One for the road

My body clock seems to be getting into the swing of 4:30am wakeup times.  This may be in part due to the earlier start time of the dawn chorus.  Something I consider a welcome natural alarm clock, while others may view it as a rude awakening.  Depending on the species of bird this can beginContinue reading “One for the road”

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”

Aerial displays

A late phone call, as opposed to a message, from Howsie could only mean one thing.  Our planned trip out on Friday was off the table.  I had previously also drawn a blank when asking the wider group if anyone was available on the weekend.  Um, what to do.  Then shortly after Howsie’s call, IContinue reading “Aerial displays”

Waiting for the sun

A few weeks back, when David posted that he was going to be camping up at the Honeymoon Pool this weekend, I was a little surprised to hear that there were only a couple of sites left.  During school holidays it is certainly very busy, but outside of them there are usually ample sites available. Continue reading “Waiting for the sun”

Packing it in

Now that Lisa is back at work, for the fourth and final term of the school year, my usual Thursday and Friday work from home days have kicked back in.  Allowing the opportunity to join her morning beach walk on Thursday, when we found this unlucky Bighead Gurnard Perch (Neosebastes pandus).  Based on its conditionContinue reading “Packing it in”