Tag: Melbourne

If

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
    Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,….”
excerpt from ‘If’- Rudyard Kipling
Melbourne International Flower Show
Human Traffic at Victoria Station
Waiting at Tate Britain
Catherine Palace, Saint Petersburg
Throne Room, Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
King Charles IV of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor
Photo at top of page: Sculpture of Rudyard Kipling, by Steve Andrews, chainsaw sculptor, at Kipling’s Estate, Batemans, East Sussex, now a National Trust property.
Yvette over at the Priorhouse Blog provided the stimulus for this sharing of my favourite poem! (Day 3 of 3)

WPC : Silence

Mount Macedon, at 615 metres, is one of the highest points around Melbourne. Located 64 km from the CBD, there are views towards the city. An imposing monument, in memory of those who died serving in World War I, stands near the summit.

Out of respect, most visitors take it all in, in silence

View toward Melbourne
Path to Memorial, Mt Macedon
Monument to the fallen

for the Weekly Photo Challenge, Silence

WPC : 2017 Favourites II

As there is no new challenge this week, a second trawl through the year revealed some more memorable moments.

Lincoln Cathedral & Castle
Michelam Priory, Upper Dicker, East Sussex
A 7.5 km walk along the shore to Brighton, East Sussex
The Sibelius Monument, Helsinki
Helsinki, Mayday
Petrovskaya Akvatoria – The history of St Petersburg in miniature
Siege of Leningrad Memorial
Quirky gardenalia at Melbourne International Garden Show
Quirky gardenalia in situ
Meals with family (and their devices)

Another contribution to the Weekly Photo Challenge