Saw the million dollar artwork for Perth yesterday. Do I love it? Am I supposed to? Is that the point of public art? I’ll give it this much… it stands out. And I kind of like that about public art. It can’t always be tasteful and classic… a statue of the great and good… usually [...]
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Warning: Rant alert A foggy morning. The rain splattered against the skylight in my bathroom so I knew it was raining. Raining! Deep happiness. I walk into my bedroom to get changed and I can hear this weird rushing sound. I check to see if the overhead fan is on… or maybe the reverse cycle [...]
I don’t go into churches often, except on holiday where churches are part of the tourism circuit or, you know, for weddings or funerals, but today I popped into the Bunbury Cathedral. The new Bunbury Cathedral. The old one was rendered unsafe by a mini-tornado in 2005 and had to be demolished. You don’t see [...]
Oh I know darlings! Enough said right? I mean I don’t even defrost my OWN fridge so what the hell am I doing, the floors strewn with towels, trying to dislodge the wedged in drawers of my parents’ fridge? Good daughter things. That’s what I’m doing. Luckily it is quite warm so the fridge is [...]
I love Esperance. The water is so beautiful, the beaches so white, the rocky outcrops so… rocky. If only the sharks weren’t so big, the water temperature so low, the wind so… windy. Of course being a bit of a space geek I also love that Skylab fell on Esperance. I’ve been meaning to go [...]
Yesterday I asked for your help in naming the flowers I photographed on my recent trip to Dunsborough. A trip obstensively organised in order for me to play bridge, drink and eat with others who like to play bridge, drink and eat. We didn’t win any money but the Busselton Bridge Club put on a [...]
I know that I am somewhat parochial when it comes to the wonders of Western Australia. This will come as no surprise to you. We are carrying the nation at the moment of course and some of our natural features are extraordinary: Purnalulu, Karajini, whale sharks to name a few. And of course our wonderful [...]
I love the Council House lightshow and when showing visitors around I will always point it out – if I’m near the city. The other day for instance I drove my eastern states colleague back to his hotel and driving past Kings Park I thought a little detour was in order. He made the [...]
Today I wandered towards the Crawley boathouse and the Eliza statue for a bit of a looksee. On Saturdays you struggle for space as the jetty out to the old boathouse is groaning under the weight of bridal parties keen for those “special shots”. (or maybe not so special as there are A LOT of [...]
So I flew up to Geraldton the other week and as I flew up the coast past our fair city I noticed what appeared to be – I don’t know – oil slicks? – emanating from the land. Sewage slicks? Freshwater creeks? They were all along the coast but stopped once we got past civilisation. [...]
