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


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

sculpture in the vines...

skies over a sculpture on display at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...
This one is called 'Rock Bottom Riser III' by Nicholas Ulmann


shapely presence
blending into the song
of the vines


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SkyWatch Friday

rows of grape vines...

autumn view of Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...
Autumn colours have still not quite emerged on the grape vines...


wine on the vine
delicious taste
sensations


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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in the vineyards...

recent autumn skies over Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...


vineyard leaves
thinking of dressing in
autumn colours

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SkyWatch Friday

playful signs...

one of several sets of playful signs at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...


luscious words
play erotically
with the senses


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Signs, Signs

lightning...

sculpture on display at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...
It is called Lightning Strikes Twice by Michael Nelson Jagamara...


hot lightning
frozen in
art


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

twisting and bending...

sculptures on display at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...


imagination
bending and twisting 
some reality


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

autumn vines...

autumn vines and shadows at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...


autumn vines
sing softly round
the long shadows



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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

frozen leaves...

sculptures on display at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...
I neglected to find the title and artist of this, so I have my own interpretation...


emblems
frozen leaves of lives
round a keyhole


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday

piquant nut...

fun signs scattered around Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...


signs
stimulate
new directions


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Monday Mellow Yellows

A Fall from Grace...

This is the winner of the 2014 sculpture prize at Montalto vineyards Red Hill...
It is called A Fall from Grace by Adam Stone...


tumbling
head first
a new Icarus


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

through the vines...

view through the Autumn vines at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...


where wines begin
picturesque countryside
in all seasons


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SkyWatch Friday

tender heart...

some unusual, fun signs are now appearing round Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...


signs can be fun
teasing
expectations


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Signs, Signs

sculpture on water...

One of several faces floating on a water feature at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...
Many sculptures are scattered through the vineyards...


the eyes
a steady seering
gaze


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Water World Wednesday

polar bear and penguins...

one of many sculptures in the Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...

it may be autumn
but some survive
a frozen world



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Ruby Tuesday Too

circles of life...

unusual, colourful sculpture at Montalto vineyards, Red Hill...


circles of life
begin with
a mother and child




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Monday Mellow Yellows

view from piazza cafe...

a view of the Montalto vineyards at Red Hill in Autumn...
In the foreground is one of many sculptures scattered through the vineyards...
This one is near the piazza cafe there...


charm of autumn vines
a melee of golds
set in greens


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SOOC Sunday

stepping stones, stumbling blocks...

pretty, soft autumn skies over Montalto vineyards at Red Hill...
In the foreground is a group sculpture - Ben Carroll's Stepping Stones, Stumbling Blocks.

life is littered
stepping stones and stumbling blocks
colour our moments


Believe it or not, the above photo was taken minutes after the first one...
- and the light and sky had changed...


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SkyWatch Friday

Montalto in Autumn

Scenic Autumn view of Montalto vineyard at Red Hill.
Just visible on the left is one of the many beautiful sculptures scattered through the vineyard.


vineyards in Autumn
leaves blushing with reds and golds
a scenic landscape


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SkyWatch Friday
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Scenic Weekends