When The Day Is Long: Hold On

I Go Down To The Sea

Hardly a day goes by when I don't go down to the sea.. Even just a few minutes on my way home from some errand.. It comforts me when hurt.. It laughs with me when happy.. It knows all my secrets ... And sometimes whispers the future in my ear... It has the power to heal...

For anyone out there needing a friend

For Anyone Sad

For Anyone Happy

This post is for you

Go Down To The Sea

...

and breathe

...

Still avoiding garage duties but suspect I will conquer it tomorrow

I think five days consecutive posts is enough for a while

Have a great Friday everyone!!

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ALL Photography, Text & Artwork [beingRUBY.blogspot©]

Lyrics: R.E.M

Australian Bush Colours: The Banskia

The Banskia [man]

Yes I know this is my third post in the same number of days.. Unusual for me.. Perhaps it's withdrawals from my time away from blogging.. or perhaps it's just creative avoidance. I'm good at that.. I've been cleaning through my years of 'stuff' I've accumulated in my garage.. Boxes and boxes of books and 'things' that have relocated with me each move, some long forgotten. 

Yesterday I found my Snugglepot and Cuddlepie book by the Australian author May Gibbs.  What a brilliant and talented author and artist she was.. inspired by the wild flowers and bushlands surrounding her Sydney Harbour home, she created a world full of fantasy and beauty for many an Australian child and grownups alike. I loved and treasured her stories and drawings as a child. The characters she brought to life came from an imagination that most of us could barely emulate. Anyway.. getting off the track a little.  Seeing her book reminded me of her  Banskia Man. My images above  I created back in October last year. Not sure why I haven't posted them before.. but here they are now... A little bit of Australian Bush Colour..  Inspired and created by shots I took of the scrublands bordering my local beach..

I will try and find a good link for you to give you a taste of May Gibbs.. [still looking].. Meanwhile hope you enjoy these images..

Thanks for the comments on the Noosa post.. I know I'm posting quicker than usual and will attempt to get round to visit all.. Just have a sudden urge to create [or avoid cleaning the garage]

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Photography, Text & Artwork [beingRUBY.blogspot©]

Subject:  [wildflowers, Sydney Australia] Oct 2010

Taking It To The Streets: Noosa

Beauty is Everywhere

You Just Need To Look

Sometimes Hidden Behind Closed Doors

And Sometimes Right Under Your Nose

Architectural Delights

May Be

Out of Your Reach

Thankfully

Nature's Beauty is Free

Just Look Around

After the lovely comments from my 'Pretty' post.. I thought I'd show you a few more shots from my Noosa trip last year. I know I've probably flogged this subject to death.. I've shown you the beach.. the sea.. the shops.. the river.. the moon.. and even Walt the Turkey... but last up is the streets.. and the pretty view that greeted me each day as I made my way into town..

.. Beauty is Everywhere .. 

We just tend to notice more when on vacation

Thanks also for all the encouragement re last post..

I'll have more to say on that subject when I know myself!!

Have a lovely week everyone.. 

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Photography, Text & Artwork [beingRUBY.blogspot©]

Location:  [Noosa Queensland Australia] Nov 2010