if you dance...

One of many lovely masks created by my Year 9 students
in response to a study of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.


if you dance
what gown will you wear
and what mask

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Coiled

This character is kept under subdued red light at the Pearcedale Moonlit Sanctuary


neatly tightly coiled
resting with eerie stillness
danger potential

Melbourne Horse Drawn Carriage

One of many carriages that wait in Swanston Street Melbourne
for those who would like a tour round Melbourne at a slower pace.


tourist attraction
a glimpse of a slower pace
brief reality

Trunk

 

An early Sunday morning view of the outdoor dining area of the enchanting Trunk restaurant in Melbourne.

The building was originally built in 1859 as a synagogue.

It then became a state school until 1892 and then became a child care facility for this slum and poor area of Melbourne.

Now that fabric has disappeared, and the premises has been operating as a restaurant since 1980.

And the food is brilliant!

meandering space

many odd shapes and profiles

many old secrets

Enchanted Maze Ruby

One of the signs for the Enchanted Maze Garden at Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula.

a magical place
where souls have freedom to smile
and enjoy the day

On the Move???

A couple of weeks ago, I wandered an inner suburb of Melbourne called Moorabbin.
I found this outside the Kingston Arts Centre on the main road through Moorabbin.
I wasn't sure if this was a temporary or permanent arrangement.
It just seemed quite odd, supported by two pot plants.

like a stray painting
waiting for identity
a place in the world

Ruby Double Sailing?

A boat resting off shore from Dromana beach - or is that two boats????


Little water craft
Piled with enthusiasm
Like speed and leisure

Secret Bold Red Sign

Food on the Hill is a quaint little shop at Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula.
It breaks most marketing rules - tucked away at the back of a very small village shopping centre.
(The entrance is the door near the plant on the left!)
And yet, people find it and it's popular!

I may seem simple
But I cater for lone souls
I am your secret

Some Red For Nippers!

Sails for nippers lined up in waiting at McCrae Yacht Club on the Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay


Like cute baby baths
Topped with mini rainbow sails
Yachting for nippers

Heavy Load

An unusual boat, plying the summer waters of Port Phillip Bay, past Queenscliff and heading out to Bass Strait through The Rip.
I had to Google some details.
This ship was only built in June 2012 - adding to the large NYK-HINODE Japanese fleet of heavy load carriers.

Chunky carrier
Like a bold challenge to seas 
Monster of the deeps

NOTE: While it is my turn to post, MMT is the keeper of links for this blog.
But she is away in Ireland!
So I have used my own inLinkz account which is set to GMT time not PST time.
Hopefully I have aligned the two time zones.
Please be patient if this post appears and not inLinkz!

Magic of Christmas

Magic of Christmas
A time for sharing the joys
Remembering love


Happiest Christmas to you all 
from 
Magical Mystical Teacher 
+
Gemma

Pottery Shop with Ruby Hues

Pottery shop, Los Algodones, Baja California, México

Little "china" shop,
filled with breakables galore—
no bull wanted here!


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Ruby Art Room Sign

Art room sign at Red Hill Consolidated School


The art of colour
Fruits of the creative soul
Rainbow of the mind

Sizzling Ruby Shop Sign

San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, México

Bugambilia—
who sells what behind these walls
at what sort of price?


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Reflecting on Red

The front of Dromana Hub reflecting in my car mirror


The shopping routine
Framed part of my lifestyle
Weekly date in time

Tattered Leaf

Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

tattered crimson leaf
fading in the wilderness
final resting place


Photo and poem © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher

Reflecting

Reflections in the Dromana Hub Shopping Centre carpark after many downfalls of rain.
Busy doing heaps of marking and reports, so I have to rely on my archives for photos.
All the rain doesn't invite the frustrated photographer either.

Reflecting on sunlight
Imagining greyless days
When the signs are real

Little People

Little whimsical figurines in the Boneo Maze and Wetlands' "hidden village" on the southern end of the Mornington Peninsula


We are only small
Look closely and you'll see us
Always together

Angus and Rose

Unusual little indoor/outdoor coffee shop - just for snacks + handcraft items for sale - at The Briars
(huge property), Mount Martha, Mornington Peninsula.
It's called Angus and Rose.

Coffee rendezvous
Surrounded by bushland scenes
On yesterday's farm

Big Red Guy

On the walkways round the Yarra River in Melbourne are many colourful elephants.
They celebrate the 150th anniversary of Melbourne Zoo.
(c) Gemma Wiseman

Bulky big red guy
Trumpeting for attention
A photo delight