“Seek the fountain from within yourself.” – Rumi
For Photographing Public Art Challenge
This is the Reconciliation Fountain by Glenn Romanis, a renowned Aboriginal artist. This can be seen outside the St Mary’s Church in Thornbury. The fountain tells how water came back to the land after a long drought by making the frog that had swallowed all of the water, laugh.


These are the gates at the side of the church. I think it is also a school, hence the kids public art.



Love the idea behind the fountain, and it looks a beautiful feature, Teresa.
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Interesting indeed! Thanks Jo ❤️
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🤗💟
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Stunning church and love the ornate terrace in front
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Saw it only by accident. We were just going to have lunch… so lucky me 👍
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Always a bonus a photo for the blog 🙂
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Beautiful artwork and a lovely tale behind it. I enjoy discovering sights by accident, then learning the story behind them.
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Yes, that’s the exciting part of it! 👍🏼
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I love all the detail in the fountain, and the story behind it is wonderful – I love these old tales of how things came to be in the world 🙂
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So true ❤️
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Beautiful artwork! The details are stunning!
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Thanks Amy!
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Gorgeous artwork on so many levels. The fountain art is intricate yet simple, almost child-like. The children are adorable, though behind bars – at least from your perspective! That church is so beautiful. The white arches against the dark red brick make it an amazing piece of art, too. 🙂 Fabulous find, Teresa!
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Thanks Marsha, glad you liked it. It is absolutely a simple but beautiful church from my point of view.
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It reminds me of an Armenian church in CA.
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The fountain art is so pretty! I like the greens.
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Thanks Julie!
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