Photos of Perth, WA

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Had Xmas dinner No.3 yesterday. Went with my aunt on a pensioners outing to a restauraunt by the (1/2 empty) dam that supplies Perth with water, an hours drive into the bush (wilds). Today I went to Perth Zoo, well kept animals with plenty of space but half of them were on the endangered list, with wild populations numbering just a few hundred, due to habitat loss. very worrying! Went on to the WACA cricket ground where England are playing Oz for the ashes, 3rd match starts tomorrow, left it too late to get tickets but not a fan of cricket anyway. Sneaked a look round the grounds and the 7news OB car.

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Photos

Aunt Sheila
With the patchwork quilt she's making. She's looking after me well while I'm in Australia.

Kite surfing
A popular sport here in Perth, a very strong sea breeze blows in without fail every afternoon.

Penguin Island
Thousands of little penguins land here each night

Penguins
A sanctuary for injured or orphaned penguins

Beach
Peron Point, nr Rockingham

Belltower, Perth
Perth's millenium project. It houses the bells of St. Martens, London, The same bells that rung at Nelsons victory and funeral. Still sounding good

Palm tree
Not like the scrawny, half dead ones on Southend seafront

Skippy
Kangaroos on the golf course (they know there's good grass here)

Comments

[mum]

Great pics & Lovely quilt!
It's a super quilt. Wonder how aunt Sheila finds the time to do it. Been tired all day today as I've picked up a tummy bug, probably from June whose family have all had it. Ugh! Today was dullish. Dad can't go out in this cold weather so he feels imprisoned - and there's more cold to come so they say. The pics are super. Nice to see Sheila and the shots of places around. Love from dad and me mumx