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All kinds of pedestrians in Melbourne |
Concrete security bollards in Bourke Street mall. |
Colour on the move and wall |
It's all in your hands. |
Bad harvest |
Sticking one's neck out |
Watching the red stoplight |
On a collision course |
One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world. -Buddha |
Spring in their steps |
Going for a tree hug |
Dress swirl and traffic snarl |
No time for everything. |
Which way |
Even Julio Iglesias had to smile |
No woollen jumpers, silk scarves, leather shoes in sight? |
Chasing shadows |
Mind-body cultivation at the edge of Fitzroy gardens |
Exhausted running around to get THAT shot. |
This smiling gentleman told me he earned all these medals for his many drinking bouts |
Listening to the soothing sounds of the Erhu on Swanston Street |
Beauty, rich and rare, the Olympic uniforms on display at Myer store |
Channel 7 news in the making |
Relaxed atmosphere around the old GPO, now an H&M store |
On the steps of Parliament House. |
A quiet and dignified protest demanding Justice for Cyprus |
Very quiet scene, street blocked |
Gary Bartz Quartet having a blast |
A long distance from Amsterdam |
Clean bricks |
Oh my gosh |
Let's check |
Looking over his shoulder |
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On track for that shot |
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Excercise routine |
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I can't believe my eyes I see you here Lookin' just the way you should .... |
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. |
David, who killed the giant Goliath with a stone from his slingshot found hiding in Hosier Lane |
Balancing act |
Watch your head |
Jogger |
Deserted bottle |
Barbeque near the Yarra |
Sealed lips |
Thumbs up from a statue |
Parachuting Rat |
A love for colour |
A little finger and a bow |
A spectacle |
Stepping up |
Conversation |
Matching colours |
Failed to flap his wings |
Classy weightlifter |
A healthy walk while listening to a rock band. |
Not home... |
......so I told him just to hang on. |
I'm checking your order. |
Beating the drums |
Decision making time. |
Fresh street art in Melbourne in reaction to the Charleston tragedy? |
The day's moving just too fast for me, I need some time in the sunshine |
It is nice finding that place where you can just go and relax |
Smoko on ACDC Lane |
Street art admirers, young and old |
We'll chase our shadows |
Heard some one saying once, looking for a parking space is not unlike panning for gold. |
She lives in a world of her own – a world of light and distant connection. |
Everything is on tap here. |
Don't say cheese to your brother, see what happens. |
Someone found solitude in a big crowd. |
It looks like a lesson in history. |
A city is a large community where people are lonesome together. - Herbert Prochnow |
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. - Nathaniel Branden |
An oasis in a crowded city. |
Caution, you won't go far on this bike. |
A free tram ride. |
Life is what happens when your mobile ( cell phone ) is charging. |
Outdoors bookshop. |
Tour guide looking for his flock. |
Coffee sip, chat time and crumbs pickings. |
What do you reckon Barney is it time to go. |
Come on Ludwig, look this way and smile. |
Not so mobile or perhaps as long as you have a cell phone you're never alone. |
He played Bach the Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, a very lovely and relaxing piece. |
Literature not a lasting artistic merit here, it seems. |
Away from the pressure cooker. |
Exhausted or is the sign of yum cha too much to bear? |
Live your life, do your work, then take your hat. - Henry David Thoreau |
Lip service |
Decision time |
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Weightlifters |
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Spreading misconceptions... |
On the lookout for a green light. |
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Two white furry polar bears meeting some friendly onlookers. |
Sharing a load |
Conscious |
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How to take a selfie with closed eyes |
Bike rack |
Lonely lunchbreak |
What's going on? |
Cosmopolitan reflections |
Rush hour |
Vodka does not ease back pain. But it does get your mind off it.- Fuzzy Zoeller |
A talented musician gets a guest conductor who goes under the name of Mr. Nuisance. |
Not everyone shop on line |
Breakfast all day. |
Shoe sale. |
A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent. - Unknown author |
Chuckle Park in Lt. Collins Street, an awesome "hang out". |
Another crowded Melbourne tram. |
A sign we should see more often. |
Say, do you hear the distant drums? It is the future that they bring When tomorrow comes! |
A seagull that loves the sight and scraps of the city. |
All alone with his sketchbook. |
The lovely sounds of the banhu at times drowned out by the rattle of a passing tram |
This is not Broadway but Southbank |
Gulls have a complex and highly developed repertoire for communication |
What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt... |
I restore myself when I'm alone. - Marilyn Monroe |
The worldwide phenomenon of locking padlocks onto bridges to signify the love between couples has made its way to Southbank. |
Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face. -Victor Hugo |
My sunshine doesn't come from the skies, It comes from the love in my dog's eyes. -Author unknown. |
"I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it." - Cesar Millan |
"Man-na-suh pan-gop-sumnida". |
Photographers on the look out for a subject. |
Variety of movement in Swanston Street. |
Having a rest or waiting for the right bus. |
Book lovers paradise every Saturday. |
Dressed for attention. |
The body is a house of many windows... |
A waiting bride |
Bought The Big Issue from this happy character |
In another world |
In meditation |
Buddha's Day |
Say it with flowers |
A shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk. |
Avoiding saddle pain |
Stop dreaming, start riding |
Eyeing a shiny Harley Davidson |
Hands do the talking |
Obstacle course |
A prelude of Bach |
A little one looking for a connection on a big square |
Writing a wish on a green leaf. |
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From whom did he snatched that wig Fifi, didn't see Coco, but he looks very dapper. |
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Ear-and-eye-catching Federation Bells at Birrarung Marr and a handy runner |
Lunchtime bodily activity |
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I've heard that before |
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We seem to waste a lot of time in chasing shadows... |
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Tram stop conversations |
Buskers with humour |
Still some bookshops around in Melbourne |
Flowers with a destination |
"Fashions fade, style is eternal." — Yves Saint-Laurent |
Ah-ooo-gah! |
Lunch break Bourke street Mall |
We are at kinki gerlinki on Centre Way |
Taking chances with his green tripod |
“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty |
Life under an umbrella |
So many heads and only one hat |
Captain Matthew Flinders adorned with a hat |
Patient seagulls and a little sweetie |
On the steps and in step |
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1000 tears |
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“Always seeing something, never seeing nothing, being photographer” ― Walter De Mulder |
Love links |
Life is not a one-way street. |
Stand still, everything shifts as you move. |
Told you, this is my best side. |
Cup Day. |
Hang on..... I've found another dollar. |
A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate photo.(with apologies to Abraham Maslow) |
ALBERT STONE stands alone beside his plinth, silent & motionless and feeling hungry. |
Must be a travel story. |
Jenny was a ''bludget, '' a girl pickpocket... No that happened in Gangs of New York (2002) |
Stocktake sale rush. |
Eternal youth on all fours. |
Homeward bound... Home, where my thought's escaping... |
A quiet moment at a parking lot. |
Oh, everybody's starry eyed and everybody knows... |
Come and pick me up and ... with a smile on your face. |
Coffee makes us severe, and grave, and philosophical. -Jonathan Swift |
What goes through her mind, the French have a saying “People count up the faults of those who keep them waiting”. |
Wonder if he wears a belt as well. |
Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. -Red Auerbach |
The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad. -A.K. Best |
Unspoken conversations, unuttered words. |
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein |
Diamonds are a girl's best friend..... |
Road rage - the air was thick with the smell of burning rubber. |
To guide you through this cold world And I'll see you through.... |
The universe as we know it is a joint product of the observer and the observed. -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one. -John Lennon |
A bicycle does get you there and more.... |
The soul is healed by being with children -Fyodor Dostoevsky |
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -Douglas Adams |
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust |
Over here! The sights, the sounds The lights, the smells The wonder wheels, the carousels The gardens and arcades The marble... |
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.- Oliver Wendell Holmes |
"Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it." -Oprah Winfrey |
Grab your coat, and get your hat, Leave your worry on the doorstep Just direct your feet, To the sunny side of the street. |
A fingerlicking good shot girls. |
Melbourne Festival creations are contagious. |
You are invited to the festival of this world and your life is blessed. -Rabindranath Tagore |
Turn it around, it's easy, there's no food on the plate. |
Patience will be rewarded soon. |
A footpath wide enough for everybody. |
It got brakes and a steering wheel, what else do you need. |
Hold on to your phone |
Anybody paying attention |
Waiting to cross? |
A corner full of flair |
Do not throw stones |
Snob |
Close shave |
An onlooker at a Sikh procession |
Tao, the way |
Devotion |
Meditation, a doorway into the unknown. |
Bound by a caged mind, free yourself The basis of our being, a free will inside nobody can take. -Kat |
Let us go in; the fog is rising. -Emily Dickinson |
Drafty top |
Wonder what's going on |
Frenzy |
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished. -Unknown |
Madam this is the best price, can't go any lower |
Just between us |
Albert Stone Living statue, resident of Melbourne city |
Dutch courage for a walk with a lion |
Hands that give also receive |
You cannot open a book without learning something. -Confucius |
Freeda the Freedom Cow is turning heads on Swanston walk |
Pedal power taking it easy |
Those trains are always late, you think we'll arrive at the airport on time? |
Blending with the surroundings |
On the spot inspections |
On a knife edge |
Over the top |
Photographed while having a shower |
To coin a phrase:“If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.” Edward de Bono |
Boldness be my friend...William Shakespeare |
On close inspection, I'll think she's the one |
Lunchbreak run, on the way to Maccas ? |
Thoughts in the Big Smoke |
Waiting for any leftovers? |
Silky tones from ancient times |
Audience of One |
What a lovely surprise to meet you again |
In our life the whole thing is about… catching the right tram. |
Greatest show on earth. |
If you're not getting snagged, maybe you're not fishing in the right place. |
Invaded by the Vikings |
Tetske van der Wal POEM |
Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart. -Shinichi Suzuki |
Loyalty |
Onlookers |
Military exercise |
Bodyguards |
Daddy why are they making so much noise? |
Nothing to add |
Royal Arcade crowd |
My dad is always listening |
Sketching class drawing some attention |
The world is passing by, while thoughts are spinning in my head... |
Going for a free ride? |
Facing a crowd |
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare |
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. -Michel de Montaigne |
One should be contented, speak the truth, And practice charity. GURU V, SRI RAG |
When Irish eyes are smiling... |
Unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble, so sure footed |
A brass band from Holland and their six-seater cycle |
Space for two |
The big bad wolf was not so bad afterall... |
Sorry can’t hear you... |
Which way |
Im sitting here Thinking bout... |
Will it be cash or one of his cards? |
J S Bach alive and well on a Melbourne corner |
Power walk |
Silent preacher |
I had a feeling that something's not right... |
Dressed up and dressed down |
Making up ones mind |
Hocus Pocus and I am not in Fokus |
All you need is a ciggy, coke and a connection |
He's watching the books, but not his walking stick |
Not saying cheese |
Traditional Chinese chess |
Outdoor gallery, bring your umbrella |
Street buzz |