fun run...

part of the Australia Day activities last Tuesday
included an early morning fun run between Safety Beach and Rosebud...
Here the runners are on the Dromana foreshore...


early morning 
running the gauntlet of
sunshine and shadows


Linking to:
Shadow Shot Sunday 2

a still marina...

a view of boats at Martha Cove marina...


reflections
a mirror of yesterday's 
journeys


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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smiling skies...

last Tuesday's Australia Day summer skies over the Dromana foreshore...
Since then, it has been grey skies, cool and stormy...


smiling blue skies
graced 
a special day


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

Australia Day sign...

one of several different signs advertising Australia Day celebrations
on the Mornington Peninsula...
This one was on the Dromana foreshore...


sign for an event
time to enjoy
community spirit


Linking to:
Signs, Signs

on Australia Day...

yesterday was Australia Day...
There were lots of celebrations on the Dromana foreshore...
But these young ones were quite content just to paddle in the water...
And one kept clutching a small Australian flag...


happiness
does not need lots of
fancy fireworks


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

the hat...

today is Australia Day...
Celebrations in Dromana focus around the foreshore
where a free breakfast (of a bacon and egg roll + coffee) is most tempting...
And it's the opportunity for people and dogs to dress up in all kinds of interpretations of the Australian flag...
This photo was taken on Australia Day 2015...


Australia Day
a summer special
celebration


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Ruby Tuesday Too

water craft styles...

gathering of water craft at Martha Cove marina...
I do not quite understand why the yellow/orange boat is on a large blue pontoon...
Most little boats like this are on the side of the marina...
Maybe the owner of the jet ski wanted to keep his little kayak up with the big boys...
(It appears to be one owner of both)
And love the name of the larger boat ...'Current Obsession'...


water craft
multi purpose means of
enjoying waters



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Monday Mellow Yellows

slow Sunday morning...

shadows on Mornington pier with the caravel 'Notorious' in the background...
More views of the caravel and details of its background are in my recent post  HERE...


slow Sunday morning
crowds edge casually
to the caravel


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

alluring...

entrance to Balnarring Beach...


alluring
an invitation to
scenic horizons


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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fragmented...

summer morning skies over Dromana beach...


fragmented clouds
lightly whitening
the blue


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SkyWatch Friday

no dogs...

sign on the sea wall at Dromana beach...
It has just appeared as the summer tourist season opens...
Strangely, I have not seen dogs on the beach except mid winter - occasionally...


dogs 
unwelcome 
beach guests


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Signs, Signs

little sand island...

view of Rosebud beach looking out to Port Phillip Bay...


sparkling trail of light
leads to an island
of dreams


Linking to:
Wednesday Waters

dog and his umbrella...

this little dog was beside a boat moored at Mornington pier...
The boat was a caravel, on display for a few days...
The caravel was launched February 7, 2011 at Port Fairy in Victoria, Australia.


a little one
gazes at new worlds
by the sea


The red umbrella is just visible on the right...


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Ruby Tuesday Too

the beaky guys...

unusual table features outside a cafe at Mornington...


birds on a table
share the space but
not the food


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Monday Mellow Yellows

life is strange...

I know... this scene looks rather odd...
Originally I intended to capture the passing boat on a trailer in Mornington's main street...
I  aimed the lens for a spot ahead of the boat and waited for it to cross the picture frame..
But circumstances had other ideas...
The boat - or at least, the car - suddenly picked up speed...
A woman suddenly emerged from a shop behind me and crossed the frame...
And the passing boat revealed a man on the other side of the street
who looked as if he was chasing the boat...
At first, I was going to delete the photo...
But then I noticed something else...
The boat cast a large shadow shape on the roadway...
How perfect for Shadow Shot Sunday 2...
So the photo lived to share...
(And how strange that the boat is called 'Reaper' - without the 'grim' thank goodness...)

accept
alternatives may just be
treasures


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

The Briars landscape...

summer view of countryside at The Briars homestead, restaurant and walking trails complex at Mount Martha...
Other areas are laden with bushland...


country landscape
offers a sense of open
earth and sky


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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haven for boats...

summer skies over Martha Cove marina...


haven for boats
a display of journeys
past and future


Linking to:
SkyWatch Friday

glassy sign...

I have never seen a for sale sign displayed quite like this before...
It is in the window of a resort unit at The Nepean, Dromana...
Reflections add the graphics...


glassy reflection
a transparent sale
maybe


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Signs, Signs

dog loves to sail...

woman and dog at Balnarring Beach...


enjoy the water
without
getting wet


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Wednesday Waters

getting ready to dive...

diver preparing for a dive at Mornington...
I was surprised at the colouring of his diving gear... usually all black...
And the red object is a marker buoy that he will use to mark his diving spot...


a diver
water depths lure
the curious


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Ruby Tuesday Too

jet ski in yellow...

jet ski returning home to Martha Cove marina...


jet ski craze
a love of speed and
flying water


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Monday Mellow Yellows

round a little bird...

shadows round a little bird sunbathing in late afternoon sunlight...


welcome
late afternoon warmth and
caressing shadows


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

timid waters...

view of waters at Mornington...


timid waters
listlesslessly wait to be
energised


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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