Heaton's Shadows

Egyptian style monument symbolising a tragic loss of life.
Heaton`s monument is rendered sandstone and contains a single burial crypt.
It is one of the oldest structures on the former quarantine station site (circa 1856).
 It reflects the story of George Heaton, who helped construct elements of the quarantine station.
Heaton paid a substantial amount of money for the tomb to be built as his ultimate resting-place, but he was never buried in it.
 Folklore suggests that Heaton built the monument as a memorial to the victims of the Ticonderoga, a ship which lost 168 of its passengers to typhus and scarlet fever, and the first vessel to be quarantined at Point Nepean.
More details HERE and HERE.


in the shadows
mysteries of other lives 
lurk silently




Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Quarantine Station Beach

Scenic view of the beach area near the historic Point Nepean Quarantine Station.
In the background is Arthurs Seat mountain.


historic beach
a beach with many secrets
best forgotten


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

a soft Spring morning...

Beautiful soft Spring skies over Port Phillip Bay as viewed from the old Point Nepean Quarantine Station.


a soft Spring morning
when the world seems at peace
and smiling


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Red Hill Village Sign

Collective sign for a gathering of small shops tucked away at Red Hill.
I love the rustic display board.
(If you are wondering why the sign is moved to the right of the photo,
there were some rather large rubbish bins that I chose not to include in the photo.)


enchanting shops
like a bright gathering of
village colour


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

Spring Waters at Seawinds

A touch of Spring blossom round the waters at Seawinds, the gardens at the top of Arthurs Seat mountain.

a patch of water
drifting with the seasons
and the wildlife



Linking to:
Water World Wednesday

Scarecrow Festival Again

One of this year's entries in the annual Scarecrow Festival.
The festival is celebrated on the Mornington Peninsula hinterland.
The above entry is at Arthurs Seat Trail Rides.



Scottish fantasy
wrestling with Nessy
in a scarecrow way




Linking to:
Ruby Tuesday Too

Mornington Peninsula Wine Centre

An enchanting little village shop at Red Hill South now prides itself as the place to buy a range of Mornington Peninsula wines.
It is called Mornington Peninsula Wine Centre.
Local produce and groceries are available here too as well as snacks and coffee.
The shop even has its own outdoor umbrellas.

sunny shelters
an elevated space for
coffee or wine



Linking to:
Monday Mellow Yellows

Quarantine Shadows

This is one of 5 similar 2 storey hospital buildings at the Point Nepean Quarantine Station which was begun in 1854 and opened in 1859.
More details HERE.
The site is now just open for the curious wanderer.


quarantine shadows
Ticonderoga fever 
haunts the halls


NOTE
The Ticonderoga was a ship from Liverpool, England carrying scores of fever-stricken passengers.

Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Sorrento Pier

View from a clifftop of Sorrento pier and the Queenscliff-Sorrento ferry docking at the pier.
In the background is Arthurs Seat mountain.


a journey's end
for some the first wave of
new beginnings


Linking to:
Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

Quarantine Spring Skies

Morning Spring skies over a part of the Point Nepean historic Quarantine area complex.
Opened in 1852, the quarantine station contains the oldest barracks-style accommodation built for quarantine purposes in Australia,
pre-dating the oldest intact quarantine structures at North Head, Sydney NSW, by 16 years.
For more details see HERE.


a sad old world
languishing now in the folds
of scenic beauty


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Lunacy

A boat moored at Martha Cove marina


a crazy name
a boat called Lunacy
like a warning


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

I love my water world...

I love my water world
where the waves rise
to greet me


Linking to:
Water World Wednesday