when summer fades...

autumn view of a property at Red Hill...


when summer fades
autumn colours
spring to life


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street signs...

street signs at Red Hill...


choices
a crossroads for
journeys


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Signs, Signs

odd post...

This odd post is at the side of the road at Red Hill...
I have no idea what it is for...

a totem
marking some distant
meaning




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Ruby Tuesday Too

a glimpse...

a glimpse of autumn-leafed vines at Red Hill...


yellowing
a glimpse of fading
summers


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Monday Mellow Yellows

retreat...

view of the entrance to the Hummingbird Retreat by the protected Endeavour Fern Gully at Red Hill...
The gully is a 27 hectare remnant of rainforest...


autumn colour
brief sighs of summer days
locked in memory


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Monday Mellow Yellows

wet day view...

wet day view of outdoor picnic area and vineyards at Tuck's Ridge Estate, Red Hill...


among the vines
the wines sing their secrets
silently


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Scenic Weekends



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outside the general store...

street shadows outside the Red Hill General Store...


early spring morning
a street enjoys the peace of
sunlight and shadows


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

landscape or firewood...

signs outside the garden centre at Red Hill...


bubble signs
bold information
blows in the winds


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Ruby Tuesday Too

festival signs...

main scarecrow festival sign at Red Hill village...
I could only photograph the sign from an angle because it was in the carpark
 and I was right next to a car...

scarecrows
eccentric mimics of
character


This is artist Michael Leeworthy's entry in the scarecrow festival...



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Signs, Signs

raw honey...

sign outside a property at Red Hill...

raw honey
a taste of the country
fresh from the hive




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Monday Mellow Yellows

Red Hill mural...

I have been trying to photograph this mural for some time.
Often the light is too glary or the shadows too deep or cars are parked in front of it.
Finally, I was lucky recently... and it wasn't raining...
The Red Hill mural is by Mornington Peninsula artist Simon White.
It was completed in June 2015.
The mural is on the Blue Moon Trading Company side wall
next to the popular Epicurean where Simon works part-time as a chef.
The mural depicts the old train approaching what was a railway station at Red Hill.
The line opened in 1912 as a branch from Bittern on the Stony Point line.
It mainly carried fruit such as apples, pears and strawberries to market in Melbourne.
The line closed in 1953.

old lines
linking the fruits of the land
with the city



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The Long Table

feature board at the entrance to the boutique The Long Table restaurant at Red Hill...


dining in the hills
local produce and wines
tasty atmosphere




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Shadow Shot Sunday 2

in the zone...

artwork by local artist Michael Leeworthy...
This one is on display in his Red Hill studio garden...
Michael uses his garden to display his paintings and sculptures...


a face
of many hot colours
in the zone


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Monday Mellow Yellows

where the hills roll...

view of Red Hill countryside...


where the hills roll
and the trees whisper
wintry secrets


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SOOC Sunday


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Food on the Hill...

sign outside the village shops at Red Hill...
Food on the Hill specialises in celebrating Christmas in July (mid winter in Australia)...


boutique shop
catering for
special taste buds


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Signs, Signs

scattered treasures...

a view of sculptures on display at Montalto Vineyards, Red Hill...


scattered treasures
value awaits
the discerning eye


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Scenic Weekends
SOOC Sunday


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where shadows lengthen...

autumn skies over farmland at Red Hill...


where shadows lengthen
autumn moods
strengthen


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in the weeping hours...

view of autumn vines at Red Hill...


in the weeping hours
autumn colours and shadows
sigh


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SOOC Sunday


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long shadows...

at times, peeling tree trunks can be scenic frames for scenic countryside...
This is a view of farmland at Red Hill...


long shadows
peeling bark
autumn evolving


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SOOC Sunday


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when the leaves turn...

autumn skies at Red Hill...


when the leaves turn
feeling the nearness of
melancholy light


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SkyWatch Friday