tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post8153182906634366330..comments2023-10-03T19:38:55.920+10:30Comments on Red's Australia!: Aussie Outdoor Art #1 - Blackall, QueenslandRed Nomad OZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-78735143289865152782011-06-27T17:13:52.788+09:302011-06-27T17:13:52.788+09:30@Mary - It's also said there's some good i...@Mary - It's also said there's some good in everything! And wasn't it Sting who said 'the Russians love their children too' in his anti-cold-war anthem?? Thanx for visiting!<br />@PAMO ART - So great you dropped by! Thanx for following again - and lovely to read your kind comment.<br />@Kath - Welcome back to you! Hope it doesn't make you too homesick ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-47641978735753903802011-06-27T17:10:40.646+09:302011-06-27T17:10:40.646+09:30@Betty - thanx, I had a great weekend - but was to...@Betty - thanx, I had a great weekend - but was totally incommunicado on top of a heap of rock, so didn't read your lovely comment until now!<br />@Scoop - Welcome, and thanx!! There is an alternative meaning to 'wedgie' here in OZ as well! Wonder if it's the same as yours?? I've not seen any other of the artists pieces in the flesh - but hope I do some day, poo and all!! And you're right about the prize snappers ...<br />@Chef in Training - Welcome and thanx to you too! I'll be over for a visit shortly!!<br />@PDP - thanx! I guess it's just as well they've got mothering instincts or they'd be extinct!!<br />@Amanda Kendle - Welcome and yes, I started this series because there's so much great art in the most unexpected places!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-37655919074949823952011-06-27T17:04:53.822+09:302011-06-27T17:04:53.822+09:30@RingBali - Welcome! Yes, it's a pretty good ...@RingBali - Welcome! Yes, it's a pretty good likeness of a wedge-tailed eagle, and the nest really is that messy!<br />@SFlaGuy - I made it up. Haha, not really, I read about it because I was curious - we were staying for a few days, so had time to dig deeper!<br />@NJAMB - AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Sounds like your eagle is just as big, if not bigger! They really do take lambs here - although I've never seen it. Thanx for the compliment!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-50867965369240695532011-06-26T23:46:15.605+09:302011-06-26T23:46:15.605+09:30I love discovering sculptures like this, particula...I love discovering sculptures like this, particularly out of the cities. At first glance I thought the bird was real!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-78061520716622479092011-06-26T08:05:47.985+09:302011-06-26T08:05:47.985+09:30Red- I really like your new blog layout. Since I g...Red- I really like your new blog layout. Since I get your lovely posts in email, I don't check here as much.<br />I also liked your statement about artist's depicting foe's in a friendlier light. I'll have to remember that!<br />Thank you as well for your recent comment on my blog. My internet has been down so I've been unable to respond until now... but you warmed my heart. Thank you.<br />I'm glad to still be a follower of yours!Pam Hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886722152972554968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-21468737170591559982011-06-25T23:45:11.016+09:302011-06-25T23:45:11.016+09:30I rather like the sculpture and I think it wonderf...I rather like the sculpture and I think it wonderful that's it is found in a small community. I've heard said that even ogres feed their young :-). Have a great weekend.Blessings...MaryMary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-37166223449987711542011-06-25T23:23:14.203+09:302011-06-25T23:23:14.203+09:30LOL ... I just love the idea of finding art in pre...LOL ... I just love the idea of finding art in pretty much the middle of nowhere. We have that somewhere out back of Kalgoorlie here in WA (hmm ... I forget the name of the place) - it really must get so few visitors, but the art is still there, and I think that's great.Amanda Kendlehttp://notaballerina.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-69226321993060639552011-06-25T19:10:04.785+09:302011-06-25T19:10:04.785+09:30Great post Red, hmmmmm! so not all bad that Wedgie...Great post Red, hmmmmm! so not all bad that Wedgie, still some mothering instincts under that fierce persona!!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-84368343024763926682011-06-25T03:39:29.419+09:302011-06-25T03:39:29.419+09:30I live in the US, so if someone were to offer a sc...I live in the US, so if someone were to offer a sculpture of a Wedgie it would turn out <i>much</i> different... I did not know a Wedgie was a bird. I do like how you write... very informative. I also checked out the sculptor's website as you referenced it and I think I like "<i>Thinking</i>." The first one on his site looks like poo (that's not a critique - it really looks like poo)...<br /><br />I can't help wondering how many people sneak up on the Wedgie and snap a photo thinking they have a Pulitzer in the bag before they realize it's just a sculpture...Scoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226624737329585096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-36978738804302411322011-06-25T03:01:03.658+09:302011-06-25T03:01:03.658+09:30such fantastic sculpture!
thanks so much for shari...such fantastic sculpture!<br />thanks so much for sharing. :)<br />for a moment i thought it was a real bird until i read further.<br /><br />have a great weekend!<br /><br />big hugs!<br />betty xxBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-45827404754468953832011-06-25T00:47:13.851+09:302011-06-25T00:47:13.851+09:30We just had a story here about an eagle in Idaho, ...We just had a story here about an eagle in Idaho, I think, who dropped a fawn on the power lines, so I guess that some of them could carry off a newborn lamb. <br /><br />The way that you describe things, it's like I am actually visiting Oz sometimes!TMWHickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099277984216556857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-59488820255278169152011-06-24T21:42:55.953+09:302011-06-24T21:42:55.953+09:30How is it you know the most minute detail about th...How is it you know the most minute detail about this sculpture? I would have shot it out of the car window and not even slowed down. Did you track down the artist and get the inside story?SFlaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059511997368761806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-5572302872287172662011-06-24T21:18:31.479+09:302011-06-24T21:18:31.479+09:30Does it real ? the real bird must be love to hatch...Does it real ? the real bird must be love to hatch at the nestRingBalihttp://www.ringbali.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-55172702573390011452011-06-24T20:47:57.844+09:302011-06-24T20:47:57.844+09:30@Lilly - glad you've got sunshine! Would PJ b...@Lilly - glad you've got sunshine! Would PJ bark if he saw the eagle sculpture??!!<br />@LV - it's a rare look at a nest - they're not often seen! Thanx for visiting!!<br />@Michelle - Yeah, that's why I took the picture! I was sucked in too!!<br />@Linnea - the best things are the unexpected!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-38543045065568064262011-06-24T17:57:01.744+09:302011-06-24T17:57:01.744+09:30It all looks fascinating. Thank you for sharing!It all looks fascinating. Thank you for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748575002935939688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-72458620637002720882011-06-24T12:59:37.642+09:302011-06-24T12:59:37.642+09:30wow this is a sculpture?? it looks so real!!wow this is a sculpture?? it looks so real!!Michelle (Confessed Travelholic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08353893142037722366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-75496851094005856402011-06-24T09:40:07.363+09:302011-06-24T09:40:07.363+09:30This one is on guard to protect his nest. Even bi...This one is on guard to protect his nest. Even birds have bad days. Always enjoy seeing another pretty Australian sight.LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853494568526683537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-46737703583382311292011-06-24T06:09:08.575+09:302011-06-24T06:09:08.575+09:30Looks like a real bird to me - very nice much enjo...Looks like a real bird to me - very nice much enjoyed - sun is shining and HOT - gotta take PJ for evening stroll down by the riverside.<br />Cheers<br />LillyThe SaucyKodzhttps://profiles.google.com/saucykodznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-75905701706810258432011-06-23T21:18:12.166+09:302011-06-23T21:18:12.166+09:30@River - It looked very real from a distance, I th...@River - It looked very real from a distance, I think that's why I like it!! Yep, that's what a philistine would say, eh Andrew?!?!<br />@Pearl Maple - My pleasure. But it's a shame they often subsist on roadkill - then become it when vehicles don't slow down.Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-74508320635420831842011-06-23T19:16:13.181+09:302011-06-23T19:16:13.181+09:30fabulous creation and thanks for sharing
have bee...fabulous creation and thanks for sharing <br />have been lucky enough to see them occassionaly in our travels, very majestic birdsPearl Maplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422871022765340647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-1952084439404142532011-06-23T18:29:57.696+09:302011-06-23T18:29:57.696+09:30I didn't realise that was a sculpture until I ...I didn't realise that was a sculpture until I read further. I thought it was a real bird. I like it.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-14443964133844858882011-06-23T18:11:16.669+09:302011-06-23T18:11:16.669+09:30@Manzanita - HHHMMMmmm... and I thought politician...@Manzanita - HHHMMMmmm... and I thought politicians were castigated as baby-kissers!! <br />@Aleah - Not many would mess with these birds! They're huge!!<br />@Magsx2 - I thought it was real when I saw it from a distance!<br />@Windsmoke - I've seen them up close at the Alice Springs Desert Park, also at Currumbin. You don't realise how big they are when they're flying! I've only seen a real nest once - it was MASSIVE!<br />@Jayne - Your dad was one smart bloke! I love the sculpture (and the birds!) too, but we'll have to defend that decision to Andrew!!!<br />@Carolyn - Hahaha!!! The nests really do look like that, as does my macrame from primary school ...<br />@Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-79301925847244653162011-06-23T15:59:35.373+09:302011-06-23T15:59:35.373+09:30I rather like it, did some natural type basketry o...I rather like it, did some natural type basketry once and it didnt come out as good as that nest LOL.Carolyn™https://www.blogger.com/profile/10649310611782913039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-23720386610935396722011-06-23T09:13:02.904+09:302011-06-23T09:13:02.904+09:30That is a cool sculpture !That is a cool sculpture !Sailorhttp://ncl-cruise-pictures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941762653108707029.post-30425926009992995932011-06-23T09:06:21.977+09:302011-06-23T09:06:21.977+09:30Dad loved wedgies, that's not a bad sculpture,...Dad loved wedgies, that's not a bad sculpture, rough and niave but it works for me :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.com