Thursday, July 31, 2014

Waterfalls, bridges and birds...



Before I went off on a small break last week I showed a few tempters from John Oldham Park named after WA landscape architect John Oldham.  Nestled close to the city in a busy spot between Mounts Bay Road and the Kwinana Freeway interchange it is a most unexpected green and lush haven with abundant bird life. You might think in this spot it would be hard to reach, but not so.. there are bike paths accessible from many areas including the city and a car park off Mounts Bay Rd.. tres clever planning oui! I hope that you're having a good week, take care and stay safe.. 


38 comments:

  1. Oh, what a delightful place to have near the city! Wonderful escape and I love your pics as always!! The birds are so beautiful!! Hope your week is going well, Grace!! Thanks for sharing the beauty!!

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  2. Dat ziet er wel heel erg mooi uit wat een geweldig oord om te verblijven.

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  3. What a beautiful, serene-looking place....

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  4. Nice place to be... I would for sure dip my toes (or much more) in this water

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  5. Nice views, the blues in the water look real good, easy to paint those!

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  6. Looks like a magical place, Grace!

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  7. Another Perth treasure. "Lush" is certainly the right word and your camera has captured that lushness well. I'd like to ride bike on that path!

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  8. That sure is an oasis, Grace! So peace- and beautiful...

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  9. What a beautiful spot. Don't you just love finding a little oasis? Wonderful photos.

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  10. Wonderful place:I'd like strolling there. Our summer is very bad...Kisses from Italy

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  11. What a lovely place to go to and ponder nature...

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  12. What a wonderful park! Perfect for a long walk...Arianna

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  13. How lovely. Wonderful place for a walk and so convenient.

    I thought of you when I was putting together that post about the cut-down trees. I share your thoughts :).

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  14. That's a bit of heaven in the city!

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  15. Do you know I couldn't tell if these were paintings or fotos at first.

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  16. This park is a real jewel. Your photographs are especially lovely.

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  17. What a place. Water is always good. Water falling is even better. The tree in the foreground of the first photo I guess is a type of a fern. What an unusual trunk with, I presume, marks where older fronds have fallen off as it has grown.

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  18. This is so beautiful and inviting! We are having 108 temperatures in Az so I am looking at this for a long time. Thank you!

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  19. Very soothing photos Grace, thank you, I love this area! Joyx

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  20. We've driven past that place so many times and didn't realize just how beautiful it is! Thanks for the up-close and personal viewing. Your photos are like paintings, Gracie. xx

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  21. Beautiful place. I love the shot of the black swan.

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  22. Loved "walking through" with you, G!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
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  23. What a beautiful place! Love the black swans. :)

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  24. Such a magical place Grace. It looks like a land that time forgot.

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  25. May there be more bike paths like this. Beautiful !

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  26. Great to have somewhere like this so close to the city, though by the look of your photos it seems to be a fairly well-kept secret.

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  27. You caught the beauty of this park very well, must be great to be there.

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  28. A nice place to spend a day!

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  29. A pretty spot to enjoy the peacefulness of water.

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  30. A little piece of paradise closer to the city centre. I must go and investigate it one of these days.

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  31. That first shot is amazing..Janey

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  32. Fantastic place to hang for a day.

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  33. So beautiful place and lovely images !!
    I don't remember if I have ever seen black swans, they are great.

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  34. This is a really pretty place, Grace.

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