 ...and I'm the only one and I walk alone |
 Fame is a bee. / It has a song / It has a sting / Ah, too, it has a wing. Emily Dickinson |
 “Seagulls: Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Nigel: Oh would you just shut up? You're rats with wings.” Nemo |
 Contrast is what makes photography interesting. -Conrad Hall |
 Bewadjali, Dialect of Wergaia, Aboriginal language spoken at Lake Hindmarsh |
 Prime Minister Rudd: "As a nation we must now reflect..." |
 Aboriginal-inspired pavement art at Birrarung Marr |
 Cultural diversity in Victoria on show at the Immigration Museum. |
 The old foundation of the Sandridge Bridge built in 1888. |
 It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form. -Hans Hofmann |
 Harmonic modernity at Southgate. |
 Forum Theatre (former State Theatre) all glassed in. |
 Contrast in rooftops. |
 Glowing Melbourne skyline from Southgate. |
 Melbourne that sweet city of spires of art and faith. |
 St Johns Lutheren Church at Southgate |
 Designed and built in Australia by Melbourne organbuilder Knud Smenge |
 Choir practice don't have to be a dull occasion. |
 A tied up bike is more forgiving than a prancing colt.. |
 Construction in a different perspective. |
 A reminder gazing at high building blocks can be a pain in the neck after a while. |
 Lamppost at St Kilda Road Melbourne |
 Looking down upon a Grevillea Moonlight. |
 Some boundless contiguity of shade. -William Cowper |
 Seeing red. |
 A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. -Aristotle |
 This city now doth a garment... |
 Alexandra Gardens at the foot of Princes Bridge between the Yarra River and Alexandra Avenue. |
 Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. Frank Lloyd Wright |
 floating on water - beautiful in solitude - lily in the pond -- Haiku by butchie |
 The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. -Zeno |
 The early bird gets the worm. |
 The water nymph stirred... |
 The best vitamin to be a happy person is B1. -Author Unknown |
 Fish swim Birds fly Lovers leave By and by Old men Sit and think I drink -Mary Gauthier |
 "Run hard, be strong, think big!" -Percy Cerutty |
 Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) |
 Telling tails, but it's the sound of the hooves that truly pleases. |
 I held a moment in my hand ... |
 Bullseye shot from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. |
 Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities. -Marcus Terentius Varro |
 The delicate-looking Wood White butterfly. |
 "Remember, the second most important thing to choosing the right shoe, is choosing the left one." -High school coach |
 A day is not wasted if a memory is made. - Mike Williams circa 1998 |
 I never saw a discontented tree.... |
 Rocking up for a meeting at the rock under the guidance of a true Wild Rocker. |
 St Patrick and its 105 metres high central spire. |
 A listener or a sightseer at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
 Life is a drawing without an eraser. |
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 Eternal flame at the Shrine |
 "Lest We Forget" |
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 Only when the last tree has died... |
 Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous. Confucius |
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 Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. ~Seneca |
 A glimpse of the Westgate bridge. |
 Harbour cranes and pleasure boats. |
 Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement. -Oliver Goldsmith |
 Large plant pot. |
 It's the circle of life... |
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 It's a nice,area to relax, unwind and enjoy the lines and colours. |
 Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe |
 "Äiti kuin äidinäiti" by Katri Helena |
 Aussie Rules - "Retaliate first" - Jack Dyer, instructing his players during a final series |
 Beach musings... |
 My goodness me... |
 It is better to travel well than to arrive. - Buddha |
 We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. -Ben Sweetland |
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 Eternal youth on all fours. |
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 The great wave of kawagana. |
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 Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent and the serpent didn't have a leg to stand on. -Author Unknown |
 Libraries are as the shrine ... |
 Bronze statue of Jeanne d'Arc in her battle armour on her trusty steed holding her banner. |
 Well it's lunchtime, isn't it? |
 19th Century Block Arcade. |
 Gog and Magog, the two legendary giants of the Ancient Britons who have struck on the hour since 1892. |
 Gog is listed as a descendant of Reuben (eldest son of patriarch Jacob) in the 5th century BC 1 Chronicles 5: 3, 4. |
 Magog in the Royal Arcade keeping an eye on the folks below. |
 Babushka dolls finding a resting place in a Melbourne window display. |
 Whatever begins, also ends. -Seneca |
 Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown |
 The best shoe is one that fits. |
 The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. -Thomas Paine |
 All I can say this building is in a mint condition, but not a coin is produced here. |
 Off the beaten track. |
 There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps. -Peter A. Cohen |
 Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days. -Doug Larson |
 Mantra sounds in the Bourke Street Mall |
 The Public Purse |
 Entrance to the Royal Arcade. |
 I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes. I had one thousand and sixty. - Imelda Marcos |
 Food for thought. |
 Who knows what true loneliness is ... |
 Justin teaches a 6 year old a trick or two at Federation Square. |
 A lass from Hong Kong takes up the sword and a challenge. |
 That looks going bad for Justin, but no he showed a deft hand. |
 The best advertising is word-of-mouth, so I thought. |
 "Een boom van een kerel. -" Sir Edward 'weary' Dunlop. |
 General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD (27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) |
 My motto was always to keep swinging... |
 The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.- Paris Hilton |
 Children make you want to start life over. ~Muhammad Ali |
 Life is the sum of all your choices. -Albert Camus |
 Being in a good frame of mind helps keep one in the picture of health. - unknown |
 High rise residents with a balcony and a frontage to 38 hectares of landscaped gardens. |
 Are you intimidated with the thought of learning to play the drums? |
 Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don't be afraid to follow it. - Joseph Campbell |
 A sheltered life. |
 I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. -Gerry Spence |
 Dueling in the Botanical Gardens. |
 Tranquil lakes at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. |
 Watch your step. |
 A delightful walking path in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. |
 Are they being watched and noted? |
 Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta) in reflection. |
 ‘Man of Letters’ |
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 Where is he going? |
 Orange in a hurry. |
 Orange Day at Queensbridge Square in Melbourne. |
 Dressed to swallow those enticing poffertjes. |
 Have seen too much. |
 Will we see him in Orange in the World Cup 2030? |
 Rudy the versatile musician. |
 No it's not a big cup "sinaasappelsap", but a Dutchtub a new version of a mobile SPA. |
 With a heart thats true, I'll give to you Tulips from Amsterdam... |
 Dutch Folk Dancing Group "Melbourne Tukkers". |
 In Holland we call this a "draaiorgel" or "pierement". |
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 All about football, John van 't Schip , coach of Melbourne Heart FC being interviewed. |
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 The Queens Bridge as a background for a Dutch festivity in honour of a Queen. |
 Queensbridge Square at Southbank alive. |
 Sjoelen is also known as Dutch Shuffleboard. |
 Flying the flag his way. |
 Russian Orthodox priest finds new friends. |
 Having a good time. |
 The sound always reminds me of the opening scene of the classic film The Third Man. |
 Oh goodness me , can't make up my mind, this is tiring. |
 "I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out." — Arthur Hays Sulzberger |
 Seeing my wife wearing the conservative niqab, had me in stitches. |
 Geared up for a cold and windy day and ready for that phone call. |
 Melbourne in shining form. |
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 It's good to touch the green, green grass of home. |
 Kept five yards from the carriage, and ten yards from the horses to shoot this. |
 Jenny was a ''bludget, '' a girl pickpocket... No that happened in Gangs of New York (2002) |
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 Melbourne General Post Office (GPO) 1859-2001 |
 Architecture aims at Eternity. -Christopher Wren |
 All great art is born of the metropolis. -Ezra Pound |
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 The stone statue stands alone, silent & motionless....but then he moves oh so slowly |
 A dog that has earned a Cup for his patience. |
 On the cobblestones of Hosier Lane with a view on Federation Square. |
 A reflective moment. |
 Colourful Union Lane in Melbourne draws young and old. |
 Whatever good things we build end up building us. -Jim Rohn |
 Lured and caught in a web. |
 Ukrainian day celebrated in Melbourne. |
 If the wings are traveling faster than the assembly it has to be a helicopter. -Unknown Author |
 A coin for the energetic fiddler. |
 How does Melbourne Bike Share work? |
 What I like about cities is that everything is king size, the beauty and the ugliness. -Joseph Brodsky |
 Melbourne Spring Fashion Week |
 Collins Street |
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 Pottery Exhibition at the Atrium on Federation Square |
 Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. -L. Frank Baum |
 Red Heads don't match up with the contents |
 Pottering around |
 A kettle with a difference |
 The festive season has arrived |
 Oh no, she's at it again. |
 Ex rock singer Peter Garrett got all tangled as a politician and Amanda Vanstone got so exited |
 A little bit like church but a whole lot less pious. (According their website) |
 From far, we thought it is a digital screen of moving water. We went close to touch it. It is water! |
 Little Collins Street and an historic landmark hotel the grandeur of the late 1800’s |
 A glowing laneway without any streetart and just on large bin. |
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 Paris Cat Jazz Club 6 Goldie Place |
 Scots Church window |
 Two architectural styles ironed together |
 "We are sorry" |
 A new page |
 Contrast |
 The festive season has arrived |
 Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through. |
 After all the rain, all is sparkling clean |
 Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. -Pablo Picasso |
 There are two kinds of light - the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber |
 Names of migrants who settled in Melbourne |
 Sign of the times |
 Melbourne's tram system began operations in 1885 |
 Bridie O'Reilly's the Irish Pub |
 And ill never touch a drop again, can't hold my camera straight |
 Facing the music |
 Super Mario is on the tram |
 We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.-Jesse Jackson |
 The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is... |
 There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. - Edith Wharton |
 Christmas gift suggestions... |
 Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them. -Dion Boucicault |
 Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. -Berthold Auerbach |
 Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind. |
 Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. -John Lennon |
 The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. -Oprah Winfrey |
 Section of a crowd waiting for the arrival of Oprah Winfrey |
 All in step to welcome Hollywood's top talkshow host Oprah |
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