Mochaman...

Mochaman is like a pop up coffee shop
- at the Australia Day celebrations on the Dromana foreshore last Thursday...


coffee aromas
always tantalise
the tastebuds


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Ruby Tuesday Too

a giant bee?...

one of two odd features in a tree at the Tyabb Craft and Antique Village, Tyabb...
I was wondering if it intends to be a giant bee...
There are some protruding curly wires that may be legs...

creative creature
mischievously glows
some deep secrets


Above is the second one nearby...
In this one, the wires seem to include the shape of antennae and wing shapes...


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Monday Mellow Yellows

a small airport...

 plane at Mornington Peninsula Airport, Tyabb...
This is only a small airport, mainly used by flying enthusiasts and the Aero Club...
However, it is great to view a variety of small planes up close...


taking wings
to the sky
achievement


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

summer's day blues...

view of Martha Cove marina on a summer's day...


on a summer's day
blues glow
with beauty


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Scenic Weekends



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some flimsy light...

Australia Day skies in Dromana yesterday offered some flimsy, cool light...
Adnmittedly, the two views are early morning scenes, before the crowds rolled in...
But little sunny, warm light appeared till late afternoon...


flimsy light
teasing any longing for
summer days




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SkyWatch Friday

2017 Australia Day...

Today, 26th January 2017 is Australia Day...
Each year, we join in the celebrations on the Dromana foreshore...
This year, the day was rather grey and cool... strange for a summer's day...
But still the crowds gathered in Dromana from 8:00am...
Above is the little shelter for performers by the stage - featuring a view of Dromana pier...
On the left is a brilliant musician - Andrew Farrell...known as The Wizard...


celebration
sharing the music
a day to unite




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Signs, Signs

sanctuary for wildlife...

view of the water feature at Moonlit Sanctuary, Pearcedale...


a refuge
space to enjoy freedom
safely



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Wednesday Waters

just checking...

pukeko (or purple swamp hen) on the left
checking out a feeding wallaby at the Moonlit Sanctuary, Pearcedale...


odd couple
but food can create
a friendship


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Ruby Tuesday Too

summer yellow umbrella...

unusual patterns on this woman's yellow umbrella at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


summer umbrella
shapes the light 
and shadows


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Monday Mellow Yellows

shadowy faces...

shadows round a rather weathered William Ricketts sculpture at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...


seeking the light
young faces hopefully
upturned


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Arthurs Seat chair...

the old Arthurs Seat chair no longer faces the summit view...
(It is a popular chair for photos...)
Now the view frames the chair...
and the chair faces the Eagle sky lift summit station...


take a seat
snap a memory of
mountain views


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summer blue skies...

summer skies over boats moored at Martha Cove marina...


marina channels
boats harbour memories
and dreams


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

sky lift details...

yes... 2 days ago I rode in a gondola on the Arthurs Seat Eagle sky lift...
I am still excited about the experience...
(And feeling very brave, as I fear heights...)
The above sign details features of the sky lift...


The sign was on the pylon, tucked just behind the gondola on the left...

confront the fear
and feel the beauty of
scenic rewards

and here is a view of Port Phillip Bay from our gondola...

More views are HERE...

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Signs, Signs

o that view...

here is the view from our Arthurs Seat Eagle gondola...
This is the Mornington Peninsula coastline fringing Port Phillip Bay...
Dromana is immediately below...
Safety Beach is in the land curve...
Mount Martha and Mount Eliza peninsulas are in the background...


far horizons
inspire 
humble souls





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Wednesday Waters

Eagle heights...

I'm feeling rather proud of myself...
This morning, I faced my fear of heights and rode, in a gondola,
on the new Arthurs Seat Eagle sky lift...
This is a view of one of the first towers at the Arthurs Seat summit...
On top is a windsock with a touch of red...

where eagles fly
quilted beauty 
unfolds




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Ruby Tuesday Too

cooling time...

crowd beginning to gather on Dromana beach...
Young ones wearing yellow safety gear are just visible on the left...


cooling time
means connecting with
the water souls



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Monday Mellow Yellows

doors open...

view, from just inside the new gift shop, of outdoor plants for sale at Heronswood, Dromana...


a gentle place
where nature's nurtured
tenderly


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

scenic historic Heronswood...

Heronswood is a grand old lady overlooking Dromana...
This is a view of the outdoor dining courtyard...
(The old building is now being used as a restaurant
since the separate restaurant was engulfed in flames from a grass fire in 2014.)

The first law professor at Melbourne University, William Hearn, employed Edward Latrobe Bateman to design Heronswood house in 1866. The property's name was probably derived from Hearn's family motto, the heron seeks the height, or his family crest, on a mount vert, a heron. Or it could be a contraction of 'Hearn's wood'. The architectural style of the house, which was completed in 1871, is Gothic Revival. It is made from coursed, squared granite blocks quarried at Arthur's Seat. The windows, doors and corners are dressed with limestone from the southern end of the peninsula. It features many medieval-inspired elements such as the bell-cast roofs covered in Welsh slate, pointed lancet windows, and buttressing on the front porch.
- source HERE 


fires and rains
and weathering time
polish her spirit


More detail of Heronswood is HERE 


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scudding puffs...

 morning skies over the Dromana Hills...


scudding puffs
of rolling fluff
clouds on a mission


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SkyWatch Friday

Eagle...

Eagle is the new chairlift attraction at Arthurs Seat,
replacing the old Arthurs Seat Chairlift...
This is the sign above the restaurant at the lower end of the chairlift...
(My posting is later than usual because I was waiting for sunlight in the right position
- late this afternoon)

soaring
beyond the trees
scenically





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Signs, Signs