A Bit of Perth

Once upon a time, back in the dark ages of the 1970′s and 1980′s Dolphins were kept in large pools and trained to do exciting things for the amusement of human beings. When the AQWA complex was built as a part of the Hillaries Boat Harbour, an enclosed pool in the harbour itself, adjacent to [...]

The Beatles As Seen From 3,126AD

Two Safarii

In the days when the British ruled much of the world and had many holdings in Africa, two hunters discussed each others’ prowess at bagging wild game. Because neither would admit the other was the better hunter, they decided to make a wager. A gentleman’s bet, the wager was not ostentatious, but merely a token [...]

Sid and Sod

 

Living the Jane Austin Dream

IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. So wrote Jane Austin ((1775-1817) in Sense and Sensibility. Now  her eleventh-cousin-six-times-removed’s is living the dream. Kate Middleton has found a young man with a middling-sized fortune and she has become his [...]

A Bit of Perth

Some contrasts in different tanks. A collection of apparently stationary cut out stars litter the bottom of this open tank. Something which is definitely moving and I was glad I was on the outside of this tank! And finally something to calm the nerves after the last shock.

Wind Power Will Blow The Earth Into The Sun

Worried about all those silly news reports about Climate Change? Feeling happy that there are renewable sources of energy. That we no longer have to rely totally on carbon-polluting carbon fuels? Watch this video for the horrible truth and quiver in your ignorance of THE TRUTH® of what is happening in the world today. From [...]

I’m With Snoopy

 

What Scary Movie Are You?

You Are Jaws You’re scared of what you can’t see right in front of you. Your imagination tends to get the better of you. And for you, something like the deep, dark ocean is obviously pretty terrifying. Who knows what’s lurking right next to you?The idea of trying to get away from something that’s after [...]

A Bit of Perth

Christmas Day, the year I turned 15, I remember going down to the river (Canning River) to our (the street gang of teenaged boys) for a swim at our favourite swimming spot (the jetty at the old Riverton Bridge – now in ruins). The jellyfish were in. Smallish, transparent, non-stinging jellyfish. We had the most [...]

Tied in Knots

A friend of mine was selected to try out for the game show, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” He was very nervous and wanted everything just right. While I was trying to fill his head full of useless facts, he fussed about his wardrobe. “These four-in-hands with their tiny knots are so unstylish,” he [...]

Tuesday Tunes

 

Sid and Sod

 

A Bit of Perth

Inside the AQWA building I headed straight to the lowest level. What do you mean I always do????  Grumble. Anyway, right at the bottom is a travel-way which moves you right around the big aquarium. Underneath millions of litres of water! Underneath big bitey things! And underneath big flappy things But my journey through this [...]

Camera Adventures #32; Stolen By A Seagull

YouTube user opica1983 was in Cannes, France recording some footage at night with his GoPro camera when a seagull suddenly strolled over to it, grabbed it in its beak, and flew off.