SEA The World: Under A Southern Sky

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SEA The World

Under A Southern Sky

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The sun is fierce under a southern sky... colours stand bold and true .. and the afternoon sun casts deep shadows stretching out to the horizon... Shadows that can trick the eye in this harsh Australian sunlight..

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Is It Sand

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Or Is It Sea

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Real

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Or Imagined

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Shadows of My Mind

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The Sydney Spring is still playing hide and seek.. Playing tricks with my mind!! So I've created my own imaginary spring.. Where sailboats glide through the sand and hopscotch along the shadows.. Where the sea can be golden hued or iridescent blue.. where the eye cannot tell where the sand ends and the sea begins.

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[Original Shot - Unaltered]

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SEA The World

Comes To Sydney

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This shot was taken at South Cronulla Beach, Sydney on one of our sunny days ..

The shadows are from the towering palms in the park behind me

I only managed a few shots before the camera battery died..

C'est La Vie.. I'll imagine the rest.

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Participating in this week's photo challenge at Chania's Razmataz

'Capture a Shadow'

Thanks Chania

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[click on the icon for more SEA The World posts]

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'Have A Fabulous Weekend Everyone'

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Text, Photography & Altered Image Artwork by Being Ruby©

Location: South Cronulla Beach

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Is A Bitter Betty Better Than A Boring Bobby?

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... NEWS FLASH ...... Bloggers Reject Substitute Bettys!!! ...

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Yes ELEVEN of you clever bloggers managed to pick the real Bitter Betty... Stepford Betty #13... Well done.. You can now go through life knowing you have the ability to pick a real girl from a clone.. This could be very a useful talent in the not too distant future!! hahaha. Sadly though there can only be TWO winners! So....

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...... KATHERINE & SUZAN ....... Come On Down!! .......

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Yes.. I decided as you were all so clever I'd pick two!!! One for the black & white FlyBoy print and one for the colour... Katherine [The Old Boathouse] was the first name drawn from the hat and as Suzan [Old Grey Mare] was the first in with the correct answer, she gets a print also. I thought about asking Mr Piano Accordion Man to do the draw... but his hands were full slinging '????' ...[let's call it music!!! ] ...

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The following clever bloggers did pick a real Betty from a Bitter Betty

.. and for that they deserve a mention ...

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Carole - Maynard's Greenhouse

Jennifer - JBeaudetStudios

Jelly Shane - Just Martha

Life Love, Clutter and Other Beautiful Things

Marina- Bonheur Maison

Suzan - Old Grey Mare

Peggy - According To Braswell

Stephanie - La Dolce Vita

Sweet Audrey - Audrey's Corner

Katherine - The Old Boathouse

Zuzu - Cottage In The Woods

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[click on a link and visit someone you don't know]

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And Now Will The Real Bitter Betty Please Stand Up

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Recap: Is A Bitter Betty Better Than A Boring Bobby?

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So THAT my friends.. is the news for today...

I'm off to remove the letter B from my vocabulary

Have a lovely week and ..

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As as the other Susan said 'Bitter Up'

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IMAGE SOURCE:

All text, photography and artwork by Being Ruby©

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Why I'm Nuts!! [Part1]

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Is this Flippin' Annoying?

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It's Making Me Nuts!!!

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Every Tuesday afternoon.. rain . hail or shine.. my neighbour warms up his piano accordion and off he goes!!! Now... I could imagine myself in some delightful village in France.. or perhaps a Parisian Cafe.. sipping on cafe au lait and watching the children ride the merry go round... little child laden ponies bobbing up and down... melted ice cream swirling through their brightly coloured manes.. .. balloons gaily bobbing in tune!!

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BUT ... After 10 mins of 'Da Diddie Di Di' I'm pretty much over it ... Three Hours every Tuesday!!! blaaaaaaah!!!.. And all just a few steps from my window ... so think super sonic sound waves!! and repetition as you have never known.. He only knows one song!! No.. that's not true.. Last week's feverish gardening exercise coincided with the Tuesday Delight... It didn't take me long to know the tune by heart.. in frustration i sang along.. loudly.. hahaha.. This caused an immediate reaction of tune change.. but it wasn't to last .... we were soon back to 'Da Diddie Di Di'... Actually it all reminds me of the Gilmore Girls episode when Lorelai auditions the zydeco band for her wedding,. Anyone remember that episode??? the band just keeps playing and playing and playing and playing and plaaaaaaaaaying ... you get the picture!

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Another Tuesday event here in Australia is the Melbourne Cup Horse Race .. Run annually, the first Tuesday in November it is called 'The Race That Stops The Nation' ... people everywhere put down their pens.. move away from their computer screens and tune in for the three minute race. Even non-gamblers take a punt.. It is probably the biggest gambling day in our year.. and perhaps the only time everyone stops and pays attention.

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... But NOT Mr Piano Accordion Man ..

No The Race That Stops The Nation ... Will not stop him!!!

He's still going.. I could go out there and record it for you??

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OK back to the Guessing Game and Mystery Prize

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Pick Miss Bitter Betty

[here]

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As I'm still feeling nuts.. I think I'll leave it up a few more days and have decided the prize will be your choice of either a B&W or colour print of my Fly Boys below .. Patzo like me!.. Nuts and Noisy ... but far preferable to the The Piano Accordion Man. Although.. If you wanted him instead it could be arranged for a small fee..

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... That's all for now ...

I'm very busy.. I must go stuff some toilet paper in my ears!!

Should I leave you with more of his song??

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No... Why should you suffer!!

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IMAGE SOURCE:

All text, photography and artwork by Being Ruby©

SONG: By Mr Piano Accordion Man [dont' blame me!!]

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... He's STILL Going!!! ...

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