tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44596090047326215952024-03-13T22:33:59.452+11:00Melbourne Daily PhotoBlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-51914386639314360982016-04-02T07:01:00.000+11:002016-04-02T07:01:01.503+11:00Theme Day: The Beauty of Simplicity <b>Strawberries & Ice-Cream</b><br />
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Delicious doesn't have to mean fancy - what could be more delectable than a good old-fashioned bowl of strawberries and vanilla ice-cream? <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> It is the sweet, simple things in life which are the real ones after all ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-75688289103832521962015-04-06T02:04:00.001+10:002015-04-06T09:39:18.907+10:00Happy Easter and Chag Pesach SameachHappy Easter and Chag Pesach Sameach to everyone. May your day be filled with peace, hope and love. Wherever you are, have a smile on your face, a twinkle in your eye and a friend to share it with.<br />
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With all the trouble in various parts of the world today, this is a good time to reflect on what is important. Too often, there are people who think only of themselves and try to force their views on others, be it religious or otherwise. Instead of creating misery caused by hatred, if we can all live together and show respect for those who are different, those who have different beliefs, those who speak a different language, this world of ours would be a better place in which to live.<br />
It is not what we say or what we think, it is what we do that defines us. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. ~ Saint Augustine. <div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-64811665156227254322014-11-02T01:06:00.001+11:002014-11-02T01:06:41.965+11:00Theme Day - Landmark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ab1Fn5Dp1DU/VFTfj3VEnzI/AAAAAAAB5ZI/AFCDrER6CJ8/s1600/DSCN7835-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ab1Fn5Dp1DU/VFTfj3VEnzI/AAAAAAAB5ZI/AFCDrER6CJ8/s400/DSCN7835-1.JPG" /></a></div><b>Above:</b> <i>Flinders Street Station</i><br />
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Easily the most recognisable of Melbourne's landmarks is Flinders Street Station on the corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets. This grand old Edwardian baroque building of red brick and golden cream stucco was built between 1905 and 1910 after winning an architectural competition held in 1902.<br />
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When going into "Town" this was where people met up - "Meet me under the clocks" was the catchphrase of friends, lovers and sweethearts. It was everyone's favourite meeting place.<br />
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Flinders Street Station is Australia’s oldest train station and the busiest suburban railway station in the southern hemisphere. Over 1500 trains and 110,000 commuters pass through each day. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, and the 708-metre main platform is the fourth longest railway platform in the world<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> As a child I found railway stations exciting, mysterious and even beautiful, as indeed they often were ~ Paul Johnson. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> The reason lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn't there the second time ~ Willie Tyler<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-42272120526148799652014-09-19T06:00:00.000+10:002014-09-19T06:00:00.091+10:00Talk Like a Pirate DayAvast ye, matey! - it's that time o' year again - t' day when people around t' world suddenly break out into unintelligible words an phrases. September 19 be "Talk like a pirate day" and this young fellow be all dressed up for t' part. ’Tis time to flap yer jaws like a buccaneer. <br />
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A few words and phrases to help you with yer pirate speak:<br />
Shiver me timbers and binnacle me barnacles,<br />
Hornswaggle .... Thar she blows! ..... <br />
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"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--<br />
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!<br />
Drink and the devil had done for the rest--<br />
...Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"<br />
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The archetypal pirate grunt is Arrrr - remember to rrrroll your 'r's<br />
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<b>How did it start?</b><br />
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD, September 19) was created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy) of Albany, Oregon. <br />
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It is said the day came about as the result of an injury playing sport. During a game of racquetball between the two (Summers and Baur), one of them reacted to the pain from an injury with an outburst of "Aaarrr!", and the idea was born. They sent a letter to columnist Dave Barry in 2002 who rather liked the idea and promoted it. It is now celebrated internationally. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Pirate Law: Dousing oneself in beer is a perfectly acceptable replacement for a shower.<br />
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And finally, How do you know if you are a pirate? You just "Arrrrrrrr"...<br />
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This is all that remained of a home burnt in a devastating bushfire - everything was gone except for the chimney which was still standing, a rusty pipe and some twisted metal.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> People need to be cautious because anything built by man can be destroyed by Mother Nature ~ Russel L. Honoré<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-89516240635100311902014-08-21T17:40:00.000+10:002014-08-21T17:40:03.271+10:00Melbourne ~ World's most liveble city ...again! For the fourth time in a row, my city (Melbourne) has been named the world's most liveable city. Melbourne outperformed 139 cities to top the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Survey and achieved a perfect score in healthcare, education, sport and infrastructure. That's something to be proud of.<br />
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The scores are calculated by assigning every city a rating across categories including stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure and culture and environment. <br />
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Our Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said he was proud that Melbourne had received the top honour. “To be named the world’s most liveable city for four consecutive years is a great honour and a testament to the enviable lifestyle that Melbourne’s offers,”<br />
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I have selected a few photos of Melbourne showing different aspects of the city. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> To misquote Dr Johnson, if you're tired of Melbourne, you're tired of life.<br />
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Some people have a zest for living, some have a zest for life, and some have a zest for all things fishy...This is Sashimi - thinly sliced, raw food, it is one of the most famous dishes in the Japanese cuisine. The dish above is from Chiba, a local Japanese restaurant.<br />
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<b>Sashimi Ingredients</b><br />
Sashimi is comprised of Maguro (Tuna), Sake (Salmon), Tai (Sea Bream), Saba (Mackerel), Katsuo (Bonito or Skipjack Tuna), Kanpachi (Greater Yellowtail/Amberjack), Buri/Hamachi (Yellowtail or Amberjack), plus Shellfish and Mollusks: Ika (Squid), Tako (Octopus), Amaebi (Shrimp), Hotate (Scallop), Hokkigai (Surf Clam), and Roe and Millet: Ikura (Salmon Roe) and Uni (Sea Urchin).<br />
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<b>Did you know.....</b><br />
That the word sashimi means "pierced body" and dates from the Muromachi period (around 1337 to 1573)? It is thought it was possibly coined when the word "切る = kiru (cut), the culinary step, was considered too inauspicious to be used by anyone other than Samurai!<br />
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<b>A Bit of Trivia</b><br />
There's a restaurant in Tokyo called Zest which prides itself on serving American rugged U.S. Southwest style foods.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life ~ Bertrand Russell.<br />
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This is the Urban Garden Amphitheatre;<br />
Lie on the grass, pull up a seat,<br />
Sit for a while, take the weight off your feet.<br />
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Surrounded by zinc-clad walls, this homey little snug is down the steps of Federation Square on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Street. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars ~ Walt Whitman.<br />
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Easter Sunday Lunch at my place with the family - 7 children under 10, screaming, yelling little blighters, food spilt, a delightful mess, drinks tipped over and best of all, those wonderful ear splitting screeches when they don't get their own way. Is there anything more wonderful than the sound of children's voices raised in kiddie warfare? And that's only the children - you should hear the adults! You need either super-sonic hearing to make yourself heard or a loud-speaker to get you point across.<br />
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<b>Did you know...</b><br />
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The commercialism of Easter, that in which children collect chocolate Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, and fancy baskets to put them in is a tradition that stems from the old pagan religions as part of the celebration of spring. They believed eggs represented fertility and rebirth. <br />
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Ever wondered how a rabbit came to be associated with Easter? Since ancient times, rabbits have been associated with springtime, It is said the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, Eostre had a hare as her companion - the hare symbolises fertility and rebirth and much later, Christians changed the symbol of the hare to the Easter bunny. In Germany about 500 years ago, the Easter Hare acted as a judge and determined if the children had been behaving themselves or not. The tale took off from there, in 19th century Germany, eggs were made from pastry and given to good children, today the eggs are chocolate eggs. <br />
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<b>The Spirit of Easter</b><br />
Kindness is the essence of truth, when we are kind toward others it reflects our true self. The Spirit of Easter is about hope, love, and joy. Seeing things with new eyes, a rebirth of starting afresh.<br />
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I wish everyone a happy Easter and may your day be filled with love, laughter and merry memories. This is a time when we should remember those less fortunate than ourselves, someone, somewhere, some place, is cold or hungry or lonely and perhaps in some small way we can help make their day a little brighter. It can be as simple as a smile - it costs nothing yet can help make someone's day just a little brighter. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow ~ Robert H. Schuller. <br />
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Once again we have Theme Day and this month it is triangles, instead of spires, wires and architecture, I give you ~ <b>Le Gâteau de Triangle</b>. Photo taken at a friend's party, and, btw, it tasted as good as it looked!<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece ~ Ludwig Erhard.<br />
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Not having a recent photo of one of the many Irish pubs around Melbourne, I searched for all things green and came up with this - <br />
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Why is St. Patrick's Day celebrated on the 17th of March? Because that is the date of his death back in 461 Anno Domini. Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early seventeenth century and commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland as well as celebrating the heritage and culture of the Irish. I myself have a Shillalah - an Irish walking stick or cudgel, very handy for knocking heads about! I must take a photo and post it up one day. <br />
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I leave you with this Irish blessing: <br />
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May your children be many and full of health<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> I come from an Irish family. St. Patrick's Day was our big holiday. The night before we'd hang up our stockings and in the morning they'd be full of beer ~ Sean Morey.<br />
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<center>Sláinte</center><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-91198802451735932014-03-02T19:43:00.001+11:002014-03-02T19:43:39.578+11:00Theme Day ~ People on the Street<b>Anyone for a Beer?</b><br />
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On a sunny Saturday afternoon, what better than sitting outside a local pub downing the amber fluid with a few mates? Convivial conversation, relaxed atmosphere, these blokes have the right idea. <br />
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Hidden in the quiet back streets of Collingwood, the Leinster Arms is a well-loved and popular favourite with locals. Built in 1863, it's the only single storey pub ever built in that era and has an "Irish" feel to it. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street - Willie Stargell.<br />
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This is the entrance of the Grand Hotel, Healesville. It is an elaborate hotel designed by the famous architect, William Pitt. With fifty rooms, the large two storey solid brick hotel was built in 1888 for Mr. Edgecombe. The bricks are hand-made and came from the local brick-works of Clarke and Phillipie. It has an unusual French mansard-style roof of curved corrugated iron with protruding attic windows. Originally there was an iron-lace verandah along the front which was removed when the present large brick and concrete Bauhouse-style verandah was constructed during the World War II and the two street facades were cement rendered. <br />
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The Grand Hotel is historically significant and is registered with Heritage Victoria.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else ~ Tom Stoppard.<br />
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Photo taken mid morning at Queen's Park lake. <br />
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Early travellers heading for the goldfields met here because fresh water was available in the lagoon. Burke and Wills camped here on their fateful journey to cross Australia.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> No matter how high a bird flies, it has to come down for water ~ Old American <br />
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Which will look as one as one for you<br />
May you be able to walk even though you are drunk<br />
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Before starting the new year celebration<br />
Make sure that you are calling a Taxi <br />
To take you home<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word ~ Goran Persson.<br />
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<b>Above:</b> <i>On Santa's Knee</i><br />
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Many people when they think of Christmas, picture snow, fires blazing, snowmen built by happy children and happy people skating across the frozen lakes. But here in Australia, there is no snow, there are no fires and there certainly aren't any snowmen or skaters. Here it is the middle of summer, hot desert winds and the threat of bushfires. Most of the Christmas carols we hear are about the Northern Hemisphere - snow, cold etc. <br />
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<b>Above:</b> <i>Australian Christmas Carol Book</i><br />
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But did you know - there are Australian Christmas carols, not that many perhaps, but we do have a few. One of my favourites is "the Three Drovers". The music and lyrics were both written by e used to sing this at school. Sadly, these Australian Christmas carols aren't played over the loud speakers in shopping centres on or the radio. I learned these when I was in grade 3 or 4 and still have my carol book (pictured above)<br />
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Here is my all time favourite Australian Christmas Carol, "The Three Drovers" - a drover is a chap who spends his live droving - moving sheep or cattle over long distances. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful ~ Norman Vincent Peale.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-45792571476802970302013-12-24T19:02:00.002+11:002013-12-24T19:03:59.902+11:00'Twas the Night Before ChristmasMany years ago, a talented American gent Clement Clarke Moore, wrote a poem about Christmas Eve and how Father Christmas or Santa Claus flies through the sky in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer and how he lands on the rooftops and comes down the chimneys to leave gifts for children. Little could he have known how popular his poem would become. <br />
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<center><i>Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Dear Santa, I already have everything I could possibly wish for this year. Got my family, good friends and LOVE. Please take care of those who need you. THANK YOU!! XX<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-85046818361796671592013-12-11T11:12:00.000+11:002013-12-11T11:12:00.589+11:0011.12.13<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YEM_bAzPq4Y/Uqeo1WoOHOI/AAAAAAAB1Qs/cXydYv5jVH0/s1600/DSCN1048.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="243" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YEM_bAzPq4Y/Uqeo1WoOHOI/AAAAAAAB1Qs/cXydYv5jVH0/s320/DSCN1048.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"></div><b>Above:</b> <i>Melbourne Central Clock</i><br />
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Today, Wednesday the 11th of the 12th in the year 2013 is the last time we will see three consecutive numbers line up for 90 years. We will have to wait until 1st February 2103 for the dates to line up again.<br />
The 11th day of the 12th month of the 13th year of the millennium. This is about time, hence I have chosen a timepiece for today's photo. Pity I didn't think to take the photo at 12 minutes past 11! <br />
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I am even setting this to post at 11/12/13.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time ~ Abraham Lincoln.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-56140118042262971132013-12-02T11:22:00.004+11:002013-12-03T13:12:47.626+11:00Theme Day ~ Looking Out<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5kiIcI6-vCw/Uo8q8vo2VJI/AAAAAAAB1JU/16g9Y_rKsf8/s1600/DSCN9094.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="303" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5kiIcI6-vCw/Uo8q8vo2VJI/AAAAAAAB1JU/16g9Y_rKsf8/s400/DSCN9094.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"></div><b>Above:</b> <i>Looking out at the traffic</i><br />
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Coming back from brunch one Sunday afternoon across town, I took the 'tourist' drive through pastoral hills and greenery, the Chandler Highway aka Tourist Drive 2. Traffic was at a standstill - approaching this bridge, I realised why. Half the bridge was blocked due to emergency road work around an electricity pole at the other end. What was a two lane bridge was now a one lane bridge - workman holding a "Stop" sign stood to direct one way of traffic. Looking out the side mirror to see the traffic build-up behind me, I took this photo. The iron bridge crosses the Yarra River in the Kew/Alphington area.<br />
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<b>Edit:</b> Many thanks to Andrew of <a href="http://highriser.blogspot.com.au/">High Riser</a> for pointing out an error. The bridge is called the Chandler Bridge and the building of it was originally completed in 1891. To avoid confusion, I have removed the incorrect data which was in the original post. <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else ~ Angelina Jolie.<br />
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To see other participants of Theme Day, <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/december-gallery-looking-out.html">visit the City Daily Photo portal.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-65173503251897901342013-11-17T14:53:00.001+11:002013-11-17T15:10:02.555+11:00Playground Bridge<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQs-aCyGTMM/UbUeij8Ww_I/AAAAAAAB0BI/_3ic3UjN7Ac/s1600/DSCN8533.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="303" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XQs-aCyGTMM/UbUeij8Ww_I/AAAAAAAB0BI/_3ic3UjN7Ac/s400/DSCN8533.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"></div><b>Above:</b> <i>Activity and viewing deck bridge</i><br />
This fantastic bridge runs the length of Markham Reserve Playground and is an activity and viewing deck. You can see the four zones into which the playground is designed - toddlers, juniors, seniors and an active area. The bridge may not look fancy but it sure is a lot of fun. <br />
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<a href="http://bayphoto.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/serie-de-ponts-de-dimanche_16.html">Click here to see other Sunday bridges.</a><br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> Let every man praise the bridge that carries him over ~ English proverb.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-87860618229521144712013-11-16T06:49:00.000+11:002013-11-16T06:49:00.620+11:00The Laughing Kookaburras<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GZGJM-x6rf4/UbMuR9djboI/AAAAAAAB0Ak/CfMriwPAoeA/s1600/DSCN8529.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="303" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GZGJM-x6rf4/UbMuR9djboI/AAAAAAAB0Ak/CfMriwPAoeA/s400/DSCN8529.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"></div><b>Above:</b> <i>Kookaburras</i><br />
The kookaburra is native to Australia and New Guinea and is one of my favourite birds because of their unmistakable laugh. When you hear them, it brings a smile to your face and you feel like laughing with them. Tree kingfishers, they're a large bird growing 28–42 cm (11 to 17 inches). Aborigines of the Wiradjuri group called these birds guuguubarra - the English word kookaburra comes from that. The above photo was taken in a childrens' playground. <br />
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<center><i>Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,<br />
Merry merry king of the bush is he.<br />
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,<br />
Gay your life must be!</i><br />
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The above words were penned by Marion Sinclair in 1932 and is a well known and much loved children's song..<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> As I stood on the lonely backroad, I'm sure I heard birds, kookaburras, laughing ... Steven Herrick<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-72605613661479773052013-11-12T23:22:00.000+11:002013-11-12T23:22:59.786+11:00Remembrance Day 2013<b>The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month</b><br />
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Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day or Poppy Day) is the day we remember those who sacrificed their lives so we may be free. Across Australia hundreds of memorial services around the country are held at 11 o'clock when a minute's silence is observed. The trams in Melbourne stop, the radio station goes quiet while the bugler plays "The Last Post" It is a poignant time standing at the war memorial in respectful silence. Wreaths are laid, poppies are worn. The "Flanders" poppy. For me, both Remembrance Day and ANZAC Day are profoundly moving as we reflect on the terrible tragedy of human suffering and loss.<br />
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The Great War as it was once called may have occurred almost a century ago, but it is important we remember, for the sake of the future.<br />
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<center><span style="color: red;">In Flanders fields the poppies blow,</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Between the crosses, row on row</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">That mark our place, and in the sky,</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">The larks, still bravely singing, fly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">We are the Dead. Short days ago</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Loved and were loved, and now we lie</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">In Flanders fields.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Take up our quarrel with the foe:</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">To you from failing hands we throw</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">The torch; be yours to hold it high </span><br />
<span style="color: red;">If ye break faith with us who die</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">We shall not sleep, though poppies grow</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">In Flanders fields. </span><br />
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John McCrae, May 1915.<br />
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I made this video for Remembrance Day 2013.<br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its stupidity ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jan. 10, 1946. <br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-38165003403005484682013-06-10T15:39:00.001+10:002013-06-10T15:39:33.617+10:00Queen's Birthday Today is the Queen's Birthday in Australia, (except in Western Australia where it is celebrated at the end of September/beginning of October) or rather the public holiday for it is. On an English website I read her actual birthday is in April, but the weather is better in June! Because in the Northern Hemisphere the season is summer. Forget about Australia - down here it's winter and cold. Anyway, being a public holiday and being a Monday, means a long weekend. (You know three days off) <br />
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I tried to come up with something that would tie in with this, something to do with queens and came up with the following - <br />
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<b>Queen Victoria Market</b><br />
(Well, it was named after a queen)<br />
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<b>A Crown</b><br />
All queens need a crown.<br />
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<b>Postage stamps and More</b><br />
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If you are a Queen, you get to have your face on a postage stamp. And money. Not bad eh? <br />
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<b>Queen Victoria</b><br />
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I do think Queen Victoria had one of the most recognisable faces in the world, don't you? She always looked like she was smelling something nasty! <br />
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<i>Today's quote:</i> It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained ~ Queen Elizabeth II<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://melbournedailyphotodaily.blogspot.com/</div>BlossomFlowerGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771668346318423898noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459609004732621595.post-47516361485934374562013-06-09T18:31:00.001+10:002013-06-09T18:31:12.397+10:00Weekend Reflections ~ Priscilla JonesTake a look at the Joneses.<br />
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<b>Above:</b> <i>Thru the Jones's window</i><br />
Priscilla Jones cafe at the Gasworks Art Precinct in Albert Park has high quality and delicious foods as my non-existent waistline will testify. From Priscilla’s Quinoa Granola to Croque Monsieur to Sweets n’ Treats like Grandma Jones’ famous Almond Bread, it's as though you have stepped back in time. I took this photo after Sunday brunch recently. <br />
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<a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com.au/">Click here to see other Weekend Reflection participants</a><br />
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