Thursday 22 March 2012

Collecting

Collecting.
By men.
By women.

20 comments:

Luis Gomez said...

I like these shots Julie.

Jim said...

Great collections but why?

Rae Walter said...

If only I could be so organised with anything that I collect. Great captures Julie.

Stefan Jansson said...

We all collect stuff. Nice series.

Julie said...

Jim, as to the why? Who knows why people collect things. Have you ever watched 'Collectors' on ABC? I am a devotee. This week spotlighted a guy who collected pegs!

The 'male' collections here are now part of the display at the Australian Technology Park, but they have probably sat in those racks for 80 years or more! The 'female' collection belongs to my grand-daughter and I.

Unknown said...

Beautiful collections!

biebkriebels said...

I have a husband who collects many, many things. Sometimes I joke, lucky you don't collect women...

Joan Elizabeth said...

Ah but in my family is it the man who collects the stones, feathers and shells and I am the one who loves the blacksmith's tools and the metal bits and bobs (though I only collect photos of them).

Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...

Great concept for this series.

Ann said...

The strange thing here is that I can understand the men's collections but not the women's. Stones and shells okay but wooden pegs? I have a bag of those that I use to put out the washing. I used to be a collector but ended up with too much unrelated junk so got rid of most of it. Now I'm just a hoarder which is even worse.

Julie said...

*grin* ... yes, hoarding is bordering on certifiable!! Remember, the collection belongs to Alannah and I. There is no sense to it. We use all of those things to sort. We use all of the things to decorate the sand castles. We also use them to decorate cup-cakes ... getting the hang of this ... ???

Kay L. Davies said...

I could easily tell which ones belonged to you and Alannah, and they're wonderful for a little girl.
Dick and I are talking travel-to-Oz again, but still no plans.
K

Jim said...

Julie, yes I did watch "Collectors" and I do have a few of my own collections. The reason I asked why was because some of those items seemed random and I was wondering how they were connected, which you have explained now. :)

Joe said...

Some interesting collections here. I admire the dedication but don't think I could collect any of these objects myself.

brattcat said...

what a provocative theme this would make.

Halcyon said...

Quite a collection!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Is it sad that I have at least four out of these collections!!

diane b said...

I'm a habitual collector but as I'm getting
older I wonder what for? And what am I going to with my collections? I would like to sell my stamp collection but can't be bothered doing the research so I still collect them even though I don't want them anymore.....stupid isn't it?

Julie said...

Depends on whether you have someone to hand it on to? Stamps and coins are not really worth much if you are just a standard collector who removes examples from letters or from pockets.

Even just today, I have been going through some of my hoarded stuff trying like the Dickens to throw some of it away. One measley rubbish bin is all I got. One ...

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

I admit, I am a hoarder and collector.
Had to smile at your men/women collections...