Mellow Yellow Monday #110

Swimming lessons at Yanchep Lagoon.

Shadow Shot Sunday #145

Here is my hot little house, I'm out the back under the shade of the trees.
PS - I've just hit 1,000 blog posts!!!

Hot again inside & out

Cooler out than in! Only 29.4C under the tree plus a cloolish breeze, think I'll stay out here all day. Teatime coming up.

SkyWatch Friday Season 4 Episode 33

Another hot day, even in the shade of gum trees.

The heat goes on

and on and on. I can't remember when it was below 30C. All the rock pools have been covered with sand (this pic taken last year), no sea breeze and no sign of it cooling down. I suppose we should be grateful that it isn't as bad as other places all over the world suffering in one way or another. I am - but it's still bloody HOT!!!
Plus my email server is down.

Among all these sketchbooks - this is only some of them - is mine and someone called concetta d. just viewed it!! Go see more pics of the opening here Art House Gallery.

Ruby Tuesday

Thoughts are with the folk in Christchurch.
Other Ruby Tuesday bloggers here.

Mellow Yellow Monday #109

Not really Yellow - the best I could do. I pulled a muscle in my back yesterday and have to lay down with a hot pack and read. I'm finding this book very amusing (it hurts to laugh out loud).
Later this evening:  Finished the book, very interesting and enlightening. Very hot today - 99F, 37C (even hotter on my back!)

Shadow Shot Sunday #144

In other places in Australia they have to cope with crocodiles, snakes & sharks. Here in Yanchep Lagoon we have stingers (jellyfish) small & transparent they can spoil a swim.
Lots of super shadows here.

Plotting for a Food Garden - Green stuff

For a while now I have wanted to get seeds of amaranth & couldn't find any. How thrilled I was to be given a LARGE bunch of Vlita & found out it belongs to the amaranth family & is known as palmer amarynth.
Find out more here
Boiled or steamed, strained & mixed with olive oil, vinegar or lemon. I ate some with hummus I had made. Delicious!

SkyWatch Friday Season 4 Episode 32

A few clouds over Two Rocks but still no rain.
Sculpture by Mark Le Buse.
A postcard of the large King Neptune (seen here in the background) available here Lynda Kerr redbubble.

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Same place - different look

February 2010

February 2011
What a difference a year makes. The sand has taken over.

The Wednesday Wotsit

Ruby Tuesday

Thanks to Mary, more ruby gems to be seen at RUBY TUESDAY

Mellow Yellow Monday #108

There could be 10 thousand picture hooks in this box!!

Shadow Shot Sunday #143

A collection of shadows.
To see more shadows from this wonderful world of ours please go here.
Please scroll down to see my shot of the week.

Plotting for a Food Garden - NOT!

Went for a swim this morning & tried not to get tangled up in the fishermans line.

All I can do in the garden is pull up all the dead stuff! There are still herbs in pots but even the Garlic Chives have started to flower. Rain is forecast for next week - fingers crossed!

SkyWatch Friday Season 4 Episode 31

Cloud from the East bringing strong winds.

Visitor from the West bringing smiles.

A play on words.

The road to Yanchep Lagoon. Going slowly round the bend!

I have just finished reading 'Still Alice' by Lisa Genova (read a review here). Also reading 'the school of essential ingredients' by Erica Bauermeister & found a reference to 'Lucca' in Italy (just had an email from a friend who has acquired a flat there!)

The Wednesday Wotsit - washed up

Dendrodoris nigra

NUDIBRANCH
in other words a couple of Sea Slugs washed up at the lagoon.

Ruby Tuesday

Chinese New Year - little red bags with money.

I love the new Google Doodle for Jules Verne's birthday, play around with the little red knob!

Mellow Yellow Monday #107

Yanchep Lagoon again!

Shadow Shot Sunday #142

Me & my shadow.

This little crab kept getting washed back onto the sand.
To see more shadows from this world of ours please go here.
By the way - is anyone else finding that they can't always see some of the pics on other peoples blogs or is it just me?

Plotting for a Food Garden week 68

These really are the last of the tomatoes in the garden, just hope the potted ones come to something.

Garlic chives & mint waiting for little tomatoes.

SkyWatch Friday Season 4 Episode 30

Blue skies in Yanchep today.

Yanchep Lagoon

Looking towards the road.
Thoughts are for the people in Queensland in the path of Yasi.

The Wednesday Wotsit - Waiting for breakfast?

no fish - just footprints in the sand.

Ruby Tuesday

'Chicago Art Installations'

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