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Saturday 30 May 2020

May Wrap-up

A week after restrictions were lifted on get-togethers from 2 to 10 people, on Sunday 3rd May, we joined W & L at their house that backs on to the Canning river for an outdoor Sunday barbecue. 
I baked a Creme caramel for dessert and took some home-made bread, and while there we observed adequate distancing.
It was a relaxing afternoon which ended with feeding the ducks and swans just before sunset.

  Creme Caramel and Home-made bread
                                                         
  





The cormorants settling on the tree for the evening
                        
On Mother's day, Sunday 10th I received a delivery of a bunch of flowers from my son. They had decided to wait one more week until meeting up with us.



On Monday 11th I had an appointment for a dental cleanup at my dentist, which had been booked about 6 months ago. I knew they had been closed, and 3 or 4 days before my appointment I got a call from the receptionist to say they would be re-opening the clinic on the 11th, and I would in fact be the first patient for Dr Ernest Yeo on the day. 
After being closed for 8 weeks, a few Covid measurements were in place, like hand sterilising on arrival, a 1 minute mouth wash before the Dentist touched my mouth, etc... but otherwise it was all normal.

On Saturday 16th, after 10 weeks without seeing the grandkids we finally met up at a park near my son's house to play with the kids.

On the evening of Sunday 24th, Perth was hit with what was dubbed the "biggest storm of the decade" to hit the Western Australian coast, a result of Cyclone Mangga interacting with a cold front in the southern Indian Ocean. 
Strong winds up to 100km/h (60 miles per hour) cut the electricity supply to about 47000 homes, and damaged fences, uprooted trees and a few houses lost their roofs.

Luckily even though the wind rattled our windows, we just lifted the blinds from our patio so as not to damage them and the only damage we had was a couple of overturned pots in the garden and the patio furniture cushions that flew to the garden.

The wooden jetty of Perth's iconic 1930's "blue house", the Crawley Boatshed, on the Swan River was submerged, as were a few jettys along Perth's rivers, and down south near Margaret River, the wooden bridge at Canal Rocks was damaged by the strong waves.

Canal Rocks bridge destroyed - we had been there in December (daugher Karina and son in law Thomas on the bridge, and the water submerged the jetty of Crawley Boatshed, here in March this year with friends from Portugal.

Today, 30th marks the second anniversary of our "Citizenship ceremony" at the City of Canning. Time certainly flies!



I was excited to receive my order of more paint from a Fusion Mineral Paint retailer - "Uncover the Gem", in Queensland, and Brooke always includes a little gift. This time it was a crochet dish cloth with a lovely message. 


I never got around to do much painting this month, just a few small things like the reproduction antique coal iron that I've been using as a bookshelf ornament for over 20 years , a square tray and a tea box.





I saw some amazing sunsets, sometimes from our back garden, other times while out for our late afternoon walks, and the other day just as I drove over the Canning bridge on the way home from work there was this amazing purple sky colour and I just got off onto the first street leading me to the Canning river, but by the time I got there the sun was gone and everything had changed, but I still got some nice photos.

From our backyard
       
On one of our walks in the neighbourhood
       
At the Canning river after sunset


The black swans
Two black swans were gliding along

I'll leave you with some flowers and wish you a wonderful weekend.



Wednesday 27 May 2020

Signs - Wicked

Looking through some old photos I came across these  taken during a trip about 7 years ago, with signs seen on a few Wicked Camper vans popular with young tourists around Australia. They can be quite cheeky and a bit sexist too, but I suppose that is what makes people talk about them.

For other signs from around the world please go to Tom's blog.







Monday 25 May 2020

Monday Mural - A splash of colour III

In the neighbouring suburb of Lynwood, I found another set of painted electrical boxes, part of the Water Corporation project to beautify their boxes - Splash of colour WA. 

They were painted in August 2019, in Purley Park, Lynwood, by local Aboriginal artist Justin Martin, who worked with students from year 4 and 5 from Bannister Creek Primary School (located next to the park), who drew an array of animals known to live along the banks of the local Canning River - turtles, dragon flies, frogs and egrets - and the final design incorporated these.



If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds posted this week.   Monday mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, Western Australian time. Thanks, Sami. 










And here you can watch a Youtube video of the artist painting the electrical boxes.



Wednesday 20 May 2020

Signs - Travel stickers

Travel like stickers in the Louis Vuitton shop window in George Street, Sydney.
These reminded me of the travel stickers I would put in my suitcases in my younger days when I was travelling around the globe.

For other signs from around the world please check Tom's blog.




Monday 18 May 2020

Monday Mural - A Splash of colour II

This mural is part of the Water Corporation projects to beautify their boxes - Splash of colour WA, and it was painted by South African born Vanessa Liebenberg, representing the wetlands and reserves of the area - in the Beeliar Oval.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your mural finds posted this week.   Monday mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, Western Australian timeThanks, Sami. 









Another "Splash of Colour" was posted in August 2019:

Wednesday 13 May 2020

Signs - DO NOT!

For other signs from around the world please click on this link to visit Tom's blog.





Monday 11 May 2020

Monday Mural - Busselton Life II

A few more murals from Busselton, taken during our trip to Margaret River in December 2019.
These were painted on small containers that sold food at the park just behind the 
Equinox restaurant, located on the waterfront.
In the last photo you can see the Equinox restaurant with the black and white mural which I posted on the 20th of April.

If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you; 
just follow the Linky steps below.  Once you start looking you find murals everywhere.  
Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters.  Looking forward to your 
mural finds posted this week.   Monday mural meme is posted at 12,01am Monday, 
Western Australian timeThanks, Sami. 



This container depicts the Busselton jetty and Underwater observatory (as in the last photo)

This one appears to be a woyliea local tiny endangered nocturnal marsupial, also known as brush tailed bettong or brush-tailed rat kangaroo.

This container depicts the Humpback, Southern Right, Minke and Blue Whales that use the tranquil waters of Geographe Bay where Busselton is located, as a nursery, playground and rest haven during their yearly migration.






And here is the Busselton jetty , where you either walk or can catch a small train which takes you to the Underwater Observatory right at the end.