Opposite extremes....!

I don't like the taste of beer and I hardly ever drink sodas.. but when it's hot, hot, hot there's nothing quite as thirst quenching as a 'shandy'... which includes both! I was surprised when I googled 'shandy' to find so many sites with recipes.. I was under the impression that we invented it when we lived in Africa :) Take an ice cold glass, add beer.. strength depending on your taste, top it with lemonade or ginger beer, a dash of lime and there you have it, so good! Thoughts go out to all in the path of the 'polar vortex part two', the footage on the news is mind boggling.. I'm guessing it's a bit like here at the moment, for opposite reasons, if you don't have to go out.. don't. Have a good Thursday, take care and stay safe.....

Ay Caramba! Eees hot......!

Straight out of the camera.. the sky really was that blue.. not even the hint of a cloud! On the way home yesterday I stopped at Trigg Beach to see if there was anyone crazy enough to be down there on a 39C day.. it was around 2.30pm and yes there was a scattering of swimmers.. Trigg has a 5/10 (moderately hazardous) rating so it's always good to see the reassuring presence of the Trigg Island Lifesavers. If you want to warm up your 'cockles' and chill like a beach bum :) check out the action here for five minutes and transport yourself onto Trigg Beach.. maybe next week when it'll be a little cooler. I only lasted five minutes before I hot footed it back to the air conditioned car! Send me some rain p l e a s e!! Have a fab Wednesday, take care.....

Beautiful views and banoffee pie.....!

Thanks so much for the 'be gone headache' :) wishes yesterday.. not enough water and too much action in this horribly hot weather we're having.. a recipe for disaster! As I haven't been out and about for a few days here are a few shots from our visit to The Old Brewery last week.  Above and below the view from the terrace, looking out over the Swan River to the city and the Narrows Bridge which links Perth's northern and southern suburbs, that view must be magic in the evening....

The brewery has been beautifully restored, this passage leading down to Zafferano restaurant, the walls lined with amazing old photographs of the brewery c18/1900. Last two shots of the Grill & Bar where we sat out on the terrace and had coffee.. using supreme willpower I managed to resist the Banoffee pie.. and now it's all I can think about :) check out the dessert menu! Loved the use of old distilling vats for tables, last shot. Here's a question for you,  if you have wooden floors what do you clean them with to get them super shiny? I hope that you've had a much better start to the week than I, happy Tuesday.. take care and stay safe.....

Angels and demons.....

Sorry I haven't been around much this weekend.. I popped my head out this morning to take these shots (out of focus of course) and back into bed with a migraine from 'the dark side' :) With a bit of luck and a few pills all will be well tomorrow.. Hope you've had or are having a super weekend, so hot in Perth I can't think straight, or at all actually! Take care and catch you tomorrow.....

My favourite shot.. this year!

Do you ever take a shot hoping that when you download it will translate into the image that you saw in the frame? That's how it was with this one for me. It's a reflection of the new Old Brewery (?) in the old Swan Brewery.. are you confused :) I think it's worth enlarging to see the details. The painting is by Scottish born John Campbell sometime between 1896/1924, his way with colour is exceptional don't you think.. and then there's a bit of an arch 'thing' going on.. I don't say it often about my own shots but I really like this one, hope you do too. Have a fab weekend, we're in for a hottie here in Perth so will look forward to seeing some snow scenes please :) Click here to see more reflections from around the world.....

Come in No. 9.....!

I was beyond chuffed when Bob from St. Louis gave me the heads up that Perth had made it into the New York Times list of  '52 Places To Go In 2014', what's more we were in the top ten.. No. 9 to be exact, check it out!  I think a lot of the credit goes to Perth's first female Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi elected  in 2007, if she ever decides to run for Premier she has my vote! For anyone interested 'How we chose our list of....' Above a shot taken from the crossover bridge to The Old Brewery over Mounts Bay Road looking up to the Federation Walkway in Kings Park.. below looking right up MB Rd along the Swan River and left towards the city. It's been an excellent week for me so far, hope it has been for you also.. happy Friday, take care..... Click here to see more skies from around the world and here for bridges.....

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A posthumous thank you.....

Overload of pictures alert! This post is for anyone who is fascinated by and appreciates old photographs as much as I do, give me a c18'anything and I'm hooked :) it was impossible to choose only one or two to put up, we've all been there right! Yesterday we had coffee at The Old Brewery which in years gone by was The Swan Brewery. Now a sleek and modern functions/restaurant venue with fabulous views over the Swan River to the city, the walls were laden with reminders of it's rich heritage and past life. I've started with my favourite shot of 'Dandy and Star' on the way to the Perth Royal Show, and below.. my what a big vat of brew :)

Absolutely adore the images below showing the first Perthites cooling off in the river on quite possibly a 42C day exactly like we've been experiencing over the last few weeks.. you can see the beginning of what is now Mounts Bay Road at the bottom of Mount Eliza which is part of Kings Park..

Below the 'carters' trucks loaded up and ready to deliver! Producing images has been going on since the pinhole camera was used as a drawing aide ... but I do believe we owe George Eastman a huge posthumous thank you for giving us the first Kodak and the roll of film to put in it :) I hope you enjoy these images and links to early Perth as much as I did.. I'll show you what the brewery looks like after it's restoration next week. Happy Thursday, take care and stay safe.....p.s. catch up today!