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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

across the tiny bridge...


view of the little (single-lane) bridge linking Phillip Island on the right
and Churchill Island where I am standing...
Both islands are across Westernport Bay from the Mornington Peninsula...


small island
hub of magical
panoramas


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters



Tuesday, August 30, 2016

children and a horse...


children enjoying some time on a little horse statue at Churchill Island yesterday...
Churchill Island is just offshore from the Mornngton Peninsula
and features a delightful Heritage Farm...
Sadly the sun disappeared, while they were on it, hence the misty tone...


let the children play
enjoy the spark of
imagination


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too




Monday, August 29, 2016

melt room...


Mt Eliza Melt Room is an unusual name for a coffee shop/cafe at Mount Eliza...
But the taste sensations are delightfully decadent...


melting moments
delightful escape from
diet regimes


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows



Sunday, August 28, 2016

vines in the valley...


view of vineyards at Five Sons Estate, Dromana in 2008...
(Arthurs Seat rises in the background.)
Five Sons Estate is now closed and has become Trofeo Estate.


vines in the valley
romance of soft
winter colours


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2



Saturday, August 27, 2016

winter surf...


winter view of London Bridge Ocean Beach at Portsea...


cold, blustery winds
waves surf to shore
energised


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends


Wishing you a wonderful weekend
PicturesCafe.com




Friday, August 26, 2016

a glow of colour...


recent winter morning skies over the Dromana Hills...


a glow of colour
hope of some time
without grey rain


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Thursday, August 25, 2016

Ranelagh House...


memorial plaque in a small reserve at Mount Eliza...
It reads:
This memorial was erected in 1973
to honour
John Thomas Smith 1816 - 1879
the first settler on this land which he purchased in 1854.
He built a cottage and later a homestead.
The bricks in the panel beside this plaque are from the original cottage.
He was seven times mayor of Melbourne between 1851 and 1864.
Further,
in 1845, Smith built the Queen's Theatre Royal, Melbourne's first theatre.

Today, Ranelagh House (once called Nyora) stands as his homestead.
It was used as Smith's summer house
on a large parcel of land which cultivated wheat and grape vines.
More details HERE.
Ranelagh House was sold in December 2015.
Views of the house are HERE.
Interesting that Smith's main biography HERE
makes no mention of his connection with Mount Eliza.


stories in stories
fame embedded with
secrets


Linking to:
Signs, Signs



Wednesday, August 24, 2016

make over...


a section of the refurbished Mornington pier...


faithful old pier
tired beauty needed
a make over


 Linking to:
Wednesday Waters



Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Wingback Books...


sign on a little shop that used to sell pre-loved books in Dromana in 2008...
The area is now part of a resort project called Pearl Beach Resort
that has been in the pipeline since 2010... and still nothing...


a small space
once loved but now
erased


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too




Monday, August 22, 2016

raw honey...


sign outside a property at Red Hill...

raw honey
a taste of the country
fresh from the hive




Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows



Sunday, August 21, 2016

a fishy seat...


one of many stylish seats in the main street of Mount Eliza...
Mount Eliza is on Port Phillip Bay,
so it is no real surprise to find the outline of a fish or reclining mermaid in the backs of these seats...


a dreaming space
the busy street fades into
seascape fantasies


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2



Saturday, August 20, 2016

art of memories...


mural on a community hall wall at Mount Eliza...


images locked
colours of yesterdays
art of memories


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends


Wishing you a wonderful weekend
PicturesCafe.com




Friday, August 19, 2016

blues of late winter...


late winter skies over Canadian Bay beach...


blues of late winter
scenes that could be
spring wonders


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Thursday, August 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

winter wetlands...


view of Hillview Community Reserve wetlands in Dromana on a winter's day...


limp sunshine
shadows and reflections
on placid waters


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters



Tuesday, August 16, 2016

winter dining outdoors...


red toned outdoor dining area at Mount Eliza...
The heat lamp helps to enjoy the experience in winter...


winter dining
some extra outdoor heat 
warms the spirit


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too




Monday, August 15, 2016

a glimpse of Spring?...


some yellow flower appearing by a walkway above Sorrento Ocean Beach...
So nice to see a glimpse of Spring happening...


a glimpse of spring
a whisper of warm sunlight
a touch of flowers


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows



Sunday, August 14, 2016

down to the beach...

entrance to Sorrento Ocean (or Back) Beach on a sunny winter's day...


a stroll to the beach
has a special soft charm
in winter


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2



Saturday, August 13, 2016

sleepy garden...


winter view of thew Enchanted Adventure Garden at Arthurs Seat...


sleepy garden
the greens keep the beauty
alive


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends


Wishing you a wonderful weekend
PicturesCafe.com




Friday, August 12, 2016

angora soft...


winter skies over the Dromana Hills...


sleepy winter skies
drift through morning colours
angora soft


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday


Thursday, August 11, 2016

52 Cook Street...


old sign in the main street of Flinders in 2008...
It used to represent a gift shop, but since 2015, it is now the Cook and Norman cafe...


just a number
representing many 
appealing faces


Linking to:
Signs, Signs



Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

glass flames...


glass sculpture newly installed at the Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat...

surrealism
red hot pokers
frozen flames



Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too




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