Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ At last!
2 days in a row that feel like summer in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula!
To celebrate, I loaded a blue hued wine glass with ice cubes and photographed it on my verandah railing with the backdrop of the blue waters of Port Phillip Bay!
Cheers!
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Watery Wednesday #18
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The chill of ice cubes
Glistening blue waters beyond
It must be summer
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
A Summer Toast!
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16 comments:
Oustanding shot, I'm gonna go pour myself a drink now.
Cheers!
Regina In Pictures
Clever awesome shots!
I am glad summer came for you!
Very Creative shot... very fun.
Smiles B
A great idea for Watery Wednesday!
Great ideal for a photo. I love the second one. Great job!
It's very cold here right now, so I don't think I would want a glass of cold water.
But the shots are so good!
My Watery Wednesday image is posted here. Have a great day.
Ha!
Aloha-
A toast to your beautiful days. I hope you get more of them. If I had a view like that I'd be wishing for them too.
:-)
What a great idea for Watery Wednesday. The pictures are beautiful.
Thanks for visiting my site.
Excellent idea! Love it. I'm all snuggled up under a blanket right now...so this is a treat to see :)
Cheers! I like the haiku - and I like the second picture best as there is more of the blue sea and sky. It's freezing here in the UK, but I know that summer will come...
i want one. ahh, except I want some fluid like lemonade, tea, mimosa, :)
Very creative. I like it.
Great creativity. I can imagine a hot summer day near the water with a cold drink, just reclining in the shade.
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