AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Showing posts with label Swanston Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swanston Street. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

weekend wanderers...


Sunday morning view of Swanston Street in Melbourne


weekend wanderers
seeking different colours from
the weekday blues


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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Pie Face


A small shop in Melbourne where the sign seems to become part of the shop design.
The shop features pies with funny faces.
(Actually, the shop is not so small. It has 15 franchises in Melbourne CBD alone.)


where the pies are fun
coffee mellows the senses
or gives them a punch


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Monday, May 27, 2013

Rhino Tram


A passing tram in Swanston Street, Melbourne.
I loved the signage - unlike the usual advertisements.
Each time I go in to Melbourne, there is always a new collection of colourful trams to photograph!


trams can be weapons
imagine thirty rhinos
a panic stampede


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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Bike Shadows


Bikes parked in Swanston Street Melbourne early last Sunday morning.


early morning light
shadowy mystical time
an autumn moment


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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Shadowy Swanston Colours


Deep shadows in Swanston Street Melbourne play round a curbside floral display.

Bright shining flowers
Do you feel like champions
Breaking down shadows


In the crucible of shadows languish the secret colours of life ~ Gemma Wiseman


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wall of Water


Feature wall of water in Swanston Street, Melbourne.

Small water patterns
Always running and changing
Streetscape attraction



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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Bold and Ruby Bright


A bold and bright tram travelling Swanston Street in Melbourne.
Colourful trams are a feature of inner Melbourne!

Red drama on tracks
A colourful Melbourne sight
Like travelling art

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Snag Stand


Tiny but noticeable pit stop in Swanston Street, Melbourne enticing the hungry tummy to enjoy a snack.
NOTE: A snag is a sausage!

Snag stand temptation
A sunny break in the day
Snack for busy souls


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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Another Lord


A quirky sign for a small hamburger and chips shop in Swanston Street, Melbourne
The caption about caring puzzles me. Not sure why that would be added.
Caring about good food? Customer service? Anything?

A different lord
William Golding might enjoy
No flies on this sign



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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

B is for Busy


Busy, bustling Melbourne Swanston Street.
It is busy with different modes of transport, people walking and a swirling mix of light and shadow on a summer's day!

Busy urban pace
Colourful sense of movement
A form of lifestyle


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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Melbourne Carriage Tours


One of the horses on a horse-drawn carriage tour in Melbourne CBD.
There are many different horse and carriage styles plus the drivers often dress up too!
These carriage tours are available at weekends and all weekdays throughout the summer school holidays.
They may be boarded in Swanston Street and tour the city main streets.
More information on 12 companies operating these tours may be found HERE!
It costs about $100 carriage hire for half an hour's tour.

Sampling some old ways
Riding a horse drawn carriage
Yesterday's romance




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Monday, January 23, 2012

Melbourne's Special Bumble Bee


Trams are a bright and colourful feature of the Melbourne streetscape!
This one is travelling along Swanston Street.
Melbourne's trams emerged in 1885.
For more details, see HERE!

Trams buzzing around
Splashes of streetscape colour
A breath of delight


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Archive of Blog Quotes

  • A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
  • Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
  • Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
  • Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
  • Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
  • Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
  • Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
  • The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
  • Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
  • Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
  • Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman

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