It’s too darn hot!

7 Jan 2016

A sweltering 39 degrees today (102 in the old money!) Naturally someone ran over all of the new sprinklers I had put in to replace the old sprinklers someone had…

You are so last year!

1 Jan 20161 Jan 2016

It is now 1.05 am in Perth Western Australia on the 1st of January 2016. This is the one time I can use the phrase... America and Europe are just…

Wildflower Wednesday – Geraldton Wax

30 Dec 2015

Went off the beaten track for a little explore of a nearby national park. These little flowers are the last reminders of spring as the Perth summer bakes the trees…

Dreaming Haiku Dreams

28 Dec 201528 Dec 2015

I float through the years Discovering new oceans Of unfulfilled dreams   The prompts for the final Ronovan Writes haiku challenge for 2015 are New and Year I would like…

Here and Now

27 Dec 201527 Dec 2015

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge is for "Here and Now". Here is a shot of our favorite "Port Beach" at Fremantle, Western Australia. I have been going here ever…

Springtime wildflowers

15 Dec 201515 Dec 2015

See the cool morning Drawing up so charmingly A quilt of flowers The Prompts for Ronovan this week are "look  and charm' which are much less horrifying than last week.…

Wildflower Wednesday – Kangaroo Paw

9 Dec 20159 Dec 2015

These native Australian Wildflowers known as the "kangaroo paw" due to its supposed resemblance to a...yes that's right...Kangaroo's paw bloom once each spring and throw forth their rather bizarre blossoms.…

Lazy Sunday – Rottnest Western Australia

29 Nov 201529 Nov 2015

Rottnest is located about 20 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia and has undergone a number of transitions over the centuries. The Dutch seemed to have a penchant for landing…

Wildlife Wednesday

25 Nov 201525 Nov 2015

This 4 inch wide huntsman spider was on the bedroom wall the other night. I would like to point out that we Aussies are known for our capacity for  playing superhero types…

Seagulls

19 Nov 201527 Jun 2016

The Opportunists Waiting on a sky blue wall For the wind to change Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners

Wildflower Wednesday

18 Nov 201518 Nov 2015

Rottnest is located about 11 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. The Dutch originally gave it that name when they landed their briefly in the mid 1600s. Seeing the…

Wildflower Wednesday

11 Nov 201511 Nov 2015

These Australian Native Flowers are really quite small but looked pretty up close. A quick blaze of glory and then they vanish as the plant prepares for the long hot…

Wildflower Wednesday – Country Lane

4 Nov 2015

Here is another photograph of the wildflowers in bloom at King's Park in Perth. September is the month for floral treats and the profusion of flowers is stunning. Wildflower Wednesday…

A Mirror Romance

27 Oct 201527 Oct 2015

A pen and a cob Muse upon their reflections In the lake’s mirror Ronovan Writes weekly Haiku challenge; Prompts "pen and muse"

The Butterfly’s One Summer

21 Oct 20159 Jan 2016

The Butterfly’s One Summer The butterfly had seen its one summer. The sunlight that shone from its wings newly unfurled now passed through the tattered network left from too much…