Old Owl's photos

May I wish a Happy Fence Friday to all and add my further wishes for a fine and delightful weekend for everyone. This rickety-looking fence borders a path to the beach at Silver Sands/Watersun in Mandurah. The view is across Comet Bay to Halls Head on the right and to Seashells/Mandurah on the left. The dunes here offer protection from the sea and are themselves protected from predatory developers and real estate agents by legislation: a win-win.

HWW to all. Let us hope your days, hours and minutes are joyful.

For World Photography Day, August 19 2023. Murray Street, Perth WA. "And suddenly it's evening" by Salvatore Quasimodo Everyone stands alone at the heart of the world pierced by a ray of sun: and suddenly it’s evening. (Originally in Italian: "Ed è subito sera" Salvatore Quasimodo Ognuno sta solo sul cuor della terra trafitto da un raggio di sole ed è subito sera.)

A very Happy Fence Friday to everyone. May your day be pleasant and bright and may your weekend be full of good things. The Wagyl is part of Noongar mythology in Western Australia: a rainbow serpent which created the Swan River and many other features of the south western part of the state. It appears here on the wall of Airport Central train station in Perth. Better bigger, I think; please press Z to try it out.

This Indigenous artwork is painted on a wall of the Skywalk taking passengers from the new Airport Central train station to Terminals 1 & 2 of Perth International Airport. A Happy Wednesday Whadjuk Wall to everyone. Let your mid-week be joyful and calm wherever you are.

Kayaks at Keith Holmes Reserve beach in Mandurah awaiting a group of schoolchildren for their sports lesson.

Oyster catcher. Mandjar Bay, Mandurah, WA.

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Have a Happy Fence Friday, everyone, and a pleasant and calm weekend wherever you are and whatever your weather. This suspension bridge crosses the Avon River in Northam, WA.

"The feeling that it's all a lot of oysters, but no pearls." HWW, everyone. (Best on black. Please press Z.)

This bench sits by the estuary and faces Mandurah’s War Memorial, the white stone blocks across the river. The stones of the memorial rise from the water’s edge in the east and march upwards to the highest columns. At dawn on April 25th each year, the sun shines along the axis of the rising stones and hits the highest point, illuminating the pathway and also causing the shadows from the columns to point towards that highest point. April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia and the Dawn Service, celebrated throughout the country, is a major part of that day, commemorating all Australians who have served in conflicts worldwide. HBM to everyone wherever you may be. The day of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli by Australian and New Zealander soldiers was 25th April 1915. More than 100 years later we still witness violence, horror and man's inhumanity to man. Not as clever as we like to think we are, are we? Sit on a bench, watch the world and think about how we're going to make things better.

Happy Fence Friday, everyone. Keep as cool as you can in the northern hemisphere; and for those in Western Australia, wrap up warm and stay cosy. But whatever the weather, I hope your day is an easy one and your weekend is as enjoyable as it can possibly be.

Pier Street, Perth WA.

Silver Sands, Mandurah. Morning.

A Happy Fence Friday to all. Let us hope the day brings calm and the weekend brings fun and joy.

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"... out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolour in the rain." Al Stewart: The Year of the Cat

HBM to all. This is a *very* small bench, but a bench nonetheless (I have perched my 6 foot 4 inch frame on it, though not for very long). I hope you all have a wonderful day and find some time to sit and watch the world go by..