Woolly Boat Shed???

This is a sign above a boat shed at Dromana beach.
I am a bit puzzled as to why a boat shed would be called this!
The owners have a sheep property maybe?


Curious boat shed
Sporting a curious sign
A woolly idea


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

G is for Gunnamatta Bay...

G is for Gunnamatta Bay...
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

Gunnamatta on Westernport Bay is best known as a place to surf.
This photo was taken at the end of May - beginning our Winter season.
Clearly, cold is no deterrent.


The waves are usually rugged to huge with a strong undertow or two.
Not really an ideal place for swimmers but a challenge for the surfing addicts.


The view afar is often shrouded in sea mist from the pounding surf.


Most surfers are male.
But often their families can be seen watching them from the shoreline.


And some watchers are the surfers - those just arriving and "testing the waters" or those simply taking time out to watch the competition.
This is a special viewing platform at the back of the beach.


Then there are those who multi-task - like combining watching the surfers with fishing.


The call of the surf
Tempting the waves of the soul
To ride high and wild



At times it can be rather crowded out there.

Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - G is for Gunnamatta Bay

Michael Leeworthy's Gallery

Quirky entrance to Michael Leeworthy's art gallery at Red Hill.
His home combines as his gallery and studio work area.
He uses indoor spaces and verandahs to showcase his work.
When the peninsula hinterland Scarecrow Festival is celebrated in October each year, he often uses his garden for an entry in the competition.


Impressionism
Charged dashes of colour
Art drenched with feeling


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday

Tree House Dream

Sign on the community noticeboard outside the Red Hill General Store.
This business creates the most fascinating tree house designs I think I have ever seen.
Check out their website HERE!


Perhaps a resort
An adventure hideaway
A unique tree house


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

Heritage Tavern Shadows

The Heritage Tavern at Balnarring (or more recently known as Heritage 3059) is an atmospheric restaurant offering fine food and lots of live entertainment on weekends!

It is an indoor/outdoor experience.

Fanned lacy shadows

Like an artwork evolving

Reflections aside

Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Scenic Night Light

The Heritage Tavern at Balnarring (or more recently known as Heritage 3059) is an atmospheric restaurant offering fine food and lots of live entertainment on weekends!


Melting the darkness
The wonder of night light
Music of magic


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends

Fixing the Light

Man on a cherry picker fixing?/checking? the lights in a Rosebud shopping centre carpark.


It's me and the lights
Keeping this world connected
Breaking the darkness


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday
Himmelsk


 

Mumma B and Baby B....

Mumma boat shed can't quite fit in the picture and Baby boat shed is all tiny, locked up and pretty.
(This scene is at Dromana beach.)
For some weird reason, I have always been amused by these two together.
Mumma's paint is wearing thin while Baby's gear is all sprite and glowing.
Mumma's got the middle age spread while Baby's all toned and spunky!


The b family
Baby b in Mum's shadow
But looks quite dashing


Linking to:
Cool Clicks Thursday

F is for Frankston...

F is for Frankston
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

Frankston is another community on Port Phillip Bay just north of my Dromana world.
Frankston is well known for its sandcastle displays in the summer/autumn weeks after Christmas.
So this post will mainly focus on views of this special event.








Each year, the sandcastle display is based on a theme.
This display's theme was Toytopia.

Fantasy in sand
More than a sandcastle
Special summer art


The display is set by the foreshore walks, boat ramps and piers, just back from the beach.

Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - F is for Frankston

Black feathers and a touch of red...

Black swan in the lake at the Safety Beach golf course.


Black feathered beauty
Regal elegant swimmer
Like silent magic


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday 2

Yellows from Yesterdays

These little boat sheds at Rosebud beach seem to be sinking into the sands of time.
They don't seem to be used too often!


Touches of yellows
Like glimmers of yesterdays
Like old sunlit times


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

Nature's Mural

A small community building at Rosebud beach gives shadows a grand opportunity to dance!


Shadow dimensions
Bold and pale straight and clustered
Like Nature's mural


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Scenic Old Tree

An old tree at The Briars Mount Martha.
In the summer light, it seems to offer a mysterious beauty.

The Briars at Mount Martha is a place of surprises.
Wetlands, bushwalking, an old homestead, a camp for youngsters and a nursery are some of the features.



Perhaps I'm lifeless
But look closely at my boughs
They hold my secrets


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends

Summer Skies at The Briars

Lovely rolling countryside under summer skies at The Briars, Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula.

The Briars at Mount Martha is a place of surprises.
Wetlands, bushwalking, an old homestead, a camp for youngsters and a nursery are some of the features.



A summer outdoors
Bathe in summer light wonders
Feel close to the earth


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday
Himmelsk


 

Eco Living

The Briars at Mount Martha is a place of surprises.
Wetlands, bushwalking, an old homestead, a camp for youngsters, a nursery and Eco Living may be found here.
Eco Living is a display and information centre encouraging sustainable living.


Save water and light
Using the sun and the rain
Living with Nature


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

E is for Enchanted Maze Garden...

E is for the Enchanted Maze Garden
at Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula.
(Continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

It is a wonderful world of fantasy for children and adults.
Each season, new fantasies are added to this incredible world.
(Last summer, a tube slide and a lake monster - complete with horrible gurgling sound at the push of a button -  were added

and this current summer, tree surfing was added to the attractions!)


Garden sculptures and artworks abound.


Shaped gardens roll down the entrance hillside.


The shaped gardens lead to a delightful water feature.


In the bushland area, you will find indigenous people sculpted into and from woods.


Water features have a few surprises too!

 And of course, there are mazes, many different kinds of mazes.
This is the indoor 3D maze!


And all the while, you may find some rather odd faces smiling on you!

Find your inner smile
Find the joy of fantasy
Find the child in you


Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - E is for Enchanted Maze Garden

Bagpipes at The Briars

It was the school summer holidays (just after Christmas in January) and time to get away from the work routine I had imposed on myself.
I was longing to wander with my camera, but couldn't afford to use up too much petrol!
I hadn't visited The Briars at nearby Mount Martha for awhile, so wandered there.
It's a great place for indulging in bushland and wetlands and enjoying the old historic homestead of Napoleon's.
But as I stepped out of the car, I heard music - bagpipes.
I had to find them!
I wandered up toward the Briars Camp building on the hill.


And, behind the building, on the hill top, this is what I saw!
A group of young people learning to play the bagpipes. (There is one girl hidden on the far left!)
And they were so good!
Their music seemed fill the hillsides - haunting and beautiful!
I don't think I have ever enjoyed hearing bagpipes so much!
Maybe it was the morning air and the amphitheatre effect of the hills!
And best of all, I was the only audience!
It was me and their music!


How wonderful to see young people doing this on their school holidays!
(You can just see the girl's skirt behind the boy second from the left!)
But there was more to come!


I wandered back down the hill leaving them to play.
But I sensed that they seemed to be getting closer.
And the music seemed different.
The song they played was There was a soldier, a Scottish soldier...
Finally I turned around.
They were following me, but only the first ones were playing!
I tried to take a photo (actually I felt nervous and moved by their music) but they turned into the camp area and I only captured the last ones.
Sighh....
(And when did this mystery girl in blue shorts appear???)

One dreamy morning
I found music in the hills
Unexpectedly

Linking to:
Our World Tuesday