Perth

Hay Street, Perth WA.

Pier Street, Perth WA.

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.

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.

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.)

Happy Final Fence Friday of 2023 to all. I hope your day, your weekend, your New Year's Eve and your first day of the new year are as spectacular as you would wish them to be. For some strange and highly illogical reason we often look forward more hopefully at this time of year than at any other. Let's hope our aspirations are rewarded. This is Elizabeth Quay (colloquially called "Betty's Jetty") bus station, Perth. The colours of the columns relate to the various CAT routes departing from this Busport. The CAT (Central Area Transit) buses are free routes around the city of Perth and are a godsend for those of us who hate city driving or who resent paying exorbitant car parking fees. Better seen bigger by pressing Z.

A Happy Fence Friday to one and all. I hope your day is calm and your weekend peaceful. (I think this picture is better bigger Please press Z to check whether I am correct.)

The pink colour in this photograph is produced by daylight shining through the dome at the top of the space. This building is the old Carillon City shopping mall in the centre of Perth which closed in 2021 and will soon be demolished. For the Perth Festival in 2024 Rebecca Baumann created “Light Event” in the three storey glass atrium which once led down these staircases to the food hall. The colour comes from dichroic film applied to the atrium windows. During the day the colour changes as the sun moves. I have many fond memories of this place over the years … (Big is infinitely better: please press Z.)

See previous photograph for information about this installation.

A Happy Bench Monday to everyone. This is the Matagarup Bridge which carries pedestrians from East Perth to Perth Stadium. We walk across it when we join thousands of others to see the mighty (cough, splutter) Fremantle Football Club, the "Freo Dockers", play Australian Rules Football, the most exciting ball game in the world (of course, YMMV, but I know I'm right).

Murray Street, Perth WA

A Happy Bench Monday to everyone. This is in Hay Street in the Perth city centre. By lunchtime the street will be more crowded and this bench (and many others) will be occupied by workers and shoppers eating or drinking coffee Perth is a city which is much maligned by those Australians who live in the east of the country. They say it has no "life", it is "Dullsville" and "sleepy". For those who live here these are its strengths, not its weaknesses. True, if you want excitement go to Sydney or Melbourne or the Gold Coast, but if you just want sunshine and calm then visit Perth, one of the world's most isolated capital cities. Have a great day and a pleasing week, whether you are working or just enjoying life.

A Happy Fence Friday to everyone. I hope you enjoy every minute of the day and the weekend. This is on Hay Street in Subiaco, a suburb of Perth. The building has been derelict for a number of years and is the subject of a prolonged dispute between the owners/developers and the local council. If the dispute over the old Subiaco Markets is any indication, this building will remain like this until the year 2050 (and I'm not exaggerating for comic effect). (Press Z for popping colour.)

Australia Post Office, Rokeby Road, Subiaco WA.

Santi's Café, Monash Avenue, Nedlands, WA.