUp – pUPil First time doing this WP slider, hope it works.
UP Close
“It’s the little things that make life wonderful.” – unknown Around my garden and backyard there are little things that I may have taken for granted. But with a different focus on the subject, it makes me look at it from a different perspective. Take for example the rusting lock of the garden shed…or the…
An Arch with Eye and Lips
“Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.” – Pablo Picasso At the Pt Leo Estate Sculpture Park in Red Hill, Victoria. This is a sculpture by Deborah Halpern, an Australian born artist. It is called Portal to Another Time and Place and is made of Ceramic, Steel and concrete. Six Word Saturday Sculpture Saturday
Pop Up Signage
“Life is a beautiful ride.” – unknown Some good and inexpensive way to advertise. SquareUp – Pop Up Signage Pull Up a Seat
Calla Lily Sprouted Up
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” – Henri Matisse This yellow-orange Lily suddenly sprouted UP in my back garden. I used to have only white lilies but now these are some pleasant addition. Cee’s FOTD Challenge Becky B’s SquareUp – Sprouted Up Please click image to enlarge.
Time to Look Back at Bridges
“Every path in life has a bridge… the journey is CROSSING it!” – unknown I love doing this blog because it satisfies my quench for travelling (especially now that we can’t do so) and looking at photos from other bloggers’ travels serve as an inspiration to me too. Looking at past photos brings back awww-some…
Never Give Up
“A season of loneliness and isolation is when the catterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone.” – Mandy hale This is a message of hope, of gratitude, of love, of forgiveness, of joy, of never giving UP and everything else in between. (Something for everyone to think about). SquareUp – Never…