Random thoughts and observations
I tried cooking a cockroach tonight. Well, I didn’t really try; it was more an accidental event. We were preparing for a barbecue at home and after lifting the cover a cockroach crawled into the grill. Juliet wasn’t worried, she thought it might add some “flavor”. I think she was joking, but we both believed [...]
We’ve just returned from six days at Esperance. Young Michael (pictured) and I took the wildlife cruise on the Seabreeze II to Woody Island and stayed overnight on the island in a safari hut. This was a large, canvas tent with a timber floor, furnished with comfortable beds. There are shared amenities, including a camp [...]
This is an article by Phillipa Prior which appeared on page one of the Kalgoorlie Miner on Thursday, July 12, 2007. The image was created by Greg Tossel. Poisonous spiders caused fear in Kambalda this week and forced the closure of the town’s playgroup. Demolition worker Porky DeJong discovered a potentially dangerous red-headed mouse spider [...]
Me and horses just don’t get along. This picture shows me on a horse for about the first time. I was visiting friends at Gelantipy in 1986 and climbed aboard this rather docile creature. It was a reasonably pleasant experience and it probably lulled me into a false sense of security and ambition. A few [...]
I’m not very good at taking sunset photos with a digital camera, but this one gives you some idea of how beautiful the coastline is south of Perth, Western Australia. We’ve been staying at Falcon, near Mandurah. The beaches are great and the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. I hope to get a better [...]
