“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” – Sylvia A. Earle It is such a rainy day today, that I thought of my walk 2 days ago in the wetlands.. Love the blue sky, the clouds and its reflection on the water below.
Tag: Melbourne
Laneways
“Laneway culture is the beating heart of Melbourne.” – Karl Quinn Doors in some of the Laneways in Melbourne.
Osteospermum ‘3D Pink’ African Daisy
“Comes the little daisy, blooming fresh and fair, Springing bright and joyous in the morning air.” -T F Seward For Cee’s FOTD
Interesting Architecture
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore, buildings must have no straight lines or sharp corners.” – Antoni Gaudi Talking of Interesting Architecture, let me start of with this architecture from the city centre of Melbourne. Unlike traditional public spaces, like Venice’s San Marco or New York’s Rockefeller Centre, Fed Square…
Public Art – Women’s Right to Vote
Great Petition is a Public Art located in Burston Reserve, near the Victorian State Parliament Building, in Melbourne, Australia. The sculpture was commissioned by the State Government of Victoria and the City of Melbourne, designed by artists Susan Hewitt and Penelope Lee. The Big Petition sculpture is a 20-metre-long scroll which goes on the ground…
Last Sunday
“Slow down and enjoy the simple pleasures in life.” – author unknown Melbourne opened up last Friday at 6pm, from the longest Lockdown in any country of the world (correct me if I’m wrong). Melbourne retail celebrated as if it was New Year… dining, drinking, hairdressing, and media called it a Freedom weekend. One blogger…
Light and shadow
“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.” – Leo Tolstoy For Cee’s B&W Challenge – CBWC – Vanishing Point Please click image to enlarge Decided to add these photos as well to show more vanishing point looking upwards.
That time of the year again …
“ When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.” – author unknown Before 2020, Patricia went back and forth to several countries for work. In November of 2019, she was in New York and she sent me these Halloween decoration photos. These may not be as…
In an Alleyway
“Always follow your dreams, even if they lead you down a few dark alleys.” – Teresa Mummert Doors and Public Art on one of the Alleyways in Northcote in Melbourne. Patricia being silly on the corner of the alleyway.
Orange Tree
“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” – Rabindranath Tagore I have posted these together with a lot more autumn foliage and autumn colours in From Orange Trees to Orange Beanies. I am now posting it as part of Becky’s PastSquare and Parul’s Thursday Tree Love
Midweek Madness
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – unknown Cee’s challenge is to find words with the letter “Q” or “U” somewhere in the word. CMMC Firstly I considered some rusty shots Here is a sQUared photo of a rUsty sUnflower And more rUst here… This is also…
October last year
Posted this in October 2020 of an awesome moonlight … kinda mesmerising but kinda eerie! for Becky’s PastSquare
Weird & Wonderful
“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” – Dr Seuss Here are some clever and attractive and at the same time unusual and strange pieces of art. hope you…
A little girl…
“Like stardust glistening on fairy wings little girl dreams are of magical things.” – unknown A mural of a little Asian girl sent to me by Pat, which I am posting for Sami’s Monday Murals Challenge.
Another Year
“As you get older, three things happen: The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” – Norman Wisdom Another day Another year Another chance to be thankful I have a small family and that is enough for me I don’t have many friends, but they are all very special to…
Rediscovering Melbourne…
Melbourne, where I grew up, is one of the street art capitals of the world. Something about discovering freshly painted walls always fills me with optimism; its autonomous and democratic, and reminds me that maybe people are paying attention after all.”— Penelope Mitchell It was announced yesterday that Melbourne is opening up on Thursday. The…
Take me back to Acland Street
“I don know where I’m going but I’m on my way.” – unknown Melbourne has traded its prominent title of most liveable city (for 7 years) for the world’s most locked down city, as it officially recorded the dire new milestone.The city has now spent 246 days locked down, with the Covid restrictions among the…
Orange & Green
“Orange is the happiest color.” – Frank Sinatra This is for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Orange & Green For Cee’s Flower of the Day – FOTD This one is Becky’s PastSquares when we went to a working farm in April 2021. This was the last time that we had a family getaway. You can…
Arches
“An arch consists of two weaknesses which, leaning one against the other, make a strength.” – Leonardo da Vinci This is a building in Melbourne CBD which is the former General Post Office of Victoria, known as the GPO. It is now a shopping centre and before pandemic was a bustling area with cafes, shops…
A different view
I posted this last year as “A View from the Opposite Side” but I didn’t have the WordPress Image Compare yet then, so today I am posting it again for Becky’s PastSquares. It is a bridge that seemed to be shot at a different time of day just by photographing it from the opposite side.
When I first open my eyes…
“When I first open my eyes upon the morning meadows and look out upon the beautiful world, I thank God I am alive.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Today….I am grateful for another year of life. This is my fourth year anniversary since I had my stroke. Thank you Lord! P.S. And when I opened my…
Rain kissed the flower
“Rain kissed the flower,And the petals embraced the rain drops.” – Arvinth Manoharan For Floral Friday #40 and for FOTD
Doors & Murals
“Doors of the future are open to those who know how to push them.” – Coluche It has been a few months since I have roamed the city and seen its murals. Here are some photos of doors and murals that I have stored in my archives but haven’t posted yet. These were taken in…
Autumn Downunder
“Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow.”– Dan Millman It is spring where I am but it is so glorious to remember the past autumn when leaves were crackling with every step I made. “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with…
There was a double rainbow yesterday
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou Six word Saturday Who says you have to go far to see beauty… taken during my afternoon walk with hubby after it drizzled. Yay for double rainbows 🌈 🌈. Taken with an iphone with panorama view.
Benches outside the Conservatory
The Conservatory in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne has spectacular floral displays and artistry inside but even the benches outside have very clean lines and it seems like works of art too.
Hop, Dot, Boy, Clock…
Cee’s topic for this week for CMMC – September Alphabet (something with O in the Middle)
Inverted Triangles
”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
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…