G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer.
I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.
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32 thoughts on “Street Art: Geelong”
wow what an amazing collection Ivor and glad you inserted your favourite charity there too!
I remember the lifeguards, they’ve been there a while … my fav has to be the yellow and orange banksia and honeyeaters … thanks heaps for sharing 🙂
Those Bollards Kate, there is 100 of these hand crafted bollards, located on 10 km walk around the bay…. … and yes a great chance to give the MS Society a plug…
don’t remember that many bollards, they’ve multiplied!
MS is such a nasty sickness and doesn’t get enough plugs Ivor so I’m very glad you included it 🙂
The street art you shared is beautiful, Ivor!
I am always especially drawn to the faces! And I do love all of the birds, the butterflies, and the sea life! 🙂
Oh! The MS Community shop…how wonderful! And so wonderful that you help them with donations!
HUGS!!! 🙂
Wow Ivor, what a great post!
And that song…profound.
I think some people just don’t want their hearts to change, and put up resolute walls against God’s calls to them to change their hearts. It is my personal belief that He isn’t a puppet master. Ugh, very tricky. Great song! Thank you for posting all of this.
I know! I struggle to understand that they don’t seem to care about their own children and grandchildren’s future…everything is about the short term. We seem to always have to learn the hard way, then whatever the lesson is, is only remembered for a short while anyway.
And I am okay, thanks!
How are you?
I had the poem “happens to the heart” in my poetry collection, but the video is stunning. And “The Goal” , only heard of it a week ago…. and they are both, wow factor….
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 
wow what an amazing collection Ivor and glad you inserted your favourite charity there too!
I remember the lifeguards, they’ve been there a while … my fav has to be the yellow and orange banksia and honeyeaters … thanks heaps for sharing 🙂
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Those Bollards Kate, there is 100 of these hand crafted bollards, located on 10 km walk around the bay…. … and yes a great chance to give the MS Society a plug…
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don’t remember that many bollards, they’ve multiplied!
MS is such a nasty sickness and doesn’t get enough plugs Ivor so I’m very glad you included it 🙂
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The street art you shared is beautiful, Ivor!
I am always especially drawn to the faces! And I do love all of the birds, the butterflies, and the sea life! 🙂
Oh! The MS Community shop…how wonderful! And so wonderful that you help them with donations!
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Haha… yep a great chance to MS shop a plug… xxx
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These are stunning. I wish I possessed such talent. 🙂
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And they really enhance back lanes in the city… xx
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Wow Ivor, what a great post!
And that song…profound.
I think some people just don’t want their hearts to change, and put up resolute walls against God’s calls to them to change their hearts. It is my personal belief that He isn’t a puppet master. Ugh, very tricky. Great song! Thank you for posting all of this.
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Yes a Wondrous song and profound lyrics by Tom Waits,… from 2006…. nothing seems to have changed….. xxxx
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No, indeed! Ugh humans…and insert whatever president’s name you want as well. Utterly tragic.
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PS great quote of Kissinger…sadly…seems to be more the way of Australian politicians too in recent times 😔
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Yes … they’re all too busy lining their own with all the greedy money that they collect…. And how are you keeping Vanessa… xx
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I know! I struggle to understand that they don’t seem to care about their own children and grandchildren’s future…everything is about the short term. We seem to always have to learn the hard way, then whatever the lesson is, is only remembered for a short while anyway.
And I am okay, thanks!
How are you?
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Yes… the prerequisite to being a politician, is that they must have failed history at school…….
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yes! perfectly put!
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Have you seen Leonard Cohen’s latest 2 video clips…. I’ll attach here…. they are superb and profound….
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No, I hadn’t.
Thank you for these. My goodness. I shall meditate on them. How beautifully produced as well. So moving. The acting is sublime.
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I had the poem “happens to the heart” in my poetry collection, but the video is stunning. And “The Goal” , only heard of it a week ago…. and they are both, wow factor….
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Yes, truly hauntingly beautiful
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A splendid collection
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There’s lots more Derrick, maybe I’ll post article some other time….
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What a wonderful collection, Ivor. Beautiful, such vibrancy.
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I have lots more photos, maybe I’ll do another article one day 💙🌏
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Ivor that is a wonderful plan. You should, they are beautiful.
😊🙏💜
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Wow these are wonderful street arts Ivor..i love how visually stunning they are..
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Thank you Mich, and there is lots more, maybe in do another article
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Lovely collection of Street Art very inspiring. MS needs to be highlighted more than it is very debilitating illness.
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My wife had severe MS for 30 years, and I was her caretaker for that time…. It’s a very cruel disease….
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Bless you Ivor it must have been heartbreaking to go through.
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Heart breaking,… but I was shown how how to gracious and brave, by a heart that smiled every day…
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/06/22/brave-heart/
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I will read your link.
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Thank you
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