Blogs from Scarborough, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Hey guys! Time for a quick update methinks! We've been working very hard since we last spoke, we've both just finished jobs in a plant nursery, which involved general labouring (Ben) and weeding (me). Glamourous eh? We worked 7.30 - 3.30 Monday to Friday, which was pretty good (apart from the early mornings), because it meant we still had a lot of the day left when we got home. Even more of the day left, in fact, since daylight savings kicked in recently, to much debate and controversy here in Perth. Ya see, they've only had daylight savings for 3 years and it seems it takes a bit of getting used to. The excuses we've heard from Perthites include the complaint that with the extra hour, people's curtains will fade. Yep.. the horror of it!!! So ... read more

16 October 2006. Spring has sprung, in WA. The wildflowers know it. It’s the only time of the year that they desperately seek the pollination of the birds bees and butterflies - that they have evolved so magnificently to attract - only to find them scared off by the incessant masses of sightseers. Lingering longer than usual to get just the right *snap*. Leaving many million of stamen unpollinated, barren and more inclined to decline. As if the ever growing kit-homes weren’t enough. There are 800 species of wildflower in the south west, only 2000 in the world. yet, the grapevines continue to be planted, grapes are stockpiled and, the good marketers get their share of the market while most of the wine growers and the jarrah rainforests struggle to get through yet another season. ... read more