claremont WA

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nov 12 bird walks at yanchep national park and on the canning river, the latter being especially well populated. then yesterday a short count at pelican point with one of the birders i met at yanchep. we saw about twentythree species, three of terns, blackwinged stilts, an avocet, an unidentified predator. weather here very showery and humid. not perthlike at all. sailing yesterday. window washing today. so much work available i've been going hard all this week and last. the boom's bust not yet hitting the streets of perth. people give me more than the quote because i'm not in tune with the wealth effect of the resource boom that's been here for the last three years. followed a channel nine news car the other day and ended up at a house auction in cottesloe. passed in for 1.25 million. the house was junk, just the block price. there are a lot of houses for sale so there are signs of the crunch. margin calls anyone? absolutely no news on flag......

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