Charlie's WorldNow, where were we..?
Posted on June 10, 2013
Hello, dear readers! 1000 apologies for the slight hiatus but I’ve been sick. Stupid winter flu bugs have kept me from doing a lot for the last month.
I even missed a day of work and as I only get paid for what I work (no sick leave for us company directors) that’s a pretty big deal. For me to sacrifice that amount of money to the flu god, it was pretty bad. That’s kind a shit buys a lot of wine.
Anyways, its not all been doom and gloom, I have managed to ride my bike a lot, even though it’s suddenly turned very cold.
0.7C at 6:45am kinda cold. Yes, I know northern hemisphere dwellers would say ‘thats not cold, if you want cold, try riding in the snow yer great southern shandy drinking poof’
Yeah, no. I’ve done that, it’s not fun. Plus it doesn’t snow here.
Christmas lights
Posted on December 25, 2012
There’s a bit of a trend around these parts to decorate houses with Christmas lights. When I say decorate, I mean cover, top to bottom.
One particular street has been doing this for many years, with most of the residents participating. It’s got so famous that the area is packed with people on Christmas Eve, all wanting to come see.
It’s also become our tradition to go for a wander. Read More
More from Kwinana and Rockingham
Posted on December 3, 2012
The other day I had to go out to choose a new front door from a supplier that has a warehouse in a pretty rough looking industrial zone. The place was amazing and I got what I was looking for pretty quickly, which left me a little bit of time to take a couple of pictures and take the long way home Read More
Just riding around the beaches
Posted on November 30, 2012
The other afternoon I went for another little ride out, just for the hell of it.
It’s amazing how much more you see if you’re on a bike. It’s way easier to just stop, park up and take a photo than it is from a car too. I stopped in at a couple of places I haven’t been before, just because I could.
To be honest, the coast looks very similar around here no matter where you go – all the beaches are sandy with nice turquoise ocean. I know, its torture having such a beautiful coastline! :-p Read More
At the beach
Posted on January 19, 2012
Its summer in Perth. Well, not just here, the whole of the southern hemisphere too, but I only live here – the other places can blog about their own summers.
Anyway, summer.
Its getting pretty warm too, as you’d expect – mid to high 30’s already. Now last year I had time to go for walks on the beach in the mornings and was working from home a lot and could enjoy it
This year I have a new (and, sorry old company) much more interesting job, but I have to work in the city so don’t get to enjoy the summer as much during the week. I have to endure it during the day and it’s dark when I get home.
More $ but there are always sacrifices.
Well today as I was coming home, I spotted the clouds were just right for a good sunset.
flowers
Posted on August 27, 2011
The one good thing about my little LX5 (yes, I’m still harping on about it) is that it has a macro capability, plus you can set it to different aspects on the camera (square, landscape etc) – which is pretty handy for composing flower type pictures.
I’m not really that into taking shots of flowers – they’re pretty enough and close up, they can be interesting I suppose – but I’m just not that good at taking them for the most part. I’ve seen some corking flower photos – some people can just visualise something that the looks good. I’ve also seen black and whites flower shots where the picture is all about form, light and texture – now that I do find genuinely interesting.
Holidays, part 3 – Groombridge Place
Posted on August 26, 2011
Groombridge Place (http://www.groombridge.co.uk) is only 30 mins drive from my parents house. I’ve been there before about 4 years ago with Ella, not that she remembers really, just snippets here and there. It’s a pretty cool place – an old moated English country house and beautiful gardens that also has an adventure playground and an ‘enchanted forest’ walk for children. Good enough to keep the kids happy for a few hours anyway.
noodling
Posted on June 16, 2011
I took the little LX5 out in Perth today. Just pointing it at people, things, places – it’s awesome. It’s fast, small, discrete, lightweight – the perfect little camera for every day.
Breakfast
Posted on June 11, 2011
Once in a while (ok, often) it’s nice to go out for a proper breakfast. It’s gorgeously sunny today and we had a few errands to run that were tantalisingly close to the foreshore and it’s array of cafes 🙂
We started out just going for coffee, but it was brunch time and one thing led to another..
Weekend
Posted on June 6, 2011
So as you all know by now, it was my birthday and I got an awesome camera.
Well, as tradition has it, I’ve been taking photos left right and centre – wife, children, pets, outside, everything. Nothing is safe. I’d do the same with the big cameras too, but it’s more fun with the little sneaky silent one – muhahah!
Its a long weekend for Foundation Day here in Western Australia – yes, 1829 the Swan River colony was founded.
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