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winner – viewer’s choice

as i mentioned in a previous post, the winners of the annual Greater Esk Tourism Photographic Competition were announced at a special function on 14 November 2012

the photo which attracted the most votes from the public is entitled autumn with a touch of winter, by peter troode

it’s not difficult to see why this lovely photograph topped the list

owen hughes, who selected a winner for the main prize (fingal artist maggie fletcher), is shown below (right) with peter and the photo which won him the viewer’s choice award

there were a large number of entries this year, so it would not have been an easy task to either judge or vote which was the best photograph

stay tuned to find out what the theme will be for 2013!

and the winner is …

… maggie fletcher from fingal with her stunning photograph entitled frosted webs

maggie is a talented artist who is well known for her wonderful paintings and drawings, including miniatures

a well-deserved win, i think you’ll agree!

[judged by launceston photographer owen hughes and presented at a special function on thursday 14 november 2012]

winners announced tonight

GET (Greater Esk Tourism) runs a photography exhbition each year

this year’s theme was seasons in the valleys, and it certainly attracted some wonderful entries – here’s a sampling

tonight the winner will be announced at a cocktail party at purple possum wholefoods and cafe (5 p.m., $10 each)

hope to meet you there!

[to see all the entries, please click here]

photo competition

there’s still time to take some beautiful photo/s of the ‘valleys of adventure’ area and WIN

the theme is:

SEASONS IN THE VALLEYS

here’s an example to inspire you – frosty morning by janet drummond:

click here to find out more

or download an entry form below:

GET – Photo Competition 2012 Entry Form

unique flora

just to show you what ‘the bush’ is like around st marys – here’s a photo of some wildflowers in the bush section of our block of land near mt elephant –

there are also a lot of banksia trees growing there, which look quite strange to anyone used to the vegetation in the northern hemisphere (myself included) –

next time i go out there i’ll take some more photos, as spring is just around the corner

who knows what will be growing there next …

st marys rivulet

this section of st marys rivulet runs parallel to the main street;  it flows behind the public library and various other buildings in a loop between two bridges

this photo shows the river in idyllic and peaceful mood, but after heavy rains it can become a raging torrent

spoil yourself

St. Marys, a country town in the island state of Tasmania, is a great place to visit!

Why not come and stay for a few days?  You can see beautiful natural attractions, select accommodation to suit your taste and budget, and enjoy some meals out as well (no washing up).

To find out more:

Accommodation – click here

Eating places – click here

Attractions – click here

textile art awards

At 2 pm on 2 June 2012, 4 textile artists were awarded with the following prizes for their winning power pole wraps in the Wrapped in St Marys event:

Textile Art – certificate and $300

Theme ‘power play’ – certificate and $200

Group, adult – certificate and $200

Group, junior – certificate and $150

The awards were presented at Gone Rustic Studio & Gallery by Mary Knowles (Greater Esk Tourism), Chris Hughes (Break O’Day Municipal Council) and Rod Corfe (Break O’Day Regional Arts).

Barbara Mellor’s amazing display of quilts was also officially launched; you can see her work here.

Lillian McRostie photographed the awards presentation – thank you Lillian!

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1949 ford anglia tourer

Ian Summers is a collector and restorer of classic cars, especially the British variety.

He is also one of the St. Marys  Cranks and Tinkerers group which organised the car show during the Wrapped in St Marys weekend.

The Anglia was not part of the car show this year, but it was parked in the street for the day and attracted quite a lot of attention from visitors to the town.

Here is a side view with the roof folded down –

a view of the front –

another side view with the roof up (it is raining, after all) –

and a back view –

This Anglia has an 8-horsepower engine, and used to be driven every day until it was semi-retired out of respect for its age.

Ian even drove it up to the top of Mt. Barrow once, which is quite a feat for such a little engine!

This post would not be complete without a photo of the man himself, so here he is at the car show with a couple of ex-students (he was a teacher in a former life) –

Photography (last 3 photos) by Margit Salonen; source of 1st photo is unknown.

frosted 2

The sun sent its rays of light through the trees as stitchedupmama went to work early in the morning:

2 woodland jellyfish didn’t seem to mind the icy air –

a garland wasn’t worried –

and the bunting certainly had no complaints –

[Submitted by stitchedupmama]