Sunday, June 2, 2013

A rare phenomenon, snow in Perth WA.....!

It snowed in Perth on Friday evening, and no I don't mean Perth Scotland, that wouldn't be unusual at all :) Once a year at the beginning of winter, officially yesterday, it snows in Murray St. and Forrest Place to herald the launch of the Winter Arts Season and both visitors and Perthites alike turned out in the thousands to enjoy this rare phenomenon. The fact that it was really chilly, see all the jackets and scarves, made it all the more fun. I enjoyed the many scenarios going on in the shot below but you may have to pull it in to see the snow, can you spot the 'living statue'? It's a long weekend here in Perth to celebrate Western Australia Day a time to enjoy and appreciate the many reasons why the west is best :) It's been a really hectic weekend so far but I'm hoping for a quiet day today (Sunday) to catch up and check out all your fabulously 'decayed' posts haha! Happy weekend, take care and stay safe..p.s. I was going to show you the snow machines but that would spoil the magic right!




Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 12:01 AM

41 comments:

  1. CraigJune 2, 2013 at 12:06 AM

    You had me going for a while there Grace! What a fun way to celebrate the winter arts though.
    Nice to see the happy smiling faces.
    Enjoy your Sunday.

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  2. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    how fun Grace :) when I went with family to Busch Gardens Tampa several months ago...there were snow making machines...fabulous!!!

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  3. CloudiaJune 2, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    Confession
    I want to move to Perth! (Not Scotland:-)

    Aloha bonjour Mon ami

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  4. Clueless in BostonJune 2, 2013 at 12:18 AM

    Real or by machine, snow can be magical. Looks like it was a lot of fun too.

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  5. VPJune 2, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    At first, I thought it was real snow...

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  6. LowellJune 2, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    For years I've said that I never care if I see snow again but this would be OK. :) Looks like a fun party. You Perthians know how to liven things up for sure!

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  7. RedPatJune 2, 2013 at 2:00 AM

    It's funny but now that we have had hot weather I've forgotten snow and how cold winter is!

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  8. LOLfromPasaJune 2, 2013 at 2:07 AM

    For just one second....I thought it was true :). Yes, one second! It must be a ball living in Perth. Enjoy the rest of your weekend (and Mr LOL sends his regards! Me too!!)

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  9. William KendallJune 2, 2013 at 3:11 AM

    Terrific crowd shots!

    Snow, ie real snow, is of course a wonderful thing.

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  10. NormaJune 2, 2013 at 3:19 AM

    S-N-O-W is a four-letter word!!!!

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  11. Filip and KristelJune 2, 2013 at 3:31 AM

    The weather is really becoming crazy. In Europe we have the worst spring in 40 years.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  12. cieldequimperJune 2, 2013 at 3:40 AM

    That's fun! And the stuff doesn't freeze and make you slip!

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  13. AdullamiteJune 2, 2013 at 4:05 AM

    You make snow?
    Mad I tell thee, mad!!!!

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  14. MalyssJune 2, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    Strange to see snow in Perth! at least , this one is only for fun!

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  15. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 4:52 AM

    Weather in Spain is unstable and cold.
    In some areas it's snowing yet.
    They say that September and October are going to come as summer months.
    Beautiful Pictures.
    Hugs and kisses.

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  16. VirginiaJune 2, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    How cool! Literally. :) Thanks for sharing this with all of us around the world.
    V

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  17. Chattahoochee Valley DailyJune 2, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Love the 'snow' angels. Fun bunch of shots.

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  18. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 6:10 AM

    Good fun. Something similar should be done here to open the snow skiing season.

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  19. Bob CroweJune 2, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Real snow, not paper flakes for the festival? The young woman with the pink wig in the first picture wins the fashion prize.

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  20. hamiltonJune 2, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    I've always love that first snowfall of the season... :)

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  21. JackJune 2, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    I am getting the impression that the people of Perth look very hard for every excuse to have a party . . .

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  22. RandyJune 2, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    That would be fun!

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  23. AngieJune 2, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    It sure was cold enough for REAL snow!

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  24. travel ufoJune 2, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    if it is real snow, i would love it

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  25. Louis la VacheJune 2, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    hee hee...
    It is easy for us in the northern hemisphere to forget that you in the southern hemisphere are heading into winter now...

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  26. GunnJune 2, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Gosh!
    With all the beach and sunny pictures, it is hard to think of winter "down under".

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  27. SamiJune 2, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Sounds magical indeed! I didn't know about this happening at all! Will have to pencil it in for next year!

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  28. JimJune 2, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    Looks fantastic.

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  29. biebkriebelsJune 2, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Snow must be welcome for a change after all the heat! But you got us fooled, ha,ha. Wait until you get real snow, you never know!

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  30. jennyfrecklesJune 2, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    Ha, I wish they would invent sunshine machines for this country!

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  31. brattcatJune 2, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    love this trio of images...there is soooo much to see in them. what facial expression and body language you captured! wonderful!!!!!

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  32. SharonJune 2, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    Okay, you had me fooled until I continued to read. This must be fun for everyone!

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  33. LONDONLULUJune 3, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    Haha, I like how you all celebrate!:) No worries about melting grey slush, but you get all the fun!

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  34. My Unfinished LifeJune 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    here on the other side of hemisphere...we are literally being baked to death!!!


    but it must be cool having snow falling on you

    http://www.myunfinishedlife.com

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  35. DarylJune 3, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    lovely BIG photographable flakes .. the best kind

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  36. Iris FlaviaJune 4, 2013 at 11:34 AM

    Ah, Grace, non! Over here we really had enough of snow and cold weather ;-)
    Bet I wish for some when we´re over in November, though!

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  37. Cezar and LéiaJune 4, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    This is so cool!Great pictures dear Grace!
    Léia

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  38. AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    I was disappointed with the lack of snow... and so few bubbles, but the children and young at heart had a lovely time in the water fountain.

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  39. CheriJune 8, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    Very intersting post Grace!

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  40. BeachflagsSeptember 21, 2013 at 11:22 PM

    Lovely pics, just awesome .. thumbs up ! Especially the perth arena ...

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  41. AnonymousOctober 30, 2021 at 6:01 AM

    2013 man

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