I have been spending a lovely few days in Mandurah south of Perth with the lovely Glenda Larke and her hubby, Ramly before we head into Perth tomorrow. We are heading in for the Guest of Honour dinner with John Scalzi and Kylie Chan, guests at Swancon. From then on we will be at the Swancon SF convention over Easter.
Today we went tripping around to Lake Clifton, then to Harvey and then Ravenwood (the pub by the river) before heading back home. I pretty tired and it was a lovely day with lots of lovely and amazing things to see. I’m going to put up some photos. Lake Clifton was where there were trombolites, llittle creatures like algae that take out the calcium carbonate of water and leave these rock like formations. Apparently, these creatures are what made the world today by creating oxygen.
Lake Clifton
Eroded rocks Halls Head beach
Stirling Cottage garden
The little creek next to Stirling Cottage
Eroded rock Halls Head
Lake Clifton trombolites
Ravenwood by the river
Harvey (bridge) with Jarrah timber supports
Harvey under the bridge
In Harvey we checked out Stirling Cottage, looked at the lovely gardens by the river and then later checked out the underside of the bridge which had these amazing jarrah timber supports.
I ‘m doing this post on my ipad so of course all my photos are now out of order. Sorry! The eroded rock is from yesterday. The rocks were quite extraordinary, textured and layered and carved into shapes. I had to share.
It was a relaxing day, taking our time and enjoying the lovely Perth autumn weather. I feel like I’m on holiday.
Donna Maree Hanson, Author, Phd in Creative Writing 