/ Following are the lyrics to the song Turn, Turn, Turn This group was a huge influence on me as a little girl. I adored Judith Durham and her beautiful voice and spirit. I seemed to identify with her, and they were the first group I remember loving….other songs I loved from The Seekers which would take me into a beautiful place, “I’ll Never Find Another You”, “A World of Our Own”, “The Carnival Is Over”, “Morningtown Ride”, “Georgy Girl” ),and “Emerald City” Turn! Turn! Turn! / originally written by Pete Seeger / The Byrds (cover by The Seekers later) To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to be born, a time to die / A time to plant, a time to reap / A time to kill, a time to heal / A time to laugh, a time to weep To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to build up,a time to break down / A time to dance, a time to mourn / A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time of love, a time of hate / A time of war, a time of peace / A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing To everything (turn, turn, turn) / There is a season (turn, turn, turn) / And a time for every purpose, under heaven A time to gain, a time to lose / A time to rend, a time to sew / A time to love, a time to hate / A time for peace, I swear its not too late ‘Inspiration Series’ card by Karin Taylor “Seasons” is a mixed media production on thick water colour paper using ink pastel acrylic charcoal and texta, this portrayal is slightly different from the original piece in that I have added a blue background and highlights digitally. I was going to leave ‘Seasons’ open to your own interpretation, but painting this pic brought back memories of ‘The Seekers’ singing ‘There is a Season….turn, turn, turn…’. If you look closely, you can see the handwritten bible verse in tiny writing around the heads of the three :D Instead of leaving it open for interpretation, as I’m submitting this to The Healing Journey forum for a music/art competition, I will try to explain what the image depicts. This is my family and I am the hands, although the hands also represent God. The boat is a metaphor for our journey through life, and the waters are somewhat turbulent beneath, my family is being supported by myself at great cost sometimes to me personally and God is also supporting…if you like, imagine it is God’s hands super-imposed over my hands, so that I have strength to do what I am called to do, imparting a protective and nurturing boundary around my beautiful family…..making home a sanctuary, and a safe place, it is a labour of love and the weight of carrying and nurturing can be extremely heavy sometimes, but also very rewarding. There is my daughter, my son, and my husband in the boat…and the symbol of the greek cross on the vessel indicates that my family belong to Christ, and we will be Conquerors in this life and in the next, as we pass through all of life’s testing and difficulty, we will be made stronger and have our characters’ hewn and shaped, and wisdom will come as a result. Bonded together through adversity, trial, separation and togetherness, we will learn how to work together as a team to achieve harmony, joy and satisfaction…we will support one another when life’s journey becomes all too hard and we want to give up…then there will be one of us to support the one who is down….and this will be reciprocated later when the other is down….. instead of destroying one another, we will build each other up, and make each other stronger for the fight, for the journey….we will encourage one another all the more when we are failing and losing sight of our goals….we will not give up on one another…and even if the world is not interested in us, we will be interested in one another, and remember one another in prayer and thought and spirit and heart. We will cheer one another one to be courageous and to persevere, no matter life’s challenges. And through each of the seasons of life, birth, death, life, healing, laughing, dancing, moving, scattering, gathering, giving up, giving voice, mending, loving, hating, mourning…..we will stick together and support one another. The symbol is The Greek Cross which is complemented with the first and last letters of the Greek name for Jesus (IC), the first and last letters of the Greek word for Christ (XC) and the Greek word for Conqueror (NIKA). The short bars above the letters indicate that they are abbreviations. ‘There is a time for everything, / and a season for every activity under heaven: / a time to be born and a time to die, / a time to plant and a time to uproot, / a time to kill and a time to heal, / a time to tear down and a time to build, / a time to weep and a time to laugh, / a time to mourn and a time to dance, / a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, / a time to embrace and a time to refrain, / a time to search and a time to give up, / a time to keep and a time to throw away, / a time to tear and a time to mend, / a time to be silent and a time to speak, / a time to love and a time to hate, / a time for war and a time for peace. – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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This is an old infrared shot. I’ve been doing lots of portraits lately and haven’t had the opportunity to shoot much infrared . I found this one on the hard drive and had a little play with it. It was taken at a place called Little Pelican, down near Swansea. It’s part of Lake Macquarie.
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BIRD SERIES Location Map – Goggle Earth Pelicans mainly eat fish, but they are opportunistic feeders and eat a variety of aquatic animals including crustaceans, tadpoles and turtles. Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / sold / 2 matted prints on redbubble 20 matted prints at art shows Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses / Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia / Calendar of the beautiful Peninsula Pearse Beach Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / Diamond Bay / Back beach along Bass Strait coastline / The best place to watch the sun set / in the arms of someone that loves you / / Diamond Bay / Last one for calendar / / Beach steps / / Mt Martha / / Boat houses /
Manly, Brisbane Qld. / 8 sec / f22 / nd8 & nd8grad filters
This shot has a bit of a story behind it, I was with a group of fellow photographers on what we call a Ferry Hop expedition. Basically we spend the day or most of it, riding the Sydney Ferries to different destinations taking photos on board and where ever we disembark. On this particular outing a few of my fellow photographers and I decided to issue a challenge, walk up to perfect strangers and ask for to take their photo. This was only the second person I ask after the challenge was issued. This lovely gentleman had a great face, a lovely white and gray beard and looked just the part for a nautical theme. As it happens when I approached him, we were nearing a replica tall ship and the Darling Harbour light house (scene in the background). Well all the elements just fell into place, and I only took two shots but I knew I had bag a great image, I thanked the Sea Captain as I’ve now called him, showed him the image and let him travel the rest of the trip in peace. I’m considering entering this in the portrait section of the Real Photography compeition, while it may be a little unconventional, it’s one of my favourite portraits (and most the others my wife won’t let me post as they are pictures of her).
Sunset / dusk and a boat, Convict Lake in Mammoth Lakes, CA / “Eureka” (I have found it) The ultimate merge of being one with your environment. Nature, human, beauty. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / *—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—
Fog early august morning east of Tromsø Images copyright ©Per Einar Gunnarsen 2009. / Copying, displaying, manipulating or redistribution of any image from this portfolio without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited!
This was taken at Dickey beach in QLD. The rusted remains of an old ship reminded me of dinasour bones rising out of the sand.
An infrared capture taken on Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Australia. / / It was a really overcast day and a huge storm was rolling in. I managed to get a couple of shots off before the rain arrived. / / Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000 / ISO200 / f/4.0 / 1.3 sec exposure / R72 Filter / Tripod / Shutter Release SOLD: As a small laminated print to a Redbubble member / As a mounted Print to ? / 4 x as a card / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Remains of a sailing vessel washed ashore off Carpenters Rocks, South East South Australia. The boat is submerged in sand and is only visible like this on low tides with slight winds. Slowly being broken down by the ocean waves. Had to wade out to get this shot as it was…
©2007-2008 Aimee Stewart, Foxfires – please see my CC Terms of Use before considering using this image for any personal or commercial use http://foxfires.deviantart.com/journal/15905899/ / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Artist’s Notes: I’ve had this picture in my mind for quite awhile. As a child, my treasured stuffed animal (as all children tend to have) was a little squirrel who went on every kind of adventure with me, and my favorite story was about a lil’ squirrel named “Miss Suzy” – written by Miriam Young, and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. I love the thought of the tiny leaf-boat capturing the attention of the denizens of the pond as it passes by en route to a wonderous place. January 10th, 2009 – WOW!! Thank you so much for the front page feature!!! I’m so delighted! If you like Columbus – you might enjoy some of my other little animal works!! / / /
framing suggestion / The very talented Cathrine / was kind enough to write this beautiful poem: Stranded I await / for signs, for answers / that may come my way / In a day, a word, a gesture / and when it comes, what would I say? For the path to walk is so unclear / My tide is low, my movement lost / Where to go, a mystery to me / Rooted, in this space of now / My final port, I don’t see Don’t want to falter / don’t want to fall / don’t want to sink / into an unknown hole / Just await, the best, I think It will come, it will tell / and then I shall answer / with a clarity of voice / in this circus of a world / I will make my choice and so I await / for my tide to come in / Entire being reaching / to be carried to the place / where my heart and mind would be meeting. / Thanks very much for all your kind support:) xxx
Ricoh GX-200 A lone boat moored in Wells next the Sea harbour catching the warm morning sun.
In life as well as fishing it’s all about the journey! / As the sunrise burned through the fog early Sunday morning, on Clear Lake near Hunstville, Ontario, two fishermen enthusiastically set out for their favourite fishing spot… / This shot was as a result of an early morning walk in / August 2008 in the fog: part planning, part serendipity. I particularly like the fact that compared to a lot of fog shots it displays color, to I think, an advantage and shows the promise of a beautiful sunny summer day emerging… Nikon D40, Nikkor 18-55mm lens Featured in the Outsiders, March 2009 / Featured in Canada: The Great White North group September 2008 / Featured in the Nirvana group September 2008 / Avatar for Shots In The Fog group October 2008 / Featured in the ImageWriting group November 2008 / Featured in the 100% group. November 2008 / Featured in the RB featured art, November 2008 / Featured in Mornings and Evenings—Sunbeams and Storms group November 2008 / Featured in the All Countries-Streams, Brooks,Creeks, Rivers, Ponds & Lakes group January 2009 / Featured in All Water In Motion group January 2009 / Featured in the Natural Color and Light group January 2009 / The Fine Art of Photography
A grouping of boats on a lake in China
Long tail boat Koh Phra Nang – Krabi Province – Thailand “As Is” Challenge winner “Seasonal Scapes” Challenge Winner Featured on the Redbubble Home Page Featured in the Exotic Thailand Group
a severe storm looms heavily over the tranquil waters of Tin Can Bay in Qld. In little time all its fury is unleashed on the area. / / / EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50. / ©T.Middleton2007 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / see more of my weather related photography by clicking on the preview image below. / / / /
Just before dawn, at Front Beach, Portsea in Victoria. Sold Matted Print on RB – thanks to the buyer
The Icelandic Harvester. / / When I came across this old vessel moored to the pier my imagination started running wild with scenarios of what life aboard this wooden vessel would have been like. I could almost feel the sineous texture of the ropes as they hung there coated in the ice cold saltwater of the frigid North Atlantic Ocean. I could nearly hear the calls of the sailors as they shouted commands back and forth across her weather beaten decks as the waves crashed down upon her on any one of her numerous voyages. What sights must have been seen as sailors of old lined the rails to peer down at the mysteries of the sea. How many men were lost at sea and how many made it home with wild stories of his adventure aboard the Icelandic Harvester. / / Shot with a Canon 400D and processed in Lightroom 2. / / NautilusBlue / / nominated this image to be showcased in the group Pay It Forward and this is what she had to say… / / Ice Breaker / by Kevin Kroeker / I think it is an outstanding image with great composition ( great leading lines) with lots of drama and the colours are amazing . It shows us the harshness of the climate. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography /
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