'From Swamp to Sea'..

Not a bubble in sight :) Last week quite by chance I came across an article about the fabulous mural here by Perth artist Brenton See. Painted atop a c1940 water tank in Watermans Bay not far from home. The views out to the Indian Ocean from up there were spectacular but the circular situation not easy to capture the whole mural in one shot. The one minute video HERE (hope the link works) showing the aerial view is so worth a look. I will leave what is going on inside the water tank until after I go back and visit when it opens again on the 11th November. Looking forward to that! Happy Tuesday, take care and stay safe..

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City Daily Photo Theme 'kindness'..

 

 I must admit I was in a bit of a quandary as to how to capture an image depicting 'kindness', the November theme for City Daily Photo bloggers. The answer, a particularly personal one, came in the form of the brand new sculpture at City Beach by local artist Simon Youngleson. Commissioned by Donate Life as part of their wider social media awareness campaign designed to encourage community discussion around organ and tissue donation. The artist hopes that 'as people interact with the sculpture it will remind us to celebrate life and reflect on the selfless generosity of organ and tissue donors'. Several years ago my younger sister was in need of a kidney transplant, thankfully her husband was a match and although most Australians support organ donation only 1 in 3 are registered organ donors, it's one of those difficult conversations that we don't have but really should. Happy Monday, take care and stay safe.. 

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Bountiful bubbles..

 

I really hope you aren't getting sick of Lensball shots yet, talk about a child with a new toy, that's me, not so much the child bit :) I couldn't believe this treasure trove of possibility was only five minutes from home and in the most unexpected of places. I'm not going to tell you where yet, except that I had to climb for it and battle the wind.. will reveal for Monday Murals. A little tip for anyone who might try using a lens ball, I found a clear glass jar with an opening wide enough to sit the ball firmly in worked really well.. still learning 😉 Hope you have a wonderful weekend, take care and stay safe..

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Shiver me timbers!

 

Blimey! That's no way for a seafaring pirate to end his days, not a kraken in sight! I came across my one and only nod to Halloween quite unexpectedly a few evenings ago while walking along the West Coast Road. My only participation in this event is handing out a few lollies on the night note to myself to make sure I have them, however others take it much more seriously, two levels of spider web and mumma spider serious :)  

I love that even though it was already pretty replete with pirate carcasses and the like the owner below felt more finishing touches were needed :)

The young boy below about to cross the road unaware of the dangerous mega arachnid giving no quarter awaiting on the other side.. the dog however looked pretty skittish 😉 I'm a day early I know but happy Halloween anyway.. take care and stay safe..

Bleu et bleu..

 

One of my favourite sculptures at Hillarys Boat Harbour is the 5.8m high Wind Rose, the centre covered in tiny blue mosaic tiles which illuminate at night. This Wind Rose 'represents the average wind velocity recorded daily at 3pm', not only beautiful but functional also! Took these shots yesterday after lunch, looking back I can't help noticing a predominance of blue in my pics, will make an effort to mix it up and diversify today :) Happy Thursday, take care and stay safe..

Daily constitutional..

 

Well maybe not daily but quite often :) It's such a beautiful walk along the West Coast Road aka the Sunset Coast drive, these shots taken around 5.30 yesterday evening. Not that I need a reason other than the gorgeous ocean views to take this beach-side walk but yesterday I did have an ulterior motive, show you in a few days.. 🎃 that was a clue :) Happy Wednesday, take care and stay safe..

Flora and fauna.. the soul of every site..

 

Spotted on our last walk around Herdsman Lake, a mural by multi disciplinary Perth artist Melski McVee depicting the flora and fauna that inhabits/grows around this freshwater lake.. although I don't see any sign of the tiger snake, seen  here, that I almost stood on when there 😉 The artist, whose work you have seen many times here and on Sami's blog, reflects 'the cultural and historic elements of the locations in which they are painted' and almost always involve community participation. Happy Tuesday, take care and stay safe..

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