Old Owl's photos

Ride

16 Nov 2016 9 1 133
Busselton Jetty

Passing

16 Sep 2021 10 2 153
Busselton Jetty

Advancing

16 Sep 2021 6 2 147
Busselton Jetty

Breeze

16 Sep 2021 7 2 142
Busselton Jetty

Swans

13 Nov 2021 10 3 216
"The Last Swans" by Amok Island. This is the wall of the MAURI flour mill in Northam, WA, right next to the Avon River which runs through the town. The town and its river is home to the only white swans in Australia which breed naturally in the wild. (For those who don't know, our swans are black and can be seen in abundance on rivers, in estuaries and on the sea.) The white swans were introduced to Western Australia in the 1890s. The mural was completed in late 2020.

Face

28 Oct 2021 34 18 288
Wellington Dam, Collie, Western Australia The mural, entitled "Reflections", is 8,000 square metres in area and was created by Guido van Helton in 2021. (Big is beautiful. Please press Z.) HFF to all. I hope your weekend brings you joy.

Cones

28 Oct 2021 14 5 261
"Water Dance" This installation is next to the Forrest Highway near Mandurah, Western Australia.. The sculpture is titled 'The Water Dance' by artist Anne Neil and consists of 8 cone shapes some 5.5m high and 4.5m in diameter. There are also 16 poles. The poles and cones are placed at a variety of angles to represent the movement of rain hitting the earth. The cones represent cupped hands reaching up to catch the rain drops. The poles represent the water depth markers found in rivers. The cones are painted blue on the inside. At night they light up, changing colour from blue to green. (The above information is paraphrased from www.public-art-directory.com .) It isn't possible to get to the sculpture easily. There is a parking lay-by adjacent, but the sculpture is surrounded by a moat and a fence. The fence would be easy to negotiate, the moat less so. We have driven past this many times as it lies right next to the southbound lanes of the highway, but this was the first time we'd ever stopped to look closely. It was worth the wait. Best seen big. Please press Z.

Platform

05 Aug 2021 5 1 166
Lake Leschenaultia, WA (Possibly better on black. Please press Z.)

Luncheon

24 Oct 2021 11 3 146
Merredin, WA. Representation of an echidna, a small anteater which is relatively common in Western Australia.

Limen

28 Aug 2021 15 8 261
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Hesitation

17 Sep 2021 13 4 212
Busselton beach. Please view big on black by pressing Z.

Tuart

22 Jun 2011 6 5 220
This sculpture (Shirley Shell) stands at the train station in Mandurah. It is meant to represent a tuart tree and was designed in 2006 by Coral Lowry before the station was opened to traffic in 2007. At the time it was controversial because of its abstract nature but has since become a valued part of the landscape of Mandurah. The base is believed to represent both a seed and a shell, since Mandurah is on the Indian Ocean. This picture was taken in 2011; now the structure is much more weathered and surrounded by more vegetation.

Seated

25 Aug 2021 24 15 247
Esperance, WA.

Rowing

27 Nov 2008 18 12 261
On Mandurah foreshore.

Feed

15 Feb 2019 10 4 198
Centre of a roundabout, Dolphin Quay, Mandurah, WA. Mandurah - or Mandjoogoordap, to give the place its Noongar name - is a city on the Indian Ocean. It was once a fishing village and holiday destination; now it is a populous city, though primarily a dormitory for working in Perth, Fremantle and FIFO. The sculpture represents both the old and the new, as it is located just outside a large marina which is used by recreational fishing boats which go out to the ocean or inland to the Peel Inlet, a body of shallow water some 130 sq km (50 sq miles) in area. It is my home and the closest I'll ever get to paradise.

Farmers

01 Oct 2021 9 4 230
Merredin, WA Part of the WA Silo Trail. Good when seen large. Please press Z.

Closed

27 Aug 2021 10 9 223
Borden, Great Southern region, Western Australia.

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