Winter Sun on Bourke

Hi V ... Rays from the winter sun reflect off mirrored windows on to the GPO in the heart of the CBD ... Photo courtesy of my daughter ... Ciao J. 

This Tree Still Thinks It is Autumn!

Hi V ... On the banks of the Yarra just below Princes Bridge there is a tree refusing to accept that it is Winter.  Perhaps it is because of it's sheltered position? Perhaps it is because the dark granite walls squeeze every ounce of warmth from the Winter sun?  Whatever it is this tree believes it is Autumn and with defiance and pride holds on to it's firey display.  Cheers J. [Photo courtesy of my daughter]

Statue of Liberty

With silent lips.

 "Give me your poor, your tired, 

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, 

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-lost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

The New Colossus

Emma Lazarus - 1883

Knotted Gun

Hi V ... "Non-violence" a sculpture outside the United Nations in New York, was originally created as a memorial tribute to John Lennon after he was shot and killed on 8 December 1980. Ciao J. 

New York Emerges from Central Park

Hi V ... New York City skyline viewed across Central Park ... Cheers J.

Shared with Sky Watch Friday. 

Brooklyn Bridge

Hi V ... the geometry of the iron ropes and the towering columned archways are unmistakable.  No trip to New York is complete without a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.  Cheers J. 

INCOGNITO

Hi V ... One of the many intriguing faces of New York ... Cheers J. 

Traveling Piano

Hi V ... Our meanderings through New York produced something unique at every corner like this ute with it's tray full of vegetables, a piano and dog.  Why not!  Ciao J.  

New York, New York!

Hi V(isitors) ... A kaleidoscope of people create a myriad of patterns through Grand Central Station in New York ... time to share some photographs of past travels far and wide.  This week views from the City that doesn't sleep ... Amazed J. 

Melbourne Illuminated

Hi V ... Princes Bridge crosses the Yarra from Southbank to Melbourne illuminated ... Cheers J. 

Fetch

Hi V ... Why not take a dip on a cold winters morning, invigorate the senses and fetch ... Shivering J. 
Shared with Weekend Reflections.

Sorrento Pier

Hi V ... It's a long weekend in Melbourne this weekend and what better place to welcome it but on the pier in Sorrento.  Monday is a public holiday to celebrate the Queen's Birthday.  Her actual birthday is on Friday 14 June 2013 but we celebrate on the second Monday in June so we are always guaranteed a three day weekend.  Happy Birthday dear Liz. J. 
Shared with Sky Watch Friday. 

In Flight

Please fasten your seat belts and place your tables in the upright position. We will be landing in 15 minutes.  Cheers J. 

Barwon Heads - Sea Calm

How still, how strangely still the water is today. It is not good for water to be so still that way.  [Sea Calm - Langston Hughes]