The Pinnacles W.A.

Nambung National Park more commonly known as "the Pinnacles" is another of Nature's treasures with its ancient limestone peaks jutting from the sand after the sea receded 25-35,000 years ago. the Nesting Galahs were an added bonus as the sun lengthened the shadows.

Almost equal.

Brothers stretching upwards together. Not long now Tim before your baby brother towers over you.

Deserted

One of the reasons I love Australia so much is the sense of space we have....almost everywhere...with our deserted white sand beaches, amazing forests of towering karri trees with barely a person in sight and roads that seem to stretch for infinity.

The first shoots

The vines in Margaret river are just beginning to shoot their new canes for the season, turning the rows a verdant green.

Lookout!

The giant Karri trees near Pemberton (likely to be over 250 years old) have been fire look outs for the last 80 years and provide a perfect vantage point from which to spot the first sign of smoke in this dense forest.
Amazingly in this nanny country of ours, we were still allowed to climb these, with gaps between the pegs easily big enough for a child to fall 100s of feet to their death.
We climbed all 3 of them 75mts (the Dave Evans Bicentennial tree), 65mts (the oldest Gloucester tree), and 56mts (the Diamond tree) and even the kids survived.
Luckily our most serious injury was still muscles.

Hidden beauty

A hidden lake in the forest. Perfect for a picnic.

Beer tasting at Eagle Brewery.

Delicious!

Child labour!!

Tim and Bodhi and their cousins enjoying the serenity of the Karri forest.

Margaret River

Feeling seedy

Family danger

Learn to swim.....fast

The first orchids....see 1, see 100.

Magic

The latest iPhone hits the stores

The keen have queued for 36 hours to be the first to grab the new iPhone.. 5 hours after opening their doors there is still a long line of people awaiting their turn to be escorted into the store to be served..Who'd have believed it in Adelaide!!!

Bronze bunnies

New artwork adorns the entrance to one of Adelaide's big department stores.

Kids eat free

Behind the scenes at the Airport

Red Cross today were invited to share in a disaster preparedness exercise at the Adelaide Airport.

It was a great opportunity to see behind the scenes and work out what gaps need to be filled when a REAL emergency occurs.

This is what happens when you vote in a moron!

Orange lights in the forest

Tiny delicate orange fungi decorate this sodden log, glowing with colour, like minute spanish dancers.

Car wreck

Is this Syria or Crafers? Oh yes...there's fog...it must be Crafers.

I thought a bomb had gone off in one of our favourite restaurants as I drove past on the way to work this morning, but it was a run away out-of-control truck that took off the front of the Singapore House restaurant. Business as usual tonight though!

Spring bursts into life

Bursting into leaf, everything is transforming into a green leafed paradise.

We are the lost boys

It's Election time

The country headed out to vote today and it was mixed messages with a swing towards liberal but away from Abbot, Greens up in some states and down in others and Labour generally on the nose everywhere. Winners (due to quirky Senate preference laws) were the independents.

“The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” ― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice For Difficult Times

Witches hats or gum nut caps?

SALA is out in force on the Kuipto road as someone has been creative with wood cuts and bark.

Reaching to the sky

Happy Father's Day

Perfect weather...warm with sunny, blue skies, complimented with a bike ride past whales and surfers alike basking in the glorious waves at Middleton and lunch with friends.
Hope you enjoyed the day as much as me Andrew.

Cannoli

Slavka's first attempt at home made cannoli.
Not bad. It reminds me of the "old days" when we made and filled brandy snaps with thick sweetened cream.
Ah those days when you didn't have to think about calories.

Magnolia time in the hills

Floral dancer

Looking like a flamenco dancer or a prima ballerina this beautiful Rhododendron is just bursting into bloom.

Foxy Loxy

Maxie checks out this live but obviously unwell fox at Chambers gully

Standing hands

We came across these waving hands while walking in the Mt Lofty Botanical gardens

Soccer or St Andrews

When Andrew mentioned that he was REALLY unwell during Bodhi's soccer match in the Parklands, it was just a quick step across the road to StAndrew's Hospital and an exciting few hours spent in Casualty investigating arrhythmia.
Luckily he was allowed to escape when a heart attack was eliminated as a likelihood.

Homeless

Camping in the parklands would not be  much fun at this time of year, but the remnants of people's overnights here remain as proof.

First Falls...for Lizzie

Gushing from the winter rains it's a thunderous roar and a joy to be walking in Morialta.

It's only bad weather when you're with the wrong person, in the wrong place, wearing the wrong clothes.

Floral Poirot

Le raclette

Just a few kilos of smelly hard swiss cheese, a handy dandy cheese grill, a few more kilos of boiled potatoes, some shaved serrano ham or beef, cornichons and pickled onions and VOILA....you're ready for raclette.

Sundews

Dewy sundews just opening for the day...hoping that there WILL be some sun.

Curious Koala

Spicey

How does this Moroccan spice seller get his spice cones so high. Having tried it at home I know he must be cheating.

Windy weather

It's a bit windy for relaxing.

Faster than the eye can see.

Dr Rube amazed and entertained the market goers today with his contact juggling

National Emblem

This is the wattle
it's the emblem of our land
you can stick it in a bottle
or you can hold it in your hand.
Amen!
(Monty Python)