Some July adventures

I was just reading Stephos blog - Its time - (love it and you're such a interesting writer!) and it made me want to post something too! Im way to slack with the updates but I think it is a great so you can look back and enjoy past fun times!

Soooooo, here are a few pictures of some 'winter' (at this time winter hadn't kicked in and it was lovely and sunny, but no rain...) weekend adventures rob and I have embarked on, in and around Bunbury.

Leschenault peninsular
You can see this peninsular from the city in Bunbury but once you are out there it feels as though there is no one around forever... Its about 20min drive north of bunbury.


Cormorants standing on pillions.

In the 70's there was a 'hippy commune' living on the Leschenault peninsular that maintained a somewhat self sustaining lifestyle. If you wanted to live there you had to live by the rules of the 3 D's 'No dole, no dogs and no drugs'. Apparently, the lifestyle attracted many artists and even a monk, who enjoyed the solitude for his meditation. The kids would sometime have to catch a boat to school when flooding cut the peninsular off.

Now, all that is left are some signs to teach us of the history of the site and, sadly, lots of weeds!

One native species that is found on the peninsular (and restricted to the southwest of WA) is the tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala). Rob and I found the 'mother' tuart tree and gave her a hug (well, I did! I couldn't help it!). It is the biggest tuart I have ever seen and I've seen quite a few! These trees are under attack and on the decline due to subdivisions and also some kind of insect on the ones that have been spared, so I thought mama could do with a hug.


Can you see rob at the bottom







The next few pictures were taken in Bunbury at the Back beach. The rocks in the background are an outcrop of basalt which is millions of years old. Once upon a time, according to geological records, this land mass was joined to Tibet!





This picture is another inlet in Bunbury. There is a small patch of mangroves in here which are the only ones to be found for hundreds of kilometres. Unfortunately, the hydrography of the system has been altered, due to the diversion of the Preston river and the installation of flood gates.... great for houses, not great for the inlet. Apparently, it used to have a sandy white bottom. Now it is black and sludgy. On the up side, I heard the river may be restore to some extent. Hoorah! I think it still holds some beauty and it is great to cycle around!