”The object of art is to give life a shape.” – William Shakespeare With daughter and a whole lot of inverted triangles in a small vineyard. April 10 2021 CFFC
Tag: Melbourne
Artificial Light
“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.” – Vincent Van Gogh Different uses of artificial light for this week’s Lens Artist Photo Challenge. A festival of lights in Melbourne, called White Nights A water closet somewhere An exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria Christmas light…
Wooden Benches
“If you could sit on this bench and chat for one hour with anyone who would it be?” – unknown I have four benches here, would that mean I can chat with four people? Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Patterns
“We’re poles apart on what can or cannot be done.” – Orrin Hatch Taken in the 1001 Steps in Bayview Park, Southeast of Melbourne. We usually take things for granted…like the good old Electric Pole. But looking at it from afar and observing it more scrutinously, one can see the various patterns and how intricately…
Soft shade of Pink
“ Don’t you know? What makes a rose beautiful is not just its petals but also its thorns.” – Simon B Thomas FOTD
Yes, Melbourne is still in lockdown
“You couldn’t do this and you couldn’t do that, but life went on.” – Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday and sorry if my title is sort of similar to yours. It has been 37 days of Lockdown for us…and that is only for Lockdown 6.0 … not counting…
Dark Green and Gold
“Green is the colour of hope.” – Oscar de la Renta CMMC – Dark Green “Gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect. Proverb Life in Colour – Gold and Green “Everyone is on the best seat.” – John Cage Pull up a seat – Green Seats
Trams of Melbourne
“When the tram has arrived at the stop, you have to be there! Calculate where a good opportunity will stop and be there!” – Mehmet Murat ildan Trams have been an integral part of Melbourne since the late 19th century. This is a Heritage green and yellow tram which has been an icon of Melbourne,…
White flowering trees
“A white flower grows in the quietness. Let your tongue become that flower.” – Rumi These are trees that are just now starting to show its white blooms here in one of the streets where I walk. Flower of the Day – FOTD Thursday Tree Love
Today is the 6th of September
“Family is a gift that lasts forever.” – unknown …and today is my mother’s birthday. She passed away in 1991, right before my husband, my one year old son and myself migrated to Melbourne, Australia. I could still see her being so excited when she saw Tim smile at her for the first time. ……
I am smiling…
“What makes you a man is not the ability to make a child, it’s the courage to raise one.” — President Barack Obama I am smiling because I have you beside me as the father of my beautiful kids… Happy Father’s Day Jack ❤️ It is FD here in Australia, I don’t know why we…
I need some chairs now but…
… It’s lockdown I miss going to thrift shops especially on Sundays for the Sunday Markets. I haven’t done so for a long time especially that Lockdown doesn’t seem to be going away real soon! Pull Up a Seat Challenge and Six Word Saturday
Closeups in my Garden
“Never underestimate the healing power of a quiet moment in the garden.” – unknown CMMC – Closeups in my Garden FOTD
Tomorrow
“To plant a flower is to believe in tomorrow.” – Audrey Hepburn As the world changes so does the life of a flower. I started documenting this orchid’s daily development from a bud to full bloom. CFFC – Tomorrow FOTD – Orchids
Murals, Windows and More
Windows make the murals more exciting and murals make the windows more interesting! And I believe that is the case here in the following images from an area in Fitzroy near Melbourne. These were taken a few months ago when I had lunch at a cafe with Jack and Pat. This was in one hidden…
Puzzle Seats
“Paint your life in bright colors and bold strokes.” – Unknown Colourful seats in The National Gallery of Victoria, that seems like puzzle pieces. for Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Geelong Waterfront
“Artists bring meaning to forgotten elements.” – Jim Buckley, artist The Geelong Waterfront is one of Australia’s most incredible waterfronts. Next to Melbourne, Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria, Australia. Geelong is a vibrant area that is thriving with activity … restaurants, cafes, gardens, night time and day time attractions and public art….
Pencil Pine
“Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.” – L. Wolfe Gilbert I looked this up in google and this tree is called the Cupressus ‘Glauca Pencil Pine’. However, feel free to correct me if I am wrong. I found these tall trees in…
Chasing Light
“Hope is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” – unknown Update: I was watching the news morning and seeing that cases of Delta in Melbourne is continually rising and Sydney as well… it doesn’t seem like this will come to an end soon. At first we were casually saying…
A single red rose
“A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose.” – Oscar Wilde FOTD Life in Colour
Pinocchio
This Pinocchio mural in Thornbury is a work of Preston artist, Hayden Dewar. He has painted six murals in Darebin, including this giant Pinocchio-themed work on the wall of Thornbury pizza restaurant Son of a Pizzaiolo. Darebin Council in Victoria commissioned street artists to create wall-size murals at 10 tagging hot spots for a program…
Chairs that I couldn’t sit on…
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” – Ruth Reichl Some CHAIR art pieces in a small art gallery in Fitzroy, Victoria. Debbie’s Six Word Saturday Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Pipe Bridge
“The darkest night is often the bridge to the brightest tomorrow.” – Jonathan Lockwood Huie I can think of so many iconic bridges to feature for today’s challenge but this particular one stuck to my mind because of fun memories with family. (I have featured this bridge previously but not in Black and white.) This…
White Entryway
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” – Tom Stoppard A compilation of some white entry doors for Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge
Flowers in a Bucket
”Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.” – Luther Burbank Entry for FOTD and CMMC
There goes the setting sun…
“Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” – Paulo Coelho I love the setting sun because it gives me a feeling of hope… grateful for the day that just ended but wishing for a better tomorrow. Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge CFFC – There goes the setting sun…
Whatever makes me smile is inspiration…
“If you’re reading this…Congratulations, you’re alive.If that’s not something to smile about,then I don’t know what is.” ― Chad Sugg Everything inspires me … not just a specific thing but that I am seeing this world through my very own eyes, I can dream, I can see my kids even in video messaging, I can hug my…
Rusty seats
”Everyone is in the best seat.” – John Cafe A good-looking, rusty seat that I saw in the Castlemaine farm that we visited back in April of this year.Pull Up a Seat Challenge
Wheels
“Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always comes around to where it started again.” – Stephen King Now only did I realise, while searching on my archives, that I love WHEELS. I love taking photos of it … just because. So here are some of them for Cee’s CBWC
Some Odd Doors
“Don’t fight the doors you are led to. Take a deep breath and go through.” Today I have some random, odd doors that I have seen during one of my walks around town. They’re from all over the place and I hope you’d like it. For Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge