two piers...

piers at Rye...


two choices
for skimming the secrets
of the sea


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

sandstone art...

sandstone cliffs on the Rye foreshore...

yellow earth
warming
dusky greens


Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

Cabaret Cathedral...

Cabaret Cathedral is an amazing artwork structure
created from shipping containers and covered in 3D art...
The height represents a 4 storey building and it seats 240 people...
This structure has been erected on the Rye foreshore as part of the Christmas holidays attractions
on the Mornington Peninsula...

baroque fantasy
summer cabaret of
musical colour


M.O.E. stands for Ministry of Entertainment...


Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too

shining waters...

morning view of Rye beach...


shining waters
bathing quietly
in spring warmth


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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foreshore walkway...

a view of the foreshore walkway by Rye beach...


winding
a soothing journey
by the sea


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

rocks watch...

track by Rye beach...


rocks watch
the moods of the sea 
and passing footprints


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

rocky beach...

a view of a beach at Rye...


rocks
gathered in random peace
embrace the sands


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

lime kiln...

replica of an old lime kiln near Rye beach....
for more details, see earlier posts HERE and HERE


old kiln
built homes 
from fire


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

take a beach walk any time...

skies over Rye beach...


a blue grey sky
cool breezes
still the beach allures


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

by the curving sea wall...

view of waters at Rye beach...


slinking in to shore
waters as skitterish as
the wind


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

a rocky world...

a view of Rye beach on the southern end of the peninsula...


a rocky world
framing the beauty of
sweeping sands


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

I prefer paddling...

dog enjoying paddling round the waters near Rye pier...


little dog
dabbling in his own world
lost and found


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

rocky view...

rocky view of Port Phillip Bay from Rye beach...


rocky view
framing the moods
of waters


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

unstable cliffs...

at Rye, there's a narrow walkway by the sea bordered by a sea wall on one side
and steep cliffs on the other...


narrow walkway
scenic outlook on
dangers




Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

feeling dishevelled...

waters at Rye Back Beach...


feeling dishevelled
waters shuffle to
complacent sands 



Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

rocky textures...

rocky cliff area near Rye beach...


rocky waves of
secret
history



Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

Rye foreshore walkway...

foreshore walkway at Rye under spring skies...


winding gently
a scenic exercise
cushioned 


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Limeburners' Kiln

Sign and kiln tucked into a cliff near a Rye beach on Port Phillip Bay


back in other days
limeburning meant building dreams
gift from Mother Nature





Linking to:
Signs, Signs

R is for Rye...

R is for Rye... 
(continuing my series on the Mornington Peninsula)

Rye is another coastal town on Port Phillip Bay.
Of course there are the necessary shops,


and the necessary boat sheds.

But I am going to focus on other features.
At first, the northern view from the beach (in the first photo) looks much like my Dromana world.


But look south, and you see this chunky headland - sloping to the sea like Anthony's Nose ridge near my Dromana beach.
(But no roadway round the water's edge here!)


And at the base of the headland, tucked into the cliff, is this replica lime kiln, remembering early days on the peninsula when lime burning for building construction in Melbourne was a prime industry here.


This is the walkway round the cliff.


This is a portion of the cliff face.


And then there are the wonders of Rye Back Beach on the opposite side of the peninsula on Westernport Bay.


Like a secret coastal world of tiny streams and mountains and valleys.

peninsula worlds
a world in a beach of sands
a world of wonder


Like a beach wonderland!

Linking to:
ABC Wednesday Round 12 - R is for Rye