CRAB...

a CRAB stand at the recent 2016 Westernport Festival on the Hastings foreshore...
The club, supports cancer research and has branches in most states of Australia...
This particular branch, on the peninsula, is represented by the Hermits club...


cancer research
a cause that needs 
active support


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

follow the shadows...

foreshore walkway by Dromana beach...


early morning
cool beach shadows whisper of
warmth to come


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

a beautiful tree...

tree at Hummingbird Retreat, Red Hill...
This is an eco friendly retreat offering accommodation, a restaurant
and scenic walks round Endeavour Fern Gully nearby...


retreat
taste and feel
Nature's wonders


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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festive colour...

early morning summer skies over the 2016 Westernport Festival at Hastings last weekend...


festive colour
bathing brightly under
summer skies


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

automatic gates...

sign on a car parked at Hastings...
I did not know that automatic gates could be solar powered...
And why the buzzy bee???....


gate control
silent
security



Linking to:
Signs, Signs

a boat place...

a view of the marina at Hastings...


summer light
boats breathing
sailing memories


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

mini donuts...

vendor at the Westernport Festival, Hastings last weekend
on the Hastings foreshore...
This is a side view taken early morning before the crowds piled in...


mini donuts
tiny treasures of 
delicious taste 


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Ruby Tuesday Too

motorbike jump...

sign on an attraction at the 2016 Westernport Festival at Hastings...
For a full view of the attraction, see my Monday Mellow Yellows blog
HERE


up and down
ride the rollercoaster of
imagination


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Monday Mellow Yellows

Beaches...

entrance to Beaches restaurant at Mornington...
This was originally St Andrews' Presbyterian Church built by William Grover in 1867.
Reverend Caldwell served a long tenure with the church when he came to Mornington in 1874.
In May 1892, the Caldwell family suffered a terrible loss when three of their sons
James, William and Hugh
were drowned in the Mornington Football Disaster.


a restaurant
quietly connecting with
tragedy


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

a pause...

a view of Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana...


reflections
a pause in time for
revisions


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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room for a seal...

summer skies over Dromana beach and Arcto the seal enjoying the warm sands...


a seal
visiting his own 
summer place


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

chicken on main...

sign on the back of a shop at Mornington...
This sign faces the shopping centre carpark...
The entrance to the main street can be accessed by the side of the shop on the left...


a chicken sign
no road crossing
necessary


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

where waters meet...

Bass Strait waters reach toard Point Nepean on the tip of the Mornington Peninsula...

land's end
a place for reviewing
old journeys


the end of the peninsula here at Point Nepean is very narrow...
In this view, on the left are the waters of Port Phillip Bay
and on the right are the waters of Bass Strait...


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

a reflection place...

one of many plaques in Mornington's Memorial Park...
The plaques represent all wars involving Australian citizens...


a reflection place
respecting lives given
for lives


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too

inside a tunnel...

a view of inside one of the many tunnels at Point Nepean
on the southern tip of the Mornington Peninsula and overlooking the entrance to Port Phillip Bay...
For awhile, Point Nepean was a military fort during World Wars I and II...
Some fortifications date back to the 1880's...


old tunnels
silently speak
their stories


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

some geese and an ibis...

Cape Barren geese and ibis at Coolart, Somers...


big birds
strut their special
beauty


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

some greens of summer...

summer view of scenic greens at the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...


greens of summer
fresh and vibrant
feelings


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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when crowds sleep...

summer skies over Dromana beach...


morning has broken
summer crowds 
still sleeping


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Village People...

sign for a new cafe at Balnarring...
Village People is a most unusual cafe, selling other delectable items as well...
NOTE:
The 'Village' element of the sign has 2 connections:
musical group title
Balnarring is a village on the Mornington Peninsula


sip the coffee
watch the passing parade
remember the music


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

rocky shoreline...

a view of a rocky area at Balnarring Beach...
the remains of an old boat ramp are in the foreground...


secrets
slowly old worlds
hide in the sands


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

little guy in red...

young one and Mum at the recent Australia Day activities on the Dromana foreshore...


a young man
treading the steps
of wonder


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too

happy colours...

some summer flowers at the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...


summer
a time for parading
happy colours


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

waiting for the parade...

main street in Hastings lined with people waiting for
the 2015 Westernport Festival parade to begin
at this time last year...


expectations
colours and music 
on grand parade


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2