Hot, Hot, Hot
Summer is here! Today is the first day of summer in Australia, Yesterday in Sydney where I live was 40 degrees Celsius… and today is supposed to be hotter! I must admit though, I prefer hot over cold… I remember visiting Calgary in Canada once and it was minus 18c… too cold for me! Today’s iCandy […]
Praying for Freedom
OnOne Software have some Freebies! It isn’t often that you can get something for free, but onOne software are bending the rules and doing just that! Before I go any further, I do not have any affiliation with onOne nor do I get any financial reward or benefit from them for mentioning their software. I […]
Another One Off The Bucket List
La Nina Gone! According to the Bureau of Meteorology, La Nina, which has been responsible for the conditions that have contributed to flooding and heavy rainfall in Australia during the past two years have all but disappeared from the Pacific region. I know that on several occasions I have had to cancel plans due to the wet weather […]
Rivers of Gold!
Any city looks great at night, and when there is a freeway in the shot I love how it turns into a river of gold… This is a result of the long shutter speed required to capture enough light to make a picture at night. This photo required for the shutter to be open for […]
Waiting for the Sun to Set…
On my last day in Perth I decided to hit the beach to watch the sun set. (something we don’t really get on the eastern side of the country). Whilst I was waiting I noticed these Seagulls just chilling out on the beach enjoying the view! This was taken at Scarborough Beach just in from […]
The Round House
The Round House is the oldest public building in the State of Western Australia. Opened in January 1831, just 18 months after settlement, it was built to hold any person convicted of a crime in the settlement and was used until 1886. After it ceased being used as a gaol it became a Police Lock-up […]
What is one of Perth’s most unique and must see tourist attractions?
The Perth Bell Tower of course… Among its many attributes the Bell Tower includes the twelve bells of St Martin-in-the-Fields, which are recorded as being in existence from before the 14th century and recast in the 16th century by Queen Elizabeth I. The bells were again recast between 1725 and 1770 by three generations of the […]