Lisa and I hit the shed this week for the first time since we, probably, got hit by COVID. I’m not sure either of us were fully prepared for it, but we managed two sessions and also aim to get back in on the weekend. I also opened up the doors on Tuesday after workContinue reading “Enhanced vision”
Category Archives: Swimming with the fish
Putting on a show
I bumped into a long term local when I came out of the water after the dive in which I saw the least, out of my three recent dips. They told me of memories of diving here in the 80s and seeing abundant and diverse marine life. Claiming something changed in the 90s, and sinceContinue reading “Putting on a show”
Nothing to see
This will confuse Adrian. He’ll have no recollection of the opening image nor a few to follow. There are four orchids that are known to flower early, potentially popping up in March. Working from home on Friday meant an early finish and the chance to head into the Capel Nature Reserve to see what IContinue reading “Nothing to see”
A deep dive
We have longed talked about going for a snorkel off the iconic Busselton Jetty. At 1841m long, in approx. 8m of water, and with no major rivers the general area to pump in fine sediments from the agricultural lands, the clarity of the water is generally better and more reliable than the shoreline waters ofContinue reading “A deep dive”
That’s a big baby
I can’t complain with the flurry of people that have been keen to get out over the last few months. This weekend however, I didn’t get so much as a nibble when I dangled the bait of touching rock to our group. This of course didn’t stop me, and I had every intention of walkingContinue reading “That’s a big baby”
Testing the waters
The marine environment of the globe has about a dozen amphidromic points. These are generally located in middle of ocean basins, whose shape results in a rotary wave action forming. The circular action results in a centre point where there is effectively a flat spot, similar to the eye of a cyclone. Here there isContinue reading “Testing the waters”
The second play date
A few weeks back one of my camming devices fell afoul of all the climbing I do along the coast. Or more truthfully it fell afoul of my lack of washing off the salt residue, which is nearly always present after having climbed on the ocean’s doorstep. The trigger wire, which is used to pullContinue reading “The second play date”
Complete opposites
One of the simplest forms of life on earth are sponges, which come is all shapes, sizes, and colours. Fossil records of some species go back approximately 600 million years, and there are over 8,500 identified species with many more yet to be identified. While sponges seem to have retained their simple form with noContinue reading “Complete opposites”
What’s for dinner
Walking into Bob’s Hollow yesterday with David I sent an image of the ocean to Lisa, knowing she would be up. In return, as she wandered along the beach to meet the Peppy Plungers, I received an image of glassy calm conditions. One of the other plungers mentioned the water was starting to clearing upContinue reading “What’s for dinner”
Cuts like a knife
Driving out shortly after 5am, the radio broadcaster was talking about all the glorious sunrise images listeners were sending in across the south west of Western Australia. I didn’t send an image of my view to them, but did stop to take a quick snap. Mist clung to the ground, while the hues of theContinue reading “Cuts like a knife”
Sandbagged 